1 hour ago About sharing Kayleigh Kilpatrick’s son River left his nursery unobserved By Andrew Picken BBC Scotland News A mum whose three-year-old son escaped from a nursery and was nearly hit by a bus has said the early years sector needs to get a grip of the growing problem. Kayleigh Kilpatrick’s son River left…
There were 66 people on board the boat, which got into trouble near the French coast.
56 minutes ago About sharing Barry Humphries found fame for his comic Australian personas By Tiffanie Turnbull and Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney Hundreds of people have gathered to celebrate the life of Barry Humphries – the man behind Dame Edna Everage – at a Sydney Opera House state memorial. The 89-year-old died in April…
6 minutes ago About sharing Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels on Thursday By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks. “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
49 minutes ago About sharing By Ben King Business reporter, BBC News Russian energy giant Gazprom earned €45m (£39m) from its gas field in the North Sea last year, accounts show. Gazprom has been producing gas from the Sillimanite field, which is spread across UK and Dutch waters, since 2020. Sir Ed Davey, leader of…
8 minutes ago About sharing A younger Alex Batty, pictured before he went missing. By Alex Binley BBC News A British teenager, missing in France for six years messaged his grandmother: “I love you, I want to come home” after he was picked up by a driver. Alex Batty vanished during a holiday to Spain…
The Emmy winner was diagnosed with the disease several months ago, his publicist says.
13 minutes ago About sharing By Joe Inwood BBC Newsnight Some British Army members who say they tried to vouch for Afghan special forces, who are now in danger of being sent back to the Taliban, were never contacted by the Ministry of Defence. Multiple sources have told the BBC that some people who offered…
11 minutes ago About sharing Stuart Stephens and Lorin LaFavre are campaigning for tougher laws By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Parents of children who died in circumstances linked to social media and gaming have accused the government of “watering down” online safety laws. They claim Science Secretary Michelle Donelan is making a “callous” decision…
14 minutes ago About sharing The death of Berkshire head teacher Ruth Perry has led to calls for better working conditions for school leaders By Sean Seddon BBC News School leaders are being “pushed to the edge of despair” by inspections and workload, a union has said. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) warned…