2024

Whole of Ukraine on alert and Polish air force activated after blasts reported near border town of Lviv.

1 hour ago About sharing Philip Alexander with his brother Paul, in his iron lung machine By Catherine Snowdon BBC News Paul Alexander was six years old when he woke, terrified, to find himself inside a large metal tube, with only his head sticking out. He couldn’t move to feel what was trapping him, and…

Brazil’s new teenage sensation Endrick struck late on to condemn England to defeat in a scrappy friendly at Wembley. The game looked to be petering out into a draw before Vinicius Jr broke clear, the 17-year-old substitute left with a simple finish from close range despite England keeper Jordan Pickford’s save with 10 minutes left….

15 minutes ago About sharing The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to be “extremely moved by the public’s warmth and support” following Catherine’s cancer diagnosis By Daniela Relph, royal correspondent & Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News The Prince and Princess of Wales are “enormously touched by the kind messages” they have received following…

More than a hundred people were killed in a packed concert venue in Moscow after gunmen opened fire.

4 hours ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Click! That sound you hear is the core pieces of the election snapping into place. After this week, the questions our two big parties will separately pose are clear. I’m not sure that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has much in common…

58 minutes ago About sharing Smoke from fire rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue By Emily Atkinson BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin says all four gunmen who carried out a deadly attack at a packed concert venue in Moscow have been arrested. At least 133 people were killed and more than…

2 hours ago About sharing Footage shows people taking cover inside the venue as multiple shots are heard The attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday was the worst in Russia for years. More than 100 people were killed as gunmen stormed the complex, days after President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term of…

27 minutes ago About sharing The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg visits the scene of the attack By Paul Kirby BBC News It was just before eight o’clock and the auditorium at Crocus City Hall was filling up, ahead of a rock concert by veteran band Picnic. “Some people in brown clothing, I don’t know who they…

18 minutes ago About sharing Jasmin Paris slumped to the ground at the finish line after running for 59hrs 58mins and 21 seconds By Angie Brown BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter A Scottish runner has made history by becoming the first woman to finish one of the world’s hardest ultramarathons. Jasmin Paris from Midlothian…