29 minutes ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Towns within commuting distance of major cities have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years, new research suggests. The cost of new lets rose by more than a third in areas such as Bolton, Newport and Bradford between…
23 minutes ago About sharing A demonstrator in Israel holds a poster with photos of the hostages during a rally calling for their release By Alex Binley BBC News Seven hostages being held in the Gaza Strip have died, Hamas said on Friday. The group blamed the deaths on Israeli bombardment and said a “number”…
8 minutes ago About sharing PM: ‘There are forces here at home trying to tear us apart’ By Leila Nathoo & Kate Whannel BBC News The UK must face down extremists trying to “deliberately” undermine the country’s “multi-faith democracy”, Rishi Sunak has warned. The PM said Islamists and the far-right were “two sides of the…
3 hours ago About sharing By Iain Watson Political correspondent, BBC News The conflict in the Middle East has had a profound effect on UK politics. Earlier this week, Rishi Sunak warned of “polarisation” in the debate. That was personified on the one hand by the former Conservative deputy chairman, Lee Anderson, who was accused…
23 minutes ago About sharing People pulled bodies onto a lorry in the aftermath of the incident By Paul Brown BBC Verify At least 112 Palestinians were killed as crowds rushed around lorries delivering desperately needed food aid in the small hours of Thursday morning. Hundreds of people descended on the line of vehicles as…
“It is not enough to live side by side, we must live together united by shared values, and a shared commitment to this country,” the PM says. He is now turning his attention to directly address people who have been protesting in recent weeks, asking them to not allow the extremists to “hijack” their demonstrations….
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: The BBC’s Carrie Davies visits a Tehran polling station as voting begins By Caroline Davies Reporting from Tehran People in Iran are voting in elections for a new parliament today – the first test of opinion there since a series of protests against the hardline Islamic regime. But turnout…
Risking arrest, large numbers paid tribute to the Putin critic, who died in an Arctic prison.
22 minutes ago About sharing A steady stream of people laid flowers on Navalny’s grave at Borisovskoye cemetery By Laura Gozzi BBC News Thousands of Russians have defied fear to turn out to bid farewell to opposition leader Alexei Navalny. President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critic died in jail on 16 February. Authorities had warned…
33 minutes ago About sharing Thomas Kingston pictured here with his wife, Lady Gabriella By Malu Cursino BBC News Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella Kingston’s husband, died from a “traumatic head wound”, an inquest has heard. A gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parent’s home in the Cotswolds. Aged 45,…