51 minutes ago About sharing Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, seen here at King’s Cross. Police have been searching for him for more than a week Police are to begin searching for the body of Clapham attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi in the River Thames. Detectives believe the 35-year-old went into the water near Chelsea Bridge in…
40 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak watching an Ashes Test match at Lord’s Cricket Ground with new peer Charles Banner KC last July The government has announced 13 new peerages, including several donors to the Tory party, and the youngest ever member of the House of Lords. The list features Stuart Marks, a Conservative…
32 minutes ago About sharing Thomas White’s family said his continued imprisonment was a “serious injustice” By Jacqueline Paine & Rumeana Jahangir BBC News A man’s indefinite sentence for a mobile phone theft has left him with severe mental health problems after 12 years in prison, his sister said. Thomas White was handed an imprisonment…
14 minutes ago About sharing Roger Gilbert served as chief executive and then chairman of Fujitsu UK and Ireland By Ben King Business reporter, BBC News Former Fujitsu boss Roger Gilbert has told the BBC the prosecution of sub-postmasters was only raised with him once during his tenure from 2009 to 2012. The Horizon team…
5 hours ago About sharing By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Rishi Sunak paid UK tax of £508,308 on earnings of just over £2.2m last year, according to his latest tax summary. The document, published by Downing Street, showed the prime minister paid £163,364 in tax on a total income of £432,884. He also paid £359,240…
5 hours ago About sharing Will the prince continue to fight tabloid newspapers now he’s made a settlement with the Mirror group? By Tom Symonds Home affairs correspondent, BBC News Evidence that the Duke of Sussex had been the victim of phone hacking first emerged 11 years ago during the trial of media executives at…
50 minutes ago About sharing Imran Khan posted an AI-generated victory speech on X By Malu Cursino BBC News The jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed victory in Thursday’s general election and called on his supporters to celebrate. Independent candidates linked to him have won most seats so far, with the majority…
18 minutes ago About sharing Scottish personality Gail Porter with her new wig from Amber Jean Shop in London, which specialises in hairpieces By Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Gail Porter has been praised by campaigners and people living with alopecia after she posed for a photoshoot with a wig for the first time this…
38 minutes ago About sharing BBC Verify found videos posted online showing Gaza detainees bound and blindfolded – this video was posted on 24 December 2023 By Merlyn Thomas & Jamie Ryan BBC Verify Videos of Gazan detainees stripped, bound and blindfolded that were filmed and uploaded online by Israeli soldiers could breach international law,…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: ‘We’ll never leave Gaza’ – Palestinians who fled to Rafah fear Israeli assault By Marita Moloney BBC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to prepare to evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city of Rafah ahead of an expanded offensive against Hamas. Some 1.5 million…