Tag: violent
Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm
Storm-Tossed Baby Pterosaurs Died with Broken Wings, Fossil Evidence Suggests About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany By Mindy Weisberger edited by Andrea Thompson An artist’s impression of a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling…
Violent Channel-smuggling gang’s French and UK network exposed by undercover BBC investigation
A BBC investigation has exposed the French and UK operations of a powerful and violent smuggling gang taking people across the English Channel in small boats. A reporter, posing as a migrant wanting to cross, helped us gain unprecedented access to the smugglers’ notorious forest hideout in northern France – an area plagued by armed…
Home secretary pledges new power to stop violent attackers
The home secretary says a powerful new crime to target suspects who are found to be preparing mass killings will ensure their plotting is taken as seriously as terrorism. Terror suspects who take steps towards an attack can be jailed for life, even if their plans are not fully formed. Cooper told the BBC that…
How I exposed MI5’s lie about its violent abusive agent
Spies lie, but they are not meant to get caught. On a wet Friday evening in December, three MI5 lawyers sat in a room at the BBC’s headquarters in London. On the other side of the table were the BBC’s lawyers and me. No MI5 officers were present, after we refused a request for the…
MI5 lied to courts to protect neo-Nazi spy, after BBC revealed violent abuse
MI5 lied to three courts while defending its handling of a misogynistic neo-Nazi state agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC can reveal. Arguing for secrecy, the Security Service told judges it had stuck to its policy of not confirming or denying informants’ identities. In fact, MI5 had disclosed the man’s status…
Violent protests in China after student falls to his death
The death of a teenage boy sparked violent protests in a city in north-west China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video. In the videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen hurling objects at police and officers beating some demonstrators in Pucheng in Shaanxi province. Authorities said the teenager fell to his death…
Natalia Grace Slams Pedophile, Violent Accusations in Rare Interview
Natalia Grace’s adoptive parents accused her of lying about her age. Ahead of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter, she shared her side of the story. Natalia Grace wants the world to know the real her. More than a decade after the now-21-year-old became subject to public fascination when her first adoptive parents alleged she was…