22 minutes ago About sharing By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News Labour will act to block people not fit to be MPs, shadow defence secretary John Healey has pledged, as the party struggles to deal with an ongoing row about comments made by its candidates. He insisted the party practiced “due diligence” when picking…
4 hours ago About sharing Violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year, according to a leading trade body. Incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to September 2023, up from 870 incidents a day the year before. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) criticised the “woefully…
25 minutes ago About sharing Jack has a range of problems including cerebral palsy, epilepsy and learning disabilities By Adam Eley & Alison Holt BBC News More than 100 families looking after severely disabled adults and children outside hospital, have told the BBC that the NHS is failing to provide enough vital support. Many got…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Republicans cheer after Mayorkas’ impeachment By Bernd Debusmann Jr and Jacqueline Howard BBC News The House of Representatives has narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, making him the first cabinet member to face impeachment in nearly 150 years. Many Republicans blame Mr Mayorkas for an unprecedented…
4 hours ago About sharing PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif plans to nominate his brother Shehbaz Sharif – pictured here – to be prime minister By Caroline Davies Pakistan correspondent Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto’s parties in Pakistan have reached a deal to form a government. Mr Bhutto’s PPP said it would help Mr Sharif’s PML-N elect…
Former colleagues have been paying tribute to the legendary DJ, who has died aged 69.
1 hour ago About sharing Steve Wright at a Radio 1 roadshow in the 1980s By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter A cheerful, constant companion for millions of loyal listeners over more than 40 years, Steve Wright was one of the most popular personalities on Radio 1 before transferring that success to Radio 2….
Crowds took to the streets for the traditional frenzied fun that sees people battling to keep a ball.
3 hours ago About sharing The investigation follows the discovery of a batch of faulty solution used to freeze eggs and embryos By Aurelia Foster Health reporter More than 100 women who had eggs and embryos frozen at a leading clinic have been told they may have been damaged due to a fault in the…
28 minutes ago About sharing By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent London Mayor Sadiq Khan says deepfake audio of him supposedly making inflammatory remarks before Armistice Day almost caused “serious disorder”. Mr Khan says the law is not “fit for purpose” in tackling AI fakes, as the audio creator “got away with…