2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Sunak challenged on 2024 being ‘bounce back’ year By Faisal Islam & Michael Race Economics editor & business reporter This year will “prove to be the year that the economy bounces back”, Rishi Sunak has told the BBC after figures showed inflation fell to its lowest level in almost…
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar became the Republic of Ireland’s youngest prime minister in 2017.
12 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton BBC political reporter The House of Lords has inflicted a fresh defeat on the government over its flagship Rwanda bill. A Labour proposal to include a provision to ensure “due regard” for domestic and international law was passed by 271 to 228 votes. It means there will…
Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.
30 minutes ago About sharing Luke D’Wit poisoned Stephen and Carol Baxter to death by lacing their medication with the opioid painkiller fentanyl By Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex A man has been found guilty of murdering a married couple he worked for by drugging them with the opioid painkiller fentanyl. Stephen Baxter, 61, and…
16 minutes ago About sharing Dani Alves was first arrested in January 2023 and has been detained since By George Wright BBC News A Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape. Alves, who was sentenced…
24 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reversed a decision to close its self-assessment telephone helpline for half of the year. The tax authority announced on Tuesday that the line would be closed between April and September, with taxpayers directed to online services…
It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that staff at the the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.
29 minutes ago About sharing Dominic West played Prince Charles in the last two seasons, with Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana By Yasmin Rufo & Ian Youngs BBC News The final season of Netflix’s The Crown leads this year’s Bafta TV Award nominations, despite controversy over its depiction of the Royal Family. The sixth season…
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP MP for Lagan Valley, says yesterday the Northern Irish Assembly for the first time used its new veto powers to prevent the application of new EU law that would harm their ability to trade with the rest of the UK. He asks whether the PM will continue to faithfully implement…