4 minutes ago About sharing Singer-songwriter and The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following ill-health and a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. The musician, whose hits include 1988’s Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time. MacGowan also had well-documented problems…
A girl who threatened her mother with garden shears was Tasered twice by PC Jonathan Broadhead.
Rail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes.
3 hours ago About sharing Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung show off their marriage certificate at the Dordi rural municipality office Nicholas Yong and BBC Nepali In Singapore and Kathmandu Nepal has registered its first same-sex marriage, which activists hailed as a victory for LGBT rights. Authorities in the western Lumjung district formally registered the…
1 hour ago About sharing Snowfall in Teesdale, County Durham, made for some tricky car journeys By Simon King & Marie Jackson BBC Weather and BBC News More bitterly cold nights are on the way for much of the UK, with temperatures set to drop well below zero. Overnight temperatures dipped to a frosty -6.1C…
11 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Metro Bank has said it will review whether to stay open seven days a week as it also revealed plans to cut 20% of its workers. The struggling lender said the measures are part of a strategy to save around £50m a year….
32 minutes ago About sharing By Hannah Price BBC News investigations Premier League clubs have continued to play two footballers, and kept a boss in post, while knowing they are under police investigation for sexual or domestic violence. Alleged victims told the BBC that the Football Association (FA) and Premier League prioritise commercial interests over…
Obituary / November 29, 2023 A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger For decades, Kissinger kept the great wheel of American militarism spinning ever forward. Greg Grandin Ad Policy Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize. (Wally McNamee / Corbis / Getty Images)…
3 hours ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients are at risk of having serious health conditions missed because of the lack of continuity of care provided by GPs, the NHS safety watchdog says. Investigators highlighted the case of a man who was seen by eight different GPs before his cancer was spotted…
2 hours ago About sharing Henry Kissinger – who has died, aged 100, at his Connecticut home – divided opinion. A committed practitioner of “realism” in foreign relations, he was both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and roundly condemned as a war criminal. As US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, he energetically pursued…