1 hour ago About sharing By Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News The government will need to increase the sales of heat pumps dramatically if it is to achieve its annual targets, the spending watchdog has found. To meet UK climate change targets, the government wants to install 600,000 low-carbon heat pumps annually…
1 hour ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Mortgage deals are typically on offer for just 15 days before being pulled, despite homeowners and buyers having the widest choice for 16 years. This is the shortest shelf-life in six months, according to financial information service Moneyfacts. As a result, people have…
10 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Supporters applaud Putin as he thanks Russians for putting their trust in him By Paul Kirby BBC News Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the Kremlin. But when election officials said results…
President Vladimir Putin thanks Russians for putting their trust in him as he celebrates his election win.
By Phil McNultyChief football writer at Old Trafford Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section FA Cup Manchester United kept their trophy hopes alive for this season and ended Liverpool’s quest for four trophies with a dramatic extra-time victory in an FA Cup quarter-final classic at Old Trafford. In an incident-packed encounter,…
15 minutes ago About sharing The mural has been painted to make it look like tree foliage An artwork which appeared overnight on the side of a building near Finsbury Park in London is suspected of being by street artist Banksy. A mass of green has been painted behind a cut-back mature tree to look…
5 hours ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Steve Harley, the frontman of British rock band Cockney Rebel, has died at the age of 73. His best known song was Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) which went to number one in the charts in 1975. The musician had still been…
44 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Videos on social media show a large bear bounding down the pavement before lunging at a man By Rob Cameron BBC News, Prague Two people are in hospital after being attacked by a bear in the Slovak town of Liptovský Mikuláš, emergency services said. A 49-year-old woman suffered an…
20 minutes ago About sharing Many have packed up their belongings and fled the Haitian capital (file photo) By Will Grant BBC News, Cap-Haitien, Haiti As the passengers from Port-au-Prince disembark at the bus terminal in Cap-Haitien, the harrowing journey is evident on their faces. The trip out of the beleaguered Haitian capital city involves…
1 hour ago About sharing Rafah is filled with more than a million Palestinians who have fled other parts of Gaza By Nathan Williams BBC News Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in Rafah, defying international criticism. The city is crammed with some 1.5 million Palestinians from other…