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…
1 hour ago About sharing An armed Yemeni sits on a boat in front of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship last month The US, UK and ten other states have warned rebels in Yemen they will face consequences if they continue to attack commercial shipping in the Red Sea. In a joint statement, the group…
1 hour ago About sharing Relatives of the disappeared have been demanding that the military provide information about what happened to them By Grace Livingstone Montevideo, Uruguay Military officers who committed human rights abuses during Uruguay’s dictatorship from 1973 to 1985 could soon be allowed to serve out their sentences at home. Senators passed the…
2 hours ago About sharing Bosses of Britain’s biggest companies will earn more by lunchtime than the typical worker will all year, research claims. By 13:00 GMT on Thursday, the pay of FTSE 100 chiefs will have overtaken the £34,963 annual median wage for full-time workers, the High Pay Centre says. Including pensions, top bosses’…
Emergency services are at a cinema in Liverpool after shots were fired.
The disgraced millionaire mixed with figures from the worlds of politics, business and royalty.
25 minutes ago About sharing The Kentucky statehouse in Frankfort was one of the buildings targeted by swatters By Max Matza BBC News State capitol buildings in at least six states were evacuated on Wednesday after being targeted by bomb threats. A Kentucky secretary of state spokeswoman said the threat came in “a mass email…
The Trump campaign says the state’s decision was an “unconstitutional act of election interference”.
11 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason, political editor BBC News Politics is waking from its Christmassy slumber. And I know what you are thinking: never mind all the noise, tell me when the general election is going to be. Well, I would if I could, but I can’t – because we don’t know…
9 minutes ago About sharing Junior doctors have walked on the first day of a six day walkout By Nick Triggle Health correspondent NHS bosses have made more than 20 requests for striking junior doctors in England to be allowed to cross the picket line to help out services. None of the requests made on…