4 hours ago About sharing By Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent On the morning of 7 October, Amal Alabadla was heavily pregnant and snuggled up in bed with 18-month-old Noah when they were woken by a wall of sound. Hamas had launched its attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets over the border. Israeli jet fighters…
3 hours ago About sharing Jeremy Miles is currently Wales’ education minister while Vaughan Gething has the economy brief By Adrian Brown BBC News The winner of the Welsh Labour leadership election – and the man set to become Wales’ new first minister – will be announced on Saturday. Vaughan Gething and Jeremy Miles have…
5 minutes ago About sharing Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe starred in the Harry Potter films By Yasmin Rufo BBC News I visited Platform 9 ¾ at Kings Cross station as a child. Obsessed with Harry Potter, I was convinced that if I ran through the wall I would find myself arm in…
4 hours ago About sharing It is the first time there has been a scheduled daytime closure of all lanes on the M25 since it opened in 1986 By Christian Fuller BBC News, South East A section of the M25 in Surrey has closed for the entire weekend amid fears that thousands of motorists will…
1 hour ago About sharing Children at school in Russian-occupied Ukraine (not the school featured in this report), writing “letters of support” to Russian soldiers By Anastasiia Levchenko BBC News, Kyiv Like millions of other Ukrainians, in the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nataliia (not her real name) was forced from her…
41 minutes ago About sharing Billie Piper was married to Laurence Fox from 2007 until 2016 By Alex Taylor BBC News Culture reporter Actress Billie Piper has discussed how she deals with recent comments made by her ex-husband Laurence Fox, which sparked controversy. The I Hate Suzie star shares two sons with actor turned right-wing…
Lenny Henry is hosting his final annual Red Nose Day appeal after nearly four decades.
21 minutes ago About sharing A jetty was built to help the aid reach dry land safely By Ian Casey BBC News The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has begun unloading supplies onto the shore. The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately…
31 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, in Cardiff The First Minister of Wales has blamed drunks for the Welsh Labour government never once meeting its waiting time target in hospital accident and emergency departments. Mark Drakeford, who stands down next week, told the BBC “many, many people who wait in hospital…
23 minutes ago About sharing Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, right, with F1 world champion Max Verstappen By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman who made accusations about Christian Horner’s behaviour is to appeal against Red Bull’s decision to dismiss her complaint. The woman, who Red Bull last week suspended from her position,…