1 hour ago About sharing Tests showed Stephen and Carol Baxter died after ingesting the synthetic opioid drug, fentanyl By Rachael McMenemy & PA Media BBC News, Essex A man poisoned a married couple with the opioid painkiller fentanyl and rewrote their will, a murder trial has heard. Stephen Baxter, 61, and Carol Baxter, 64,…
2 hours ago About sharing Asgar, Shabnam and Khalid Skeikh were jailed at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday By Dave Higgens PA News A man and his parents have been jailed after a court heard his wife was forced to take medication and doused with a corrosive substance. Asgar Sheikh, 31, was jailed for seven…
BBC Verify analyses Ukrainian military footage claiming to show sea drones striking Russian ship in the Black Sea.
They come after a woman was killed and others were injured in a rocket attack on northern Israel.
27 minutes ago About sharing Lviv’s cemeteries are now filled with the graves of those killed in Russia’s full-scale invasion By Fergal Keane BBC News, Lviv Nearly two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine Fergal Keane returns to Lviv station where in February and March 2022 he witnessed the biggest refugee crisis in Europe…
26 minutes ago About sharing Natasha Abrahart killed herself on the day she was due to give a presentation at university A university’s appeal against a judgement that it contributed to the death of a student by discriminating against her has been rejected. Natasha Abrahart, 20, took her own life in 2018 on the day…
A court hears that 11 women have described how Iain Packer put his hands on their throats.
1 minute ago Comments About sharing The UK’s inflation rate remained unchanged in January, despite the first monthly fall in food prices in more than two years, official figures show. Inflation, which measures how prices rise over time, was 4% last month. The number surprised experts who had expected a rise in energy bills to…
46 minutes ago About sharing Ukraine’s military put out a video of the ship as it came under attack from sea drones By Paul Kirby BBC News A big Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, has sunk off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. Powerful explosions were heard early on Wednesday…
23 minutes ago About sharing ‘No-one was that good’: Colleagues pay tribute to Steve Wright By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Tributes have poured in for Steve Wright, with fellow DJs remembering him as a broadcasting “legend” and a “radio genius”. Nicki Chapman, who is filling in for Zoe Ball on Radio 2’s breakfast show this…