35 minutes ago About sharing Women who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy will be offered up to 10 paid days off and their partners five days. NHS England has said any of its staff who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days’ paid leave. Partners can take…
4 hours ago About sharing Justin Welby met with Michael Gove to discuss the plans By Callum May BBC News The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have criticised Michael Gove’s planned redefinition of extremism. Justin Welby and Stephen Cotterell said the government’s response, to what Rishi Sunak has called a shocking rise in extremism, “risks…
52 minutes ago About sharing Natalie Thomas struggled to understand from her clinic’s website what her chances of having a baby were By Anna Collinson, Maryam Ahmed & Bella McShane BBC News Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby, a fertility charity says….
6 minutes ago About sharing Viewers watch a 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The two will likely face off again this year By Kayla Epstein BBC News US President Joe Biden and predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their respective parties’ nominations for president, CBS projects….
58 minutes ago About sharing Giant redwoods were introduced to the UK from California by the Victorians By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC News Science Giant redwoods – the world’s largest trees – are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California. The giants were first…
37 minutes ago About sharing The UN says a quarter of Gaza’s population are one step away from famine By James Gregory BBC News Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Joseph Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade”…
Arsenal reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 after beating Porto in a penalty shootout following a night of tension at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners went into this last-16 second leg 1-0 down but drew level when Leandro Trossard put them ahead on the night four minutes before the interval with…
11 minutes ago About sharing Failed asylum seekers are to be offered up to £3,000 to move to Rwanda under a new voluntary scheme. The plan, first reported by The Times, is understood to be a variation of an existing voluntary returns scheme, where failed asylum seekers receive cash to return to their home country….
31 minutes ago About sharing Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005 By Mike Wendling BBC News Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have argued that she should be set free under the terms of a previous deal with federal prosecutors. Maxwell, 62, was found guilty of helping disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein sexually abuse young girls. She…
The late Russian opposition leader’s team says Volkov was assaulted with a hammer and pepper sprayed.