The Gambia: ‘Concern’ over missing state millions

More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh. Mr Jammeh flew into exile on Saturday, ending his 22 years in power. Alastair Leithead reports from Banjul. The Gambia: ‘Concern’ over missing state millions

Ten seconds to demolish 19 buildings

In just ten seconds, 19 buildings were demolished in Wuhan, China, in an operation using five tonnes of explosives. Ten seconds to demolish 19 buildings

US storms: Tornadoes wreak havoc in Mississippi

Aerial footage shows the extent of devastation caused by tornadoes in Mississippi in the US, which claimed the lives of four people And a state of emergency has been declared in seven counties in south-central Georgia, where 14 people were killed. US storms: Tornadoes wreak havoc in Mississippi

Thomas Friedman, NYT: ‘I fear a ‘chaos presidency’

“I think they’re going to pay a big price” – that’s what Donald Trump said about journalists whom he described as “the most dishonest human beings on earth”. Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist and three times Pulitzer-prize winner, tells the Today programme that President Trump was a “chaos candidate” and he now fears […]

The Gambia: Concern over ‘missing state millions’

More than $11m (£8.8m) is allegedly missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh. Mr Jammeh flew into exile on Saturday, ending his 22 years in power. Alastair Leithead reports from Banjul. The Gambia: Concern over ‘missing state millions’

Sting tribute for Bataclan victims

Pop star Sting played a concert to mark the reopening of Paris’ Bataclan venue, a year after the terrorist attack there. Islamist militants killed 90 people at the venue last November as part of co-ordinated attacks across the French capital which left 130 people dead. Sting tribute for Bataclan victims