March 14, 2024

Militants have reportedly stormed a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was given 56 medications, nutritional and dietary supplements, the Court of Arbitration for Sport reveals.

22 minutes ago About sharing By Kate Whannel Political reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2 May, the date when local elections are already taking place. Earlier this year, Mr Sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 2024. More recently, there…

1 hour ago About sharing Sir Alex Ferguson, with Monmiral, had a day to remember By Frank Keogh BBC Sport at Cheltenham Cheltenham Festival 2024 Dates: 12-15 March Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse Races: 13:30-17:30 GMT Main races: 15:30 Coverage: Commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, with feature races on BBC Radio 5 Live. Racecards, live…

The Tory party has reportedly not declared all its funding from controversial tory party donor Frank Hester.

11 minutes ago About sharing Vybz Kartel, pictured in 2005, was sentenced more than 10 years ago Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel’s conviction for murder has been overturned. The 48-year-old had been given a life sentence for the killing of associate Clive “Lizard” Williams on the Carribbean island in 2014. Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer,…

6 minutes ago About sharing Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner said her party “has to follow its procedures” when investigating Diane Abbott By Sam Francis, political reporter & Hannah Miller, political correspondent BBC News Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said she would “like to see” Diane Abbott back as a Labour MP. The party…

38 minutes ago About sharing Constance Marten has told a jury at the Old Bailey that her “influential” family supported social services when they took her children into care. She said her family were embarrassed the children didn’t come from an “upper class privileged background”. The court previously heard she and co-defendant Mark Gordon had…

Michael Matheson, who resigned as Scotland’s health secretary last month, racked up almost £11,000 on a parliamentary iPad.

1 hour ago About sharing By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News Michael Gove has named five groups he said would be assessed against a new government definition of extremism. The communities secretary told MPs he had concerns about the “Islamist orientation” of three of the organisations. He also named two groups he said promoted…