1 minute ago Comments About sharing Cumbria Police urged people to take care on the roads, which were likely to be “icy and slippery” By Samantha Jagger BBC News Power has been restored to about 13,000 homes in Cumbria after a major incident was declared due to heavy snow. People were forced to seek temporary…
The salary hike is expected as part of plans to curb legal migration, which has hit record levels.
“Everything we do is centred behind the science,” the head of the UN climate talks in Dubai says.
The singer sarcastically thanks US magazine Variety for “outing” her during a red carpet interview.
4 hours ago About sharing Raw sewage was pumped into Windermere for more than three hours in June 2022 By Joe Crowley BBC Panorama Water companies can make sewage pollution disappear from the official figures, a BBC Panorama investigation has revealed. Leaked documents suggest one firm, United Utilities, wrongly downgraded dozens of pollution incidents in…
1 hour ago About sharing Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters at a rally on the day of the referendum By Christy Cooney BBC News Venezuelans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of claiming a disputed oil-rich territory long controlled by neighbouring Guyana. More than 95% approved establishing a new state in Essequibo, officials say. Caracas…
28 minutes ago About sharing By Peter Saull, political correspondent, and Christy Cooney BBC News British lawyers could be stationed in courts in Rwanda as part of a treaty to allow the UK government to send asylum seekers to the country. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled the plans unlawful amid concerns about the Rwandan…
15 minutes ago About sharing Fierce fighting continues along the entire 1,000km (621 mile) front in Ukraine, as the war nears the end of its second year By James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine correspondent Outnumbered and outgunned, one front-line soldier has given a sobering account of Ukraine’s struggle to cling on to its foothold on the…
12 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Indonesia volcano spews ash 3km into sky By Jerome Wirawan & Joel Guinto in Jakarta and Singapore Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Three people were rescued on Monday. The search for 12 others…
40 minutes ago About sharing Snow and ice has caused disruption across parts of the UK By James Gregory BBC News Parts of the UK could be facing “ice rink Monday” as snow refreezes overnight, the RAC has warned. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for ice for much of the north of…