Shankar the elephant: The lonely life and death of Delhi's only ...
But Shankar's companion died in 2001, said Mr Kumar. A former zoo official, who
did not wish to be identified, said that after his companion's death, Shankar ...
BBC ∙ September 19, 2025
TikTok: A deal may be close but what's in it for China? - BBC News
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on the condition of anonymity. "Generally, the one who introduces the technology just knows how to do it better." US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks ...
BBC ∙ September 18, 2025
TikTok to stay in the US as Donald Trump says deal is done - BBC ...
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people familiar with the matter. US users, meanwhile, would move to a new app, currently in the testing phase, that will have content-recommendation ...
BBC ∙ September 16, 2025
Inquiries dropped into ex-MP accused of misusing donors' money
A source close to him instead told The Times that he'd met a man on an online dating website, subsequently gone to the flat of a second man, and then been ...
BBC ∙ September 16, 2025
'Helpline hero drove me to GP after Guernsey bus didn't come' - BBC ...
Operator Stagecoach said the staff member
asked not to be named as they did not "wish to be singled out". The firm said it was "delighted with the ingenuity ...
BBC ∙ September 14, 2025
Barcelona: Why is first home game not at Nou Camp? - BBC Sport
"We will try to speed it up if possible but we won't know until the middle of next week,"
the source said. Fans like Miquel are less optimistic. "Officially ...
BBC ∙ September 14, 2025
'I thought the world was going to end', Qatar strikes witness tells BBC
Media reports say Israeli officials codenamed the strike 'Judgement Day.' At the local barbers we met a witness, 42, who
did not want to be named. Fear flashed ...
BBC ∙ September 10, 2025
Mothers and staff tell of global charity's role in child disappearances ...
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asked to remain anonymous. Another senior staff member at SOS International said the pressure to deal with "safeguarding issues and confront failures" had ...
BBC ∙ September 10, 2025
'He put his hand down my tights': Sex harassment widespread ...
And nobody wants that," another female barrister, who
declined to be named, says. Baroness Harriet Harman KC is looking to the side. She is wearing a purple ...
BBC ∙ September 8, 2025
London Pride boss under investigation for alleged misuse of funds
Those
with knowledge of the matter have told the BBC there is a separate ongoing legal dispute over allegations the organisation's policies discriminate ...
BBC ∙ September 5, 2025
Chelsea transfer news: Nicolas Jackson joins Bayern Munich on ...
Multiple
sources with knowledge of the situation said Jackson ultimately lost the trust of manager Enzo Maresca and some of the hierarchy at Stamford Bridge ...
BBC ∙ September 3, 2025
Man City news: Savinho to stay at Man City amid Spurs interest ...
Sources close to Stefan Ortega have told BBC Sport they are looking at solutions for the German goalkeeper, but an exit is not yet close. Ilkay Gundogan is ...
BBC ∙ August 28, 2025
Bournemouth swastikas 'disturbing and alarming' says Rabbi - BBC ...
Another member of the Jewish community in Bournemouth, who spoke to the BBC
on the condition of anonymity, described feeling very "distressed and intimidated.
BBC ∙ August 26, 2025
Man who alleged rapes and secret burials in Dharmasthala temple ...
A SIT official who
did not want to be named told the BBC on Saturday morning that the man "has been arrested for perjury". In early July, the middle-aged ...
BBC ∙ August 23, 2025
Staffordshire County Council 'cannot condone' England flag graffiti
A man, who also
did not want to be named, disagreed and said it was a matter of national pride. "I don't think there's any respect for the country now," he ...
BBC ∙ August 23, 2025
FBI searches home of Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton - BBC ...
The FBI has not commented in detail but
sources familiar with the search told CBS News it was related in part to classified documents. Bolton - who is yet ...
BBC ∙ August 22, 2025
Dozens more Afghan relocation data breaches uncovered by BBC
"Current ministers repeatedly highlighted the Tory mismanagement of data around the ARAP scheme while in opposition,"
the source said. "Since last July, we ...
BBC ∙ August 20, 2025
Liberty Steel: UK government prepares to take over plant - BBC News
Sources close to the steel tycoon have confirmed reports that negotiations with investment giant Blackrock were ongoing to provide new funding to buy the ...
BBC ∙ August 20, 2025
Alexander Isak: Newcastle striker and the 'nuclear' row - BBC Sport
"People are creating a situation where none exists,"
a source said. 'Gone about it in the wrong way'. There has also been an understanding within the club ...
BBC ∙ August 20, 2025
Pupil attacks on South East teachers 'horrifying', says union - BBC ...
Another teacher, who
did not want to be named, told the BBC: "I've seen a student slap a teacher in the face. "They threatened me with chairs, I've seen ...
BBC ∙ August 19, 2025
Tamworth square criticised after elderly hurt weeks after £1m revamp
The man, who has several disabilities,
asked not to be named, but said he thought more should be done to protect vulnerable visitors. "I felt awful," Ms ...
BBC ∙ August 18, 2025
Santander Cycles: TfL pledges new app after user issues - BBC News
Another user, who
did not want to be named, agreed, telling BBC London that the app "hasn't worked properly for months" and "fundamentally doesn't work". He ...
BBC ∙ August 18, 2025
UK's Turing AI Institute bosses respond to staff anger in letter
"Just talk, no action, nothing has changed," they said, speaking to the BBC
on condition of anonymity because they fear losing their jobs for speaking out.
BBC ∙ August 14, 2025
Nigel Farage urges PM to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords
Sources familiar with the appointment process told the BBC that, while traditionally the main opposition party is offered the chance to nominate some peers ...
BBC ∙ August 14, 2025
William and Kate set to move to new Windsor home Forest Lodge for ...
"It's an opportunity to leave some of the more unhappy memories behind,"
the source said. The royal couple see this as a move for the long-term and view ...
