34 minutes ago About sharing By Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News Beauty giant Avon has come under fire for maintaining links with Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. The BBC has discovered the firm is still recruiting new sales agents in the country and continuing production in a huge plant in the Moscow…
1 hour ago About sharing The 20-deck Icon of the Seas boasts seven swimming pools, six waterslides, and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges The world’s largest cruise ship has set sail from Miami, Florida, on its maiden voyage, amid concerns about the vessel’s methane emissions. The 365m-long (1,197 ft) Icon of the Seas…
Nearby properties are evacuated as authorities warn people to avoid the area.
Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen beats teenager Luke Littler 8-6 to win the Dutch Darts Masters.
12 minutes ago About sharing UNRWA aid services help about two-thirds of Gaza’s 2.3 million population The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has urged the countries that halted funding to reconsider their “shocking” decision. “UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over two million people depending on it for…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Voters from areas that flipped from Labour to Conservative share their thoughts on Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg ‘We’re not allowed to swear, are we?” Both Conservative and Labour politicians might have muttered a curse or two if they had been…
1 hour ago About sharing The partnership says that plans to return the business to profitability will involve further reductions in staff By Marc Ashdown Business Correspondent, BBC News John Lewis has confirmed it is planning to further cut its workforce over the next five years. Up to 11,000 jobs at the retail partnership –…
The government says the decision was made with mutual consent – but the Post Office says he was asked to go.
13 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Footage shows huge fire engulfing building in Liverpool’s city centre A fire in a four-storey building near a city centre is no longer being considered a “major incident”, firefighters have said. “Successful firefighting tactics have resulted in the fire being greatly reduced,” Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) said….
National League South side Maidstone United pulled off one of the great FA Cup shocks to knock Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town out of the fourth round at Portman Road. Superb counter-attack strikes from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne – Maidstone’s only attempts on target – earned the non-leaguers an astonishing victory over a side 98…