23 minutes ago About sharing The Israeli Prime Minister vowed to press on with the offensive in Gaza ‘until complete victory’ By Mark Lowen BBC News, Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to…
England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Dutch club Ajax on a two-and-half-year deal after less than six months at Al-Ettifaq. The 33-year-old signed a three-year contract worth a reported £700,000 a weekexternal-link with the Saudi Pro League club after leaving Liverpool in July. Al-Ettifaq agreed to terminate his contract to facilitate the move. “I’m sad…
21 minutes ago About sharing Businessman Doug Barrowman is married to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone By Ben Chu BBC Newsnight The husband of Tory peer Michelle Mone is connected to a company that tax experts say should be investigated for fraud, BBC Newsnight has found. Doug Barrowman has previously denied involvement in Vanquish Options,…
4 hours ago About sharing Bronson Battersby is believed to have died alone from starvation after his father succumbed to a heart attack By Kevin Shoesmith BBC News The police watchdog will investigate whether there were “missed opportunities” to check on a toddler and his father before they died. Bronson Battersby, two, was found alone…
6 minutes ago Comments About sharing Both the blast furnaces in the Port Talbot works are to close in a transition to electric arc furnaces By Ben Price & Paul Pigott In Port Talbot Tata Steel is to push ahead with plans to close both its blast furnaces in Port Talbot with the expected loss…
Just now About sharing Prince William arriving at hospital to visit Catherine By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The Prince of Wales has visited his wife Catherine in hospital as she recovers from her surgery, says Kensington Palace. The Princess of Wales is said to be “doing well” in her recovery. Catherine has spent her second…
39 minutes ago About sharing Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent Two men jailed on the testimony of a corrupt police officer have had their convictions posthumously quashed after almost 50 years of campaigning. The Court of Appeal formally exonerated Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin. The men were jailed…
18 minutes ago About sharing Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy in the title role By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads this year’s Bafta Film Award nominations with a total of 13. They include one for Cillian Murphy for playing J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist described as the father of the atomic bomb….
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23 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Teens sentenced to hard labour for watching South Korean TV shows By Sangmi Han BBC Korean, Seoul Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. The footage, which appears to have been filmed in…