Guinness Six Nations: England v Ireland England: (8) 23 Tries: Lawrence, Furbank, Earl Pen: Ford Con: M Smith Drop-goal: M Smith Ireland: (12) 22 Tries: Lowe 2 Pens: Crowley 4 Marcus Smith kicked a last-gasp drop-goal as England stunned Ireland and ended their chance to win back-to-back Grand Slams in a Six Nations thriller at…
22 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Rachel Reeves often spent school holidays with her grandparents in the Northamptonshire town of Kettering. She’d be taken to do the rounds of other relatives, who would press the odd 20p piece into her and her sister Ellie’s palms for holiday treats….
45 minutes ago About sharing Thousands of people are marching to the US Embassy in the capital By Louisa Pilbeam reporting from the march, & Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Tens of thousands of people are marching in central London calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC),…
41 minutes ago About sharing Results from Friday’s referendum are expected to be announced later Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar says “it is clear” that two referendums have been defeated. Counting is continuing with results from some constituencies filtering through on proposed changes to the Irish Constitution. Early indications show significant numbers of ‘no’…
39 minutes ago About sharing By Lipika Pelham BBC News Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October attack by Hamas. The UN…
9 March 2024, 11:10 GMT Updated 2 minutes ago Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf has described accusations that he may have had a conflict of interest in sending funding to Gaza as an “outrageous smear” and “far right conspiracy”. The Scottish government donated £250,000 to the UNRWA aid agency in November 2023, at the same…
27 minutes ago About sharing Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey won half of the award categories at the Razzies By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has swept the board at the Razzie Awards, winning five of the 10 categories. The slasher film took advantage of the copyright for AA…
7 hours ago About sharing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (R) have tea and biscuits on their post-Budget visit By Faisal Islam Economics editor Rishi Sunak started the week giving a speech on a construction site in Swindon, with diggers and cranes in the background. So far, so typical for a…
4 hours ago About sharing Tina Cordova By Emma Vardy & Sam Granville BBC News, New Mexico The success of the film Oppenheimer has shone a spotlight on the work done by scientists in New Mexico as they developed the first nuclear bomb. But 80 years later, some local people say their story remains untold….
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: seedlings from Sycamore Gap tree sprout up By Harriet Bradshaw & Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporters New life has sprung from the rescued seeds and twigs of the Sycamore Gap tree mysteriously cut down last year, giving hope that the iconic tree has a future. BBC News saw…