Woman stuck on mountain scattering dad’s ashes rescued
Kitty Harrison felt “proper doom” while precariously perched on a ledge on a notorious mountain.
February 3, 2024
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Chile wildfires: Nineteen killed as homes destroyed
More than two hundred residents have been reported missing in the coastal tourist city of Viña del Mar.
Imran Khan: Pakistan ex-PM and wife Bushra Bibi jailed for illegal marriage
6 hours ago About sharing Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi posted bail last July By Henri Astier BBC News A Pakistani court has jailed Imran Khan and his wife for seven years after voiding their marriage, in the latest sentence against the ex-prime minister. The court ruled that Khan’s 2018 marriage with Bushra…
Angela Rippon ‘stopped breathing’ after asthma attack on Strictly tour
51 minutes ago About sharing Angela Rippon said the incident was “scary” By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Angela Rippon has said she suffered a “serious asthma attack” causing her to stop breathing while on stage during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour. In an Instagram post on Saturday, the presenter, 79, said she had the…
Stormont: Michelle O’Neill makes history as nationalist first minister
6 minutes ago About sharing Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly accept top jobs at Stormont By Brendan Hughes & Matt Fox BBC News NI Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has made history after she was appointed Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister. The DUP’s Emma Little-Pengelly has been appointed deputy first minister. The return of power-sharing…
Laura Kuenssberg: When will politicians make their minds up on key plans?
43 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg To govern is to choose. But in the last couple of weeks, you would be forgiven for wondering if our politicians can make decisions at all. In January, the Conservatives were dangling the possibility of more tax cuts in the Budget in…
What are routes out of this ‘dangerous moment’ in Middle East?
47 minutes ago About sharing By Paul Adams BBC News As expected, Friday night’s US strikes were carefully calibrated, going further than the US has gone in Iraq and Syria in recent months – but stopping short of directly attacking Iran, the power Washington says is behind much of the Middle East’s recent instability. Is…
Great escapes: How WW2 captives found a glint of light
6 hours ago About sharing Camp Stalag Luft III was run by the Luftwaffe for captured airmen until its liberation on 29 April 1945 By Bethan Bell BBC News During World War Two, hundreds of thousands of people were held against their will. Service personnel captured in conflict became prisoners of war, and civilians were…
Gladiators: Cardiff contestant says midlife crisis led him to show
5 hours ago About sharing Cardiff contestant says midlife crisis led him to take part in Gladiators By Jack Grey BBC News A Gladiators contestant has joked his appearance on the show is down to his “midlife crisis”. Civil engineer Matt Jones, 41, from Cardiff, is competing in the BBC One revamp of the classic…
Woman campaigns to introduce baby boxes in the UK
3 hours ago About sharing Toyin Odumala, 22, says she wants an end to babies being left on the street By Victoria Cook BBC News A woman who was abandoned as a baby is campaigning to introduce baby boxes in the UK. Toyin Odumala’s online petition says the idea – in place across the US,…
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