7 minutes ago About sharing WATCH: Convicted paedophile Jacky Jhaj greets a crowd played by actors at the film “premiere” By Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent Young children were hired as extras for a film “premiere” starring a paedophile, the BBC has learned. About 200 children and young women played fans alongside Jacky Jhaj, 38, who…
Great Britain are out of the Davis Cup after Cameron Norrie was unable to inflict a rare defeat on Novak Djokovic to keep alive their semi-final hopes. Britain’s Jack Draper lost 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (8-6) to Miomir Kecmanovic in the opening match of the best-of-three tie. That result meant Norrie had to beat 24-time Grand…
Other video shared on social media showed people throwing fireworks at police and setting cars of fire.
59 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton Political reporter Suella Braverman has said the pressure on public services from migration is “unsustainable”, after figures estimated record levels last year. The former home secretary said the government must “act now” to cut the numbers coming to the UK. Net migration – the difference between the…
1 hour ago About sharing The less than perfectly straight Christmas tree has got residents of March talking By John Devine and Helen Burchell BBC News, Cambridgeshire A “wonky” Christmas tree erected in a town has been causing a stir among residents. The tree, which is about 30ft (9m) high, has a pronounced lean at…
51 minutes ago About sharing Yannai and Liel Hetzroni-Heller, 12-year-old twins, were killed in an attack on their kibbutz By Lucy Manning Special Correspondent For the father of 12-year-old twins Yannai and Liel Hetzroni-Heller the last few weeks have been filled with agonising waits and devastating news. It was nearly six weeks after the attacks…
46 minutes ago About sharing Home Secretary James Cleverly has admitted using a swearword to describe the Stockton North MP The home secretary has admitted he used “unparliamentary” language to describe a Labour MP, a close source has said. James Cleverly had denied claims he called the Stockton North constituency a swearword in response to…
Five people have been hurt in the incident which happened near one of Dublin’s busiest streets.
6 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Dramatic video shows rooftop fire rescue By Katie Waple & Charlotte Andrews BBC News A crane has rescued a worker from a roof close to a burning building. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the Station Hill development in Reading, which has since been cordoned off,…
14 minutes ago About sharing By Marie Jackson BBC News Net migration into the UK was a record 745,000 last year, figures show – far higher than originally thought. Office for National Statistics data published on Thursday show that experts have revised up previous estimates. In May, it said net migration – the difference between…