30 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Clips of Iran generals’ speeches to UK students By Ed Thomas Special correspondent Videos of antisemitic speeches by Iranian generals, given to UK students, are being investigated by the Charity Commission. The regulator is also looking at footage of “death to Israel” chants at an Islamic charity’s UK premises….
10 minutes ago About sharing A handout photograph showed an RAF Typhoon taking part in the first round of joint US-UK air strikes on 11 January By Ruth Comerford & Frank Gardner, security correspondent BBC News The US and UK have begun joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, two US defence officials told…
21 minutes ago About sharing By Imran Rahman-Jones & Natalie Sherman BBC News The world’s most popular YouTuber, MrBeast, has revealed he made more than $250,000 (£197,000) from posting a video on X, formerly known as Twitter. He had previously said it was not worth posting on the social media site as creators only got…
53 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News No families will miss out on an expanded free childcare system despite challenges in the rollout, the government has insisted. Reports suggest plans to provide 15 hours per week free childcare to some working parents from April are at risk due to technical…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Dramatic videos show Storm Isha damage so far By James Gregory & Jeremy Culley BBC News Storm Isha left thousands of people without power in the UK after bringing heavy rain and winds up to 99mph. Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England and Wales were badly hit, and some in…
17 minutes ago About sharing By Ruth Comerford BBC News Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon has whipped up a storm – after scooping snow to make a coffee-caramel drink. The Legally Blonde star, 47, shared her icy recipe with followers on TikTok, prompting a cool response from many people apparently disturbed by the idea of eating…
14 minutes ago About sharing By Lucy Manning & Robert Greenall BBC News The father of an Israeli hostage in Gaza has said he fears his 18-year-old daughter may have been sexually abused by her captors. Eli Albag told the BBC that he thought released former hostages who spent time with his daughter Liri knew…
21 minutes ago About sharing Aditya Verma was 18 when he sent a private Snapchat message joking about blowing up a plane By Laura Gozzi BBC News A British man accused of public disorder after joking about blowing up a flight has gone on trial in Spain. Aditya Verma made the comment on Snapchat on…
11 minutes ago About sharing Train drivers’ union Aslef has called off five consecutive days of strikes on LNER services that were set to begin next month. The action affecting LNER, which operates on the East Coast Mainline, was scheduled to start on 5 February. However, walkouts by train drivers for many rail operators will…
57 minutes ago About sharing Prof Gregor Smith took over as interim chief medical officer at the start of the pandemic Scotland’s chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApp messages “every day” during the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry had heard. Prof Gregor Smith said he erased his own messages “on a frequent basis”…