1 hour ago About sharing US Coast Guard: Six people missing presumed dead By George Wright BBC News Six people, including a father of three originally from El Salvador, are now presumed dead after a container ship hit Baltimore’s iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge. The US Coast Guard said late on Tuesday that it had…
A review over the killing of 10-month-old Finley Boden finds “significant shortcomings”.
The focus now shifts to recovering the six missing people who are presumed dead – all thought to be construction crew on the bridge when it collapsed. Marine specialist, Jim Bellingham, tells the BBC that the bodies may either be trapped under wreckage in murky water at the bottom of the river, or a high…
5 minutes ago About sharing Shakeerah travels an hour each way to get to school By Phil Kemp, Jack Fenwick & Alex Forsyth BBC News Council spending on school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has almost doubled in the last five years, BBC research has found. Spending is set to…
48 minutes ago About sharing Tracking data shows the path of the Dali container towards the bridge By Christy Cooney BBC News Fears have been raised of significant disruption to global supply chains after a container ship crashed into a bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The ship, named the Dali, hit a support…
5 hours ago About sharing Nathan Barnes could not board his flight to France as his passport was issued more than 10 years ago By Marc Ashdown BBC Business correspondent Holidaymakers are being warned not to get caught out by the “passport 10 year rule” which can ruin EU travel plans. UK travellers used to…
A paparazzo accused Scott Swift of attacking him in the hours after the megastar’s final show in Sydney.
4 hours ago About sharing Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has asked for a review of the scheme By Nicholas Watt Newsnight political editor Labour will not commit to the government’s £4bn expansion of free childcare, the shadow education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson has commissioned a review of the scheme, which would see…
The bank apologises as some customers experience issues with payments into and out of accounts.
48 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 24% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2023, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. That is five percentage points…