Bbc news. We begin in westminster, where the Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist and wrong frank hester has apologised for making what he called rude comments about britains first black female mp. The row dominated Prime Ministers questions as labour has called on the conservatives to give the money back. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . I the Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept, and i would give that money back. I have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do, but ive tho
Tapper in 2009, South Carolina governor mark sanford was a republican rock star. His reputation as a budgetslashing deficit hawk family man had the gop betting on him to beat obama in 2012 until he became a missing person. The search for sanford threw his office into chaos and turned up a secret love affair and a bizarre set of lies that coined the phrase to hike the Appalachian Trail. But it also revealed something deeper how even the most tightly controlled political persona can mask the messy, imperfect reality of a human being. And counterintuitively, when the world was crashing down around him, baring it all might have been the savviest political move of Mark Sanfords career. Its monday night. Do you know where your governor is . Thats what the citizens of South Carolina are wondering Where In The World is our governor . A Mystery Tonight in South Carolina. The states governor, mark sanford, disappeared for days. Governor alert the search for mark sanford. In june 2009, South Caro
It was like doomsday. Local people tried to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose quickly. Police have said that they have struggled to identify all of the dead. Among those named is a local political leader. Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack. There has been an increase in Violent Attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. The police have said theyve discovered evidence suggesting the explosion might have been a Suicide Bomber but have not yet confirmed it. If this was an attack, its not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it.