23 minutes ago About sharing Martha Mills was enjoying her summer holidays before injuring her pancreas in a cycling accident By Aurelia Foster Health reporter Hospitals in England will be offered funding from April to introduce “Martha’s rule”, the NHS has announced. The government has backed plans to roll out a system giving seriously ill…
27 minutes ago About sharing Beams and props holding up parts of the ceiling at a Norfolk hospital By Lauren Woodhead, Paul Bradshaw & Alix Hattenstone BBC Local & BBC Shared Data Unit Disrepair in NHS buildings led to thousands of potentially-harmful incidents last year including critically-ill patients being moved when rainfall came through the…
About 400 people are thought to have starved to death in six months in Tigray and Amhara regions.
29 minutes ago About sharing The HMS Vanguard is one of Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines which can carry the UK’s nuclear weapons By Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale BBC News The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row. The latest test was carried out…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy a 27.7% stake in Manchester United has been completed. The British billionaire’s investment is worth about $1.6bn (£1.25bn). The Glazer family, who have owned the 20-time English champions since 2005, will retain a majority stake in the club but Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group will take control of football operations. “To…
5 minutes ago About sharing One person was killed and 22 others were injured during the 14 February shooting in Kansas City. By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Two men have been charged with murder for last week’s deadly shooting at the Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, prosecutors said. A woman died…
26 minutes ago About sharing Mr Shoigu and Mr Putin were shown discussing the issue on Russian TV By Robert Greenall BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is “categorically against” the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. His remarks came during a televised meeting with his defence minister, who also denied…
1 minute ago About sharing David Neal “lost the confidence of the home secretary” By Callum May BBC News Home Secretary James Cleverly has sacked the government’s immigration watchdog after details of critical reports began appearing in newspapers. The Home Office said David Neal had “breached the terms” of his role. Mr Neal was quoted…
Just now About sharing “Let me see my son’s body” – Navalny’s mother makes plea to Putin By Robert Greenall BBC News The mother of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison, has called on President Vladimir Putin to release his body. In a video filmed outside the colony where he…
17 minutes ago About sharing The Body Shop is set to shut nearly half of its 198 stores in the UK and reduce the size of its head office, leading to hundreds of job losses. Closures will begin immediately on Tuesday, according to the firm that is overseeing the restructuring of the retailer. The Body…