1 hour ago About sharing By Vicky Wong BBC News The number of couples in China choosing to marry has gone up for the first time in nine years. In 2023 there were 7.68 million newlyweds in the country, 12.4% more than in the previous year, data shows. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said there…
5 hours ago About sharing Russia has bombarded Ukraine’s north-eastern border region of Sumy 3,000 times this year, say officials, and that is likely to go on By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent, Kyiv When Ukrainians write about Russia’s presidential “election” they put the word in quote marks. The vote was entirely engineered, so people…
The former US president arrives in London for an unannounced visit to see the UK PM.
The Environment Agency says the “fluorescent dye” was used to trace the pathway of drains.
Steel unions say they have known of concerns about the condition of the coke ovens for some time.
17 minutes ago About sharing Khaled Naji and family share a meal in the ruins of his home in Gaza. “There is no joy in this Ramadan,” he said. By Joel Gunter BBC News, Jerusalem When dawn broke last Monday morning, signalling the beginning of Ramadan, it brought a cruel irony for the people of…
Nottingham Forest points deduction: Loss of four points drops club into relegation zone By Nick MashiterBBC Sport football news reporter Last updated on 5 minutes ago5 minutes ago.From the section Nottm Forest Nottingham Forest have been docked four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules, BBC Sport understands. The immediate loss of points…
24 minutes ago About sharing Streams of people have been coming to see the artwork since it first appeared By Alex Smith BBC News Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a new artwork that appeared in north London on Sunday. The street artist uploaded before and after pictures of the Finsbury Park mural to…
28 minutes ago About sharing Trump attorneys say they have approached dozens of bond companies but cannot secure one By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Attorneys for Donald Trump say finding a bond to cover the $464m (£365m) judgment in his New York fraud case is a “practical impossibility”. A New York judge ordered…
1 hour ago About sharing By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent The mood in the Conservative Party is dark, and it has noticeably darkened over the past few days. Why? Last week was not a good week for Rishi Sunak, to say the least. First Lee Anderson, who had been suspended from the Conservative ranks…