29 minutes ago About sharing Abi Jenkins (left) cared for Erin Corner at the end of her life By Antonia Matthews BBC News More open conversations about dying should become the norm to better support people at the end of their lives, health experts and carers say. It comes as charity Hospice UK launches a…
15 minutes ago About sharing Flamboyant? Me? Meet San Marino’s Megara at the Eurovision official opening ceremony By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News The final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest may not be until next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event’s official opening in Malmo. Representatives of…
32 minutes ago About sharing Hundreds attended a vigil in Daniel’s memory By Catherine Evans & PA BBC News More than 300 people have attended a vigil to pay tribute to Daniel Anjorin, a teenager who was fatally stabbed with a sword while on his way to school. The 14-year-old was attacked in Hainault, north-east…
The man in his 20s was found with a nail through each hand in the early hours of Sunday morning.
59 minutes ago About sharing Hundreds of Cubans are said to have joined the Russian army: this man’s face is blurred to protect his identity By Vitaly Shevchenko Russia editor, BBC Monitoring Russia has likely been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September and…
2 hours ago About sharing These croissants are for sale in a dairy-free bakery in Paris By Andrew Harding BBC News, in Paris and Roy-Boissy, Oise, France There it sits, in all its flaky glory, with a crust the colour of autumn leaves, and two plump claws almost begging to be torn off and devoured….
There are reports that a veteran SNP activist may stand against John Swinney, the only declared candidate.
Bernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television.
33 minutes ago About sharing The network has condemned the Israeli decision Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to be shut down in Israel. Mr Netanyahu accused the Qatari-owned network of “incitement” and said the cabinet decision had been unanimous. Al Jazeera condemned the move as “criminal”. Foreign journalists are…
9 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Rwanda can’t guarantee number of migrants it will take – spokesperson By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg The Rwandan government won’t guarantee how many migrants it can take from the UK if flights start to depart. Rishi Sunak has promised that migrants arriving in the UK without…