37 minutes ago About sharing By Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News Retail sales fell by 3.2% in December in the sharpest drop since the UK was in a Covid lockdown. Official figures revealed a sharp fall in demand for goods, but food sales also declined in the run up to Christmas. The Office for…
14 minutes ago About sharing Bronson Battersby is believed to have died from starvation after his father suffered a fatal heart attack By Navtej Johal and Christy Cooney BBC News The sister of two-year-old Bronson Battersby has said she does not blame social services for his death. Bronson, whose body was found in a Skegness…
1 hour ago About sharing Ruth Perry was head teacher at Caversham Primary School, in Reading By Nathan Standley BBC News Ofsted has apologised fully for the first time for the role it played in Ruth Perry’s suicide and promised a review of lessons to be learned. The head teacher killed herself while waiting for…
7 hours ago Comments About sharing With the largest measure off the menu, more medium and small glasses of wine were sold By Aurelia Foster Health reporter, BBC News Removing the largest glass of wine from sale cuts the total amount people drink by 7.6%, a four-week trial in 21 pubs, bars and restaurants suggests….
1 hour ago About sharing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Davos By Vishala Sri-Pathma Business reporter The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has given strong hints that he wants to cut taxes in the spring budget. Mr Hunt told the BBC that countries with lower taxes have more “dynamic, faster growing economies”. In the autumn statement, the chancellor…
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…