1 hour ago Comments About sharing By Jemma Dempsey BBC News John Lewis has reported a return to profit, but it will not pay its staff a bonus for the second year in a row. The retail partnership, which also owns Waitrose supermarkets, reported a pre-tax annual profit of £56m compared with a £234m loss…
Elianne Andam, 15, was stabbed as she made her way to school in south London in September.
32 minutes ago About sharing By Mark Savage Music correspondent Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival, organisers have announced. It marks the first time in the event’s history that female acts have taken two of the three headline slots. And country star Shania Twain will play the coveted “legend slot”…
8 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Abbott stood up in an effort to catch the Speaker’s attention 46 times By Jemma Crew BBC News Diane Abbott has warned the Conservatives will ruthlessly play “the race card” ahead of the general election, as the row around remarks about her by a party donor continues. Rishi Sunak…
7 hours ago About sharing Katie Downey said she was “ripped away” from Hawkshead when her family fled to France By Tom Espiner & Emma Simpson BBC News The children of some Post Office scandal victims are seeking compensation for the impact their parents’ wrongful convictions and financial ruin had on their lives. The group…
Community groups and MPs have warned the government against politicising extremism. Zara Mohammed, head of the Muslim Council of Britain, told BBC Newsnight the definition would lead to the “unfair targeting of Muslim communities”. Azhar Qayum, CEO of Muslim Engagement and Development, said “delegitimising lawful dissent in this way is itself undermining liberal democratic principles”…
1 hour ago About sharing Vladimir Ovchinnikov’s street art adorns the walls of Borovsk – except when it becomes too political By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor, Borovsk As I walk around Borovsk, two things strike me about this town 60 miles (100km) from Moscow. First, there is almost no sign of the presidential election coming…
6 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Francis, political reporter & Christy Cooney BBC News Ministers have unveiled a new extremism definition under which certain groups will be blocked from government funding or meeting officials. It will apply to, but not criminalise, groups that promote an ideology based on “violence, hatred or intolerance”. Communities Secretary…
1 hour ago About sharing The Met Police received almost 3,000 reports since the hotline launched in November 2022 By Jess Warren BBC News An anti-corruption hotline to report corruption in the Metropolitan Police is being launched nationwide. The service, run by Crimestoppers, was launched for the force in November 2022 and has seen almost…
26 minutes ago About sharing A Palestinian woman speaks with a worker as she waits to receive aid at a UN distribution centre in Rafah on Wednesday By James Gregory BBC News Israel’s military says it is trying to “flood” Gaza with aid as international pressure to address the territory’s humanitarian crisis grows. Rear Adm…