Girl, 10, dies in Bradford house fire
A woman and three other children manage to escape from the property in the early hours of Sunday.
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Madonna’s free Brazil show draws 1.5 million fans
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Madonna performs to over a million on Copacabana beach By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Madonna put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night with throngs of fans flocking to see the pop idol on Brazil’s famous Copacabana beach. “Rio, here we are in the most…
Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Cairo
2 hours ago About sharing The main sticking point in talks appears to be whether a ceasefire would be temporary or permanent By James Gregory BBC News Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied late into the night calling for a deal to bring hostages home, ahead of further ceasefire talks. Protesters in Tel Aviv chanted…
Eurovision 2024: Your guide to all 37 songs
From novelty numbers to gothic witchcraft and rave throwbacks, this year’s Eurovision has it all.
North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger
4 hours ago About sharing An unusual-looking wreckage that hold many clues By Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv. She began calling her contacts in the Ukrainian military, desperate to get…
From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.
Sunak needs to own Tory defeats and change course, says Braverman
18 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Braverman says she regrets backing Sunak for PM By Jennifer McKiernan & Hannah Miller, political correspondent BBC Politics Suella Braverman has called on Rishi Sunak to “own” the poor results for the Tories in England’s local elections. “The plan is not working,” the former home secretary said, urging the…
Who won the mayoral elections… in 90 seconds
Voters in England have taken to the polls in contests to elect new mayors across the country.
Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins
21 minutes ago About sharing Keir Starmer celebrates victory in the West Midlands – his party’s 10th mayoral win By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in regional mayor contests. After a bruising set of local council results, the Tories…
How Sadiq Khan won over London for the third time
42 minutes ago About sharing Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a third term as the Mayor of London after receiving more than a million votes By Tim Donovan Political Editor, BBC London For Sadiq Khan the worst fears did not materialise. His record third mayoral victory came after the threat of a Tory surge in the…