45 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Let’s unpack what Rishi Sunak has said about the timing of an election – and what he hasn’t. “My working assumption is we’ll have a general election in the second half of this year.” Sixteen words in which the prime minister is,…
1 hour ago About sharing In total, more than 100,000 people have come to the UK in small boats since 2020 By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent The UK is not passing on enough information about small boats crossing the Channel, a French report has said. The Court of Accounts, which audits spending in France,…
The prime minister appears to rule out a May general election saying he has “lots to get on with”.
The pop star was responding to reports that she may be getting ready to release new music.
Footage shows a man charging at a judge as he is sentenced in a Nevada courtroom.
32 minutes ago About sharing Luke Littler was making debut in the PDC World Darts Championship By Jack Skelton BBC Sport The remarkable run did not have a fairytale ending – but Luke Littler is confident his moment will come in the future. Unknown to most at the start of the tournament, the 16-year-old dismantled…
42 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Aerial footage shows burned out shell of Japan plane By Chie Kobayashi & Joel Guinto BBC News, Japan and Singapore Pilots of a Japanese airliner that collided with a smaller plane at Tokyo Haneda Airport were initially unaware that their jet was on fire. It was a flight attendant…
30 minutes ago About sharing The first 72 hours are critical for rescues as the prospects of survival drops substantially after that By Jean Mackenzie & Kelly Ng in Wajima and Singapore Rescuers in Japan are racing against time in their search for survivors of a New Year’s earthquake, as a critical three day window…
21 minutes ago About sharing By Mariko Oi Business reporter SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing eight workers who were critical of its multi-billionaire chief executive Elon Musk. A complaint by a US labour agency says the employees sent an open letter to the firm’s executives in 2022, detailing workplace concerns. The letter called…
34 minutes ago About sharing Will Melbourne struggled with mental health issues By Ruth Clegg BBC News The parents of an autistic teenager who died from an accidental overdose say they had to investigate his death themselves to find out what killed him. Will Melbourne, 19, had mistakenly taken metanitazene, a strong synthetic opioid he…