Flood warnings remain as cold spell persists
More than 100 flood warnings remain and an amber cold health alert is in place for much of England.
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Inside Boeing plane after dramatic mid-air blowout
US investigators have shared footage from inside the cabin of the grounded Alaskan Airlines plane.
Chris Mason: A TV drama may help deliver change for postmasters
3 hours ago About sharing The only sub-postmasters to have had their convictions overturned so far seen celebrating outside the Royal Courts of Justice By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Years of headlines about it. More than two decades of injustice. But it is a Christmas holiday TV drama that has catapulted the plight…
TB Joshua exposé: How the pastor covered up fatal Lagos building collapse
3 hours ago About sharing TB Joshua (above) always said the collapse was caused by a mysterious plane By Charlie Northcott & Tamasin Ford BBC Africa Eye The BBC has unearthed new evidence the late Nigerian megachurch leader TB Joshua hid dead bodies and intimidated families, to cover up his role in the collapse of…
Jeffrey Epstein: Fourth batch of court documents released
1 hour ago About sharing Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role as a recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein By Nada Tawfik and Mike Wendling BBC News Another tranche of court documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been released. The filings of more than 250 pages show one accuser claimed to…
Antony Blinken: On the US mission to stop Gaza igniting wider war
6 hours ago About sharing Antony Blinken meeting Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE in Abu Dhabi on Monday By Anthony Zurcher Travelling with the US secretary of state Of all the priorities for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his fourth visit to the Middle East in three months, there…
Labour aims to force ministers to publish Rwanda documents
13 minutes ago About sharing Labour wants ministers to reveal cash given and set to be given to the East African country By Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Labour will try to force the government to publish a string of documents relating to its Rwanda policy. The party will table a vote on Tuesday demanding…
Christopher Kapessa: Drowned boy’s family ‘racially abused’
5 hours ago About sharing Christopher Kapessa’s body was found in a river on 1 July 2019 Family members of a teenage boy who drowned were beaten, urinated on and run over in the lead up to his death, an inquest has heard. The mother of Christopher Kapessa said the family had been subjected to…
Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections
The airline finds installation issues, including bolts in need of “tightening”, during checks of Boeing planes.
JPR Williams: Wales and British and Irish Lions legend dies aged 74
Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby legend JPR Williams has died at the age of 74. The former London Welsh, Bridgend and Barbarians full-back was synonymous with Wales and the Lions’ glories of the 1970s. Williams captained Wales and Bridgend, winning 55 caps for his country. During historic triumphant Lions tours to New Zealand…