26 minutes ago About sharing By Brian Wheeler & Peter Saull BBC News Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister Liz Truss has unveiled her resignation honours list, sparking an angry backlash from some critics. Ms Truss, who spent 49 days in office, nominated Conservative donor Jon Moynihan and ex-Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott for seats in the…
1 hour ago About sharing Michael Eavis is awarded a knighthood and Jilly Cooper receives a damehood By Sarah Bell BBC News Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and bestselling writer Jilly Cooper are among those recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Actress Emilia Clarke is named MBE alongside England goalkeeper Mary Earps, while…
1 hour ago About sharing A missile believed to have been fired by Ukraine landed in Poland in November 2022, killing two people By Adam Easton BBC News, Warsaw Poland’s armed forces chief believes a Russian missile entered Poland for almost three minutes and then turned back into Ukrainian airspace. Gen Wieslaw Kukula said the…
Rescuers in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza, have pulled a baby girl alive from the rubble after an Israeli air strike, according to a report from Reuters news agency. People used their hands to free Mariam Abu Akel from the debris, before a rescuer ran with her to a nearby hospital. Doctors there swabbed…
Three men died on Thursday after they attempted to cross the River Esk in North Yorkshire.
CCTV shows debris falling from the from the building’s ceiling after Russian strikes hit the area.
Nadin, who has already fled once, shows destroyed beds and pillows in the rubble after a deadly Israeli strike.
24 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Odesa clergyman narrowly avoids roof collapse after Russian strike By James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine correspondent in Kyiv At least 30 people have been killed in what Ukraine says is Russia’s biggest missile bombardment of the war so far. More than 160 people were injured as Russia hit Kyiv, Odesa,…
10 minutes ago About sharing By Harrison Jones BBC News The UK will send more air defence missiles to Ukraine after Russia launched a wave of air strikes overnight, the government has said. The Ministry of Defence said about 200 weapons would be provided. At least 28 people were killed after a wave of Russian…
James Daly is criticised for saying most children who struggle are the products of bad parents.