11 minutes ago About sharing LGBT people have faced persecution for many years, with rights groups detailing cases of rape, torture and murder By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Iraq’s parliament has passed a bill criminalising same-sex relationships with jail terms of between 10 and 15 years. Transgender people could also be sent to prison for…
1 hour ago About sharing Taylor Swift surprised fans with a double album on Friday but dropped no singles in advance By Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Beyoncé released two in one go, Dua Lipa let her fans have three. Taylor Swift? She kept everything under wraps. The Tortured Poets Department dropped last week with no…
1 hour ago About sharing Allison Raymond with her mum Olwen Collier By Aimee Thomas BBC News Olwen Collier was in the Stag and Pheasant in Carmel, south Wales, to decorate a function room for her daughter’s 50th birthday party. But when she was looking for it, dim lighting, poor signage and unclear directions meant…
32 minutes ago About sharing Humza Yousaf, and his SNP-led Scottish government, face no confidence votes By James Cook Scotland editor Scotland’s first minister is ruling out an electoral pact with Alex Salmond’s Alba party, BBC News has been told. Mr Salmond suggested Alba could support Humza Yousaf in a confidence vote if the SNP…
48 minutes ago About sharing Poland says Belarus has been encouraging people from the Middle East and Africa to travel to Belarus and cross the border illegally to Poland By Lipika Pelham BBC News Poland has denied that a pregnant Eritrean woman gave birth alone at the Poland-Belarus border after activists said soldiers had “pushed…
The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912.
1 hour ago About sharing More than 12,000 reportedly took part in a rally in support of Pedro Sánchez By Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid Thousands of supporters of Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, have rallied in the streets of Madrid in an effort to persuade him not to resign. The Socialist leader stunned the country…
England number eight Alex Matthews capped an impressive tournament with two tries 41 minutes ago Women’s Six Nations: France v England France: (14) 21 Tries: Vernier, M Menager 2 Cons: Queyroi 3 England: (35) 42 Tries: Muir, Matthews 2, Jones, Packer, Cokayne Cons: Aitchison 6 England sealed a third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam against…
8 minutes ago About sharing Keith Siegal, 64, is seen in the new footage Hamas has published a video showing the first proof of life of two more hostages being held in Gaza, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran. In the undated footage, Mr Miran says he has been held captive for 202 days and Mr…
He told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg he could no longer look people in the eye and stay as a Conservative.