BBC ∙ August 14, 2025
Mali arrests dozens of soldiers over alleged coup attempt against ...
However,
a source close to Gen Dembele told the BBC that neither of them had been arrested. Advertisement. The source, who confirmed the ongoing arrests ...
BBC ∙ August 11, 2025
Chip giants Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China revenue to US
Chip giants Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their semiconductor sales in China, the BBC has been told by
a source close to the matter ...
BBC ∙ August 11, 2025
Over-70s face driving ban for failing eye tests
Following the inquest,
a source close to the transport secretary told the BBC the government accepted that the rules "need to be reassessed". The UK is one ...
BBC ∙ August 11, 2025
Call to halt Cleckheaton building work over asbestos fears - BBC ...
Another resident, who
did not want to be named, said the site was not made safe before building began. They said: "Now they're planning pile driving, which ...
BBC ∙ August 10, 2025
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali faces calls to resign over rent ...
A source close to Ali said it had been a fixed-term contract and that the house had been put up for sale while the tenants were there. They said the tenants ...
BBC ∙ August 7, 2025
Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official's son
Gloss was never an employee of the CIA,
a person familiar with the matter told CBS. Sources also told CBS that the Kremlin did not initially appear to be ...
BBC ∙ August 7, 2025
'Huddersfield Station closure disruption will hurt town'
A nearby cafe owner, who
did not want to be named, said her business had suffered during the ongoing disruption and she was worried about the 30-day closure.
BBC ∙ August 5, 2025
Dango Ouattara: Brentford pay club record £42.5m to sign forward ...
Sources close to Ouattara, who joined Bournemouth in January 2023 from French side Lorient, told BBC Sport he was keen to move as he had struggled to carve ...
BBC ∙ August 4, 2025
Coventry City owner explores building new 40,000-seater stadium ...
One senior councillor, who
did not want to be named, told the BBC: "This is not a discussion the city needs to have again." The idea of the football club ...
BBC ∙ July 31, 2025
The Bradford 'Wacky Races' street plagued by bad driving - BBC News
Another woman who had lived in the street for nearly 50 years, but
asked not to be named, said she felt "panic" every time she goes outside her house ...
BBC ∙ July 30, 2025
Protests in Waterlooville against new homes for asylum seekers
Another woman who
did not want to be named said: "It's about time our government helped our people." In a social media post after the protest, Braverman ...
BBC ∙ July 30, 2025
Richard Kone: Swansea City favourites to sign Wycombe striker ...
Preston have made a bid of £3m but, with Wycombe holding out for £5m,
sources close to negotiations say Swansea have offered £4.5m. Kone has been at Adams ...
BBC ∙ July 30, 2025
China floods: 30 killed in Beijing after days of heavy rain - BBC News
“They would rather stay in the old house than try to walk downstream,” said the woman, who
declined to give her name. “The road has been washed away. If ...
BBC ∙ July 29, 2025
Netley Marsh Steam Fair 'co-operating' after teen injured on ride ...
The woman, who
did not wish to be identified, said she had not initially realised the severity of what had happened. "One of the girl's friends came down ...
BBC ∙ July 28, 2025
Bermondsey stabbing: Murder investigation begins after two killed
One local man, who
did not want to be named, described the street as a "young professional area" with expensive flats, adding that "you wouldn't expect" this ...
BBC ∙ July 27, 2025
Brewdog Leeds staff 'gutted' at closure of city's bar - BBC News
"The job market in Leeds isn't particularly good for bars at the moment," he said. The bar's duty manager, who
did not want to be named, said he had "no idea" ...
BBC ∙ July 26, 2025
How did no-one know about mum and daughter's death for months?
She would buy frozen food and dry items and what her daughter wanted, according to the staff member, who
did not want to be named. But it was winter, it was ...
BBC ∙ July 24, 2025
Evin prison: Iran's detainees in 'unbearable' conditions after Israeli ...
The BBC has received accounts from the family members of prisoners moved from Evin, who agreed to speak
on condition of anonymity out of concern for the ...
BBC ∙ July 22, 2025
Zelensky: Ukraine and Russia to hold peace talks on Wednesday
Russia's RIA news agency, quoting
a source, said the talks would take place over two days, Thursday and Friday. A Turkish government spokesperson said ...
BBC ∙ July 20, 2025
Chelsea news: Bayer Leverkusen interested in Raheem Sterling ...
The forward is attracting interest from a clutch of European sides with Leverkusen, according to
sources close to the situation, believed to be among the ...
BBC ∙ July 20, 2025
Sycamore Gap: Who are the tree fellers and why did they do it?
Many people who knew the pair spoke to the BBC, but most
requested anonymity. Among them were neighbours in the quiet street in Carlisle where 39-year-old ...
BBC ∙ July 15, 2025
Under-reported crimes tackled in Surrey Police operation in Epsom ...
But one man, who
did not want to be named, said: "There's a lot of things happening, people stealing bikes, threatening people." He said he always "checked ...
BBC ∙ July 15, 2025
Lamine Yamal: Barcelona winger set to be investigated over ...
"No-one disrespected us, we worked in peace," said the artist, who
asked to remain anonymous. "I don't understand why there's so much hype. We're normal ...
BBC ∙ July 15, 2025
Girls on period skipping school over toilet rules, says charity - BBC ...
A 17-year-old girl from Leeds, who
did not want to be named, said she had avoided school at the start of her period. "I wouldn't want to go in because I ...
BBC ∙ July 14, 2025
Chelsea transfer news: Nicolas Jackson set for Bayern ...
Multiple
sources with knowledge of the Chelsea squad reveal how Enzo Maresca started to treat Jackson differently and began to lose trust with the forward ...
BBC ∙ July 14, 2025