1 minute ago About sharing Lawmakers voted 287-55 in favour of Sweden’s bid By George Wright BBC News The Turkish parliament has ratified Sweden’s bid to join Nato by an big majority in a long-delayed vote. Sweden applied to join in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Turkey withheld its approval following disagreements…
32 minutes ago About sharing The Palestine Red Crescent Society said there had been heavy fighting around al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis By David Gritten BBC News The Israeli military says its ground forces have encircled Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip’s largest city. Troops have also reportedly advanced deeper into remaining parts of the…
Sir Simon Clarke warns the Tories will be “massacred” in the general election if led by Rishi Sunak.
The man told a public inquiry he started a Johannesburg building fire that killed 77 people last August.
44 minutes ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The final cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant being built in Somerset may soar by about a third, according to the French firm developing it. The completion date could also be delayed by three years. In 2022, the cost of the UK’s first…
1 hour ago About sharing Prof Leitch gave then Health Secretary Humza Yousaf mask rule advice for a social event in late 2021 Scotland’s national clinical director advised Humza Yousaf to keep a drink in his hands at all times to remain “exempt” from mask rules at a dinner, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard….
45 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News A Post Office investigator has rejected any personal responsibility in the case of a wrongly-convicted manager, telling an inquiry: “I was only doing my job.” Robert Daily investigated Peter Holmes, who managed a post office in Jesmond, Newcastle, when an audit said there…
13 minutes ago About sharing By Jane Corbin BBC News The Doomsday Clock – which shows how symbolically close the world is to nuclear Armageddon – is to remain at 90 seconds to midnight. Scientists have listed reasons for keeping its hands the closest they have ever been to “Doomsday” – but stopped short of…
Police confirm the identities of all four people who were found deceased at a property near Norwich.
The German producer was behind a string of hits including Daddy Cool, Rasputin and Rivers of Babylon.