1 hour ago About sharing Pub chain Wetherspoon has reported an eightfold jump in profits, saying its recovery from the Covid pandemic is continuing. Pre-tax profits leapt from £4.6m to £36m in the first six months of the financial year, as more people visited the group’s pubs. Wetherspoon’s boss said overall sales had continued to…
1 minute ago About sharing Luke D’Wit was found guilty of murdering Stephen and Carol Baxter on Wednesday By Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex An IT worker who fatally poisoned a couple with the opioid painkiller fentanyl and rewrote their will has been jailed for a minimum of 37 years. Stephen Baxter, 61, and his…
2 hours ago About sharing Couple A asked for an “emotionally disturbed” child By Steve Knibbs & Maisie Lillywhite BBC West, Gloucestershire Abuse poisoned generations of a family after children’s allegations and sexualised behaviour were not acted upon, a report has revealed. The abuse began with Couple A in Gloucestershire, who specifically asked to adopt…
16 minutes ago About sharing Tetiana and her mother (left) fled Russian occupation to Ukrainian territory By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent, Sumy region When Russian planes began bombing her border village in northern Ukraine, Nina Skorkina refused to leave. Then a police team arrived and evacuated the 87-year-old anyway, with explosions all around. In…
The former Brazil international was convicted in Italy for his part in a gang rape in 2013.
4 hours ago About sharing Apple has enjoyed a loyal fanbase for decades By Zoe Kleinman Technology Editor To understand how much the US’s new lawsuit strikes at the heart of the identity Apple has forged for itself, let’s first consider the firm’s fanbase. Apple has a unique position as a tech brand, and is…
3 hours ago About sharing Carole Cooper is angry at the level of suggested compensation Millions of women born in the 1950s have long been furious about not being told in a timely way that they would be affected by the rising state pension age. Now the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has published a…
36 minutes ago About sharing Kat with her daughter Paige By Fergus Walsh Medical editor Thousands of patients in England with suspected lung cancer are being offered a blood test which can show if they can get early access to targeted therapies. The test looks for genetic variations to aid treatment decisions. Some tumours can…
6 minutes ago About sharing The Labour deputy leader addressed accusations about her tax affairs in an interview with BBC Newsnight By Nicholas Watt Newsnight political editor Angela Rayner has told the BBC she is the victim of a “smear” and has received professional advice that she owes no tax on the sale of her…
33 minutes ago About sharing By Harrison Jones BBC News The highest outstanding student debt in the UK is more than £230,000, data obtained by BBC News reveals. The largest repayment a graduate has made tops £110,000, the figures show, with another loan holder accumulating interest alone of nearly £55,000. The data was released by…