People feared trapped in Spain high-rise fire
It is feared people may be trapped inside the 14-storey residential building as firefighters battle the flames.
2024
Read More
Scout who fell to his death was unlawfully killed
52 minutes ago About sharing Ben Leonard died while on a hiking trip in north Wales in 2018 By George Herd & Oliver Slow BBC News An explorer scout leader and his assistant were responsible for the unlawful killing of a teenage scout in north Wales, a jury has found. Ben Leonard, 16, was among…
PM calls Speaker’s decision on Gaza vote ‘very concerning’
8 minutes ago About sharing Speaker Hoyle’s amendment decision ‘concerning,’ Sunak says By Paul Seddon & Sam Francis Politics reporter, BBC News Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s decision to depart from convention during a debate on the Gaza conflict was “very concerning”. The Commons Speaker is facing pressure to quit, after chaotic…
On board the plane evacuating injured Palestinians
36 minutes ago About sharing Palestinians disembark an evacuation flight that has taken them from Egypt to the UAE By Quentin Sommerville BBC Middle East Correspondent Two very different flights in 24 hours, each with the same aim: to alleviate Gaza’s suffering. The first is the less perilous: an Etihad Airways passenger plane, flight EY750…
Navalny’s mother says she has been shown his body
The mother of the Putin critic says Russian authorities are pressuring her to allow a secretive burial
Rust armourer’s trial starts over Alec Baldwin shooting incident
No one dies on a movie set if someone didn’t make a mistake, so lawyers from each side will be heavily pointing fingers. The prosecution is going to argue that if Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was doing her job correctly, she would have noticed that there was a live bullet, not a dummy round, going into the…
UK targets Russian military with further sanctions
1 hour ago About sharing Lord Cameron said British sanctions are “starving Putin of the resources he desperately needs to fund his struggling war” By James Gregory BBC News The UK has announced more than 50 further sanctions against Russia ahead of the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions target individuals and…
First alopecia treatment recommended on the NHS
2 hours ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor A medicine for severe hair loss, or alopecia, is being recommended on the NHS for the first time. The daily pill, called ritlecitinib or Litfulo, could help up to 14,000 people in England, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Scotland…
Strictly dancer Windsor’s family thank fans
Robin Windsor’s family also ask for the “constant” speculation around the 44-year-old’s death to stop.
Post Office victims set to be cleared under new law
Government announces plans for legislation to exonerate sub-postmasters wrongly convicted over faulty software.