Simon Furness

The rising number is a politically contentious issue ahead of the midterm elections in November.
BBC News – US & Canada

Thousands of Nigerian children could starve following an Islamist insurgency, aid workers warn.
BBC News – Africa

Week three of the 2022 college football season was a whole lot less eventful than last week with only one ranked team succumbing to an unranked opponent. Even here it was not a huge upset given Washington who beat […]

The chancellor will unveil tax cuts on Friday as part of a bid to boost the UK economy.
BBC News – Business

Mahsa Amini, 22, collapsed after being held by morality police for allegedly breaking hijab rules.
BBC News – Middle East

Couples have been competing in the first full world tango championship festival since Covid.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Russia-backed mayor of the eastern city of Donetsk blames Ukrainians for the blasts that killed 13.
BBC News – Europe

King Charles led other royals in a sombre procession behind his mother’s coffin to its final resting place.
BBC News – UK

Prosecutors last week asked the court to vacate the conviction and release Syed pending a retrial.
BBC News – US & Canada

Until now, anyone needing an organ transplant in Uganda had to travel abroad at huge expense.
BBC News – Africa

Different coloured bands which mark mourners’ place in the queue were being offered as memorabilia.
BBC News – Business

Human rights campaigners say it is a stain on Queen Elizabeth II’s memory.
BBC News – Middle East

Protests rage after an end to government subsidies sends fuel prices soaring.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The call comes as bodies are exhumed from hundreds of graves in areas recently liberated by Ukraine.
BBC News – Europe

Nation prepares for Queen’s funeral as mourners queue to see Her Majesty’s coffin at Westminster Hall.
BBC News – UK

The US president is among some 500 world leaders and foreign dignitaries coming to London.
BBC News – US & Canada

The troops are needed at home but the pull-out may leave the UN mission short of vital helicopters.
BBC News – Africa

Huge numbers of people are expected to head to London on Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
BBC News – Business

Mahsa Amini, 22, died days after her arrest for allegedly not complying with rules on head coverings.
BBC News – Middle East

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner says the Pope called her after the 1 September assassination attempt.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean