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US prosecutors have recommended that the Department of Justice (DoJ) brings criminal charges against Boeing.It follows a claim by the DoJ that the plane maker had violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft which killed 346 people.Boeing declined to comment when contacted by the BBC but previously it has denied violating the deferred prosecution agreement.The DoJ has until 7 July to make a final decision on whether to prosecute the company. The DoJ has been contacted for comment.The recommendation is not a final decision and the details of any potential criminal action are not…

2 hours agoBy Rosie Mercer, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe actor Michael Sheen described what he discovered as “extraordinary”Michael Sheen was relaxing at his Los Angeles home when something caught his eye on Wikipedia.It was a single line about a man named Douglas Gowan, who had discovered dangerously high levels of a toxic chemical escaping a landfill near farmland in south Wales.Disturbed and intrigued, the Hollywood star reached out to Douglas, who by this point was seriously ill and had a matter of months to live.Sheen arranged to meet Douglas to record his final testimony – sparking a journey into a dark environmental secret.’A…

8 hours agoBy André Rhoden-Paul, BBC NewsShareGetty ImagesSabrina Carpenter was among the celebrities to walk the Vogue World runwaySingers, supermodels and sports stars descended on Paris as Vogue World took over a city square and turned it into a runway. The fashion magazine turned the historic Place Vendôme into a catwalk to celebrate 100 years of French fashion. A different sport was used as a backdrop for each decade of fashion from the 1920s to the present day – a month before the capital city hosts the Olympic Games.More than 151 models and 188 athletes took part in the show.Getty ImagesVogue turned…

Gunmen in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have killed six police officers in a series of attacks, security officials say.Twelve other officers were wounded in the attacks, which targeted a synagogue and churches in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala.A Russian Orthodox priest has also been killed and two attackers shot dead, state media report, quoting the local Interior Ministry. Footage on social media shows buildings on fire.The assailants have not been identified, but Dagestan has in the past been the scene of Islamist attacks.An unofficial channel on the Telegram messaging app, Mash, said gunmen were barricaded in a…

Airlines will not refund you for loss of earnings. They are only responsible for covering direct costs, such as hotel rooms, meals and alternative flights. They are not obliged to cover consequential losses.Travel insurance policies will not usually cover loss of earnings either. If you think you’re going to be late back at work because of flight delays, you have a responsibility to contact your employer to let them know you won’t be back as planned, legal experts say.You should agree with your employer how to deal with the absence – for example, by using more annual leave or time…

2 days agoBy Luis Barrucho, BBC World ServiceGettyIn 2018, Brazilian pensioner João sought medical help after he found a wart on his penis.”I started visiting medical clinics to find out what it was, but all the doctors told me it was due to excess skin and prescribed medication,” the 63-year-old recalls.Despite the medication, the wart continued to grow. It started to take a toll on his marriage and João and his wife’s sex life declined. “We were like siblings,” he admits. He was determined to find out what was going on.For five years João, not his real name, went back and forth…

Meg Bellamy, who played a young Catherine Middleton in Netflix drama The Crown, has said she was told by internet trolls she was “too fat” for the role.The actress, 21, starred in the final season of the show which depicted the courtship of William and Kate – now the Prince and Princess of Wales – at the University of St Andrews.Speaking to the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine, Bellamy said when she looked at her phone after a long day of doing press interviews, she found “all this negative stuff” about her body online.”The comments were mostly ‘You’re too fat…

The mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona has pledged to eliminate short-term tourist lets in the city within five years. Socialist Jaume Collboni told a news conference he does not plan to renew any of the 10,101 tourist licenses granted to landlords when they expire in November 2028. Mr Collboni said the appartments, which are currently advertised on platforms such as Airbnb and Homeaway, would be available to locals instead. Politicians opposing the move accused him of undermining property rights. Mr Collboni said that the measure would be “equivalent to building 10,000 new homes”.Justifying the plan, he said rents…

A Swiss court has sentenced four members of the UK’s richest family to prison sentences ranging from four to four-and-a-half years. Prakash and Kamal Hinduja as well as son Ajay and his wife Namrata were found guilty of exploitation – usury in the Swiss penal code – and illegal employment. But they were acquitted on the more serious charge of human trafficking. Workers who were brought over from India alleged the family paid them as little as £7 ($8) to work 18-hour days, less than a tenth of the amount required under Swiss law. They also claimed the family -…

2 days agoBy Megan Davies & Rosie Mercer, BBC NewsGetty ImagesTaylor Swift smiles as the sell-out Cardiff crowd cheersIt was a long time coming for the thousands lucky enough to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s hotly anticipated Cardiff gig.The recording-breaking US artist certainly made the Principality Stadium shimmer, wowing fans with her Eras Tour setlist for more than three hours.”This is my very first time getting to play a show in Wales and look at this,” she said.”Look what you’ve done, you’ve gone and made me feel so amazing.”From nods to the Welsh language to crowd-pleasing surprise songs, she made the land…