April 2024

First-time buyers depend on two high incomes or parental support, the Building Societies Association says.

39 minutes ago About sharing By Steve Swann BBC home affairs reporter Serious violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown. Despite increases in the two previous years, the overall trend is for a long-term decline in serious violence, Cardiff University researchers found. The fall was driven by reductions among…

2 hours ago About sharing Lloyd was awarded a Guiness World Record certificate after the race By Paul Pigott BBC News A teenage runner with Down’s syndrome has made history as the youngest person in his learning disability category to complete a marathon. Lloyd Martin, 19, whose family is from Cardiff, completed the London Marathon…

Jude Bellingham scored a late winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga after an enthralling El Clasico. Bellingham smashed into the roof of the net as the clock ticked into stoppage time as Real twice came from behind at the Bernabeu. Andres Christensen scored the…

17 minutes ago About sharing According to PRCS, Mohammed Awad Allan served as a volunteer with the Qaryut Ambulance Committee By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News The Israeli army has launched an investigation after a Palestinian volunteer paramedic was killed in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) said Mohammed Awad Allan, 50, was…

Daniel ran the London Marathon wearing a household fridge and proposed to his girlfriend en route.

44 minutes ago About sharing Formed in 1999, the Netzah Yehuda battalion is a special men-only unit where ultra-Orthodox Jews serve By Tom Bateman BBC News, Washington Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to fight any sanctions on the country’s military following reports that the US is planning to cut aid to one unit. “I…

Manchester United scraped into the FA Cup final on penalties despite throwing away a three-goal lead against Championship side Coventry in an epic semi-final at Wembley. In a very modern-day thriller, United came out on top in a penalty shootout they were losing at one stage. A quite remarkable contest only got that far because…

The car veered off track at the Fox Hill Supercross event, killing race officials and spectators.

13 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter The British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras, has died aged 80 from leukaemia. Sir Andrew was one of the longest-serving chief conductors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He was also a familiar face at the BBC Proms…