9 minutes ago About sharing The Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed. By Hafsa Khalil BBC News A temporary alternative route for ships is to be opened in the US city of Baltimore following the collapse of a major bridge, officials have announced. Six people died after the Dali…
34 minutes ago About sharing Emile Soleil had been dropped off at his grandparents’ house hours before he went missing By Paul Kirby BBC News Almost nine months after a two-and-a-half year-old boy disappeared in a tiny village in the French Alps, his remains have been found by a hiker in an area that had…
1 hour ago About sharing Explained: Why has Scotland’s new hate crime law proved controversial? By James Cook Scotland editor Scotland’s new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation could…
5 hours ago About sharing Campaigners like Marcel are thrilled at the law change By Jessica Parker BBC Berlin correspondent, Dresden “Some German people drink their beer after work. We just want to smoke our weed.” So says Marcel Ritschel who’s celebrating as Germany – traditionally “beer land” – becomes a more cannabis-friendly country. Germany…
5 hours ago About sharing Caz Aubrey says winter was tough for her finances By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Energy prices have now fallen to their lowest level for two years, but experts are urging people to stick to savings habits because bills remain expensive. The annual bill for a household using a…
36 minutes ago About sharing File image of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City By Sean Seddon BBC News Israeli troops have pulled out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, according to witnesses who spoke to the BBC. The medical facility was first raided two weeks ago after the Israel Defense Forces said it had intelligence…
The brazen fraud that left a young family feeling unsafe in their own house.
21 minutes ago About sharing By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor, in Jerusalem Israel’s deep political divisions are back on public display. They were put to one side for a while, as shock and national unity followed the 7 October attacks by Hamas – but six months later, thousands of protesters are once again on…