2024

1 hour ago About sharing Sir Lenny has been honorary life president of Comic Relief since 2017 By Alex Taylor BBC Culture reporter Sir Lenny Henry is to host Comic Relief for the final time when the BBC fundraising telethon returns in March. The comedian, who co-founded the charity with director Richard Curtis in 1985,…

1 hour ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The shadow chancellor has told the BBC Labour would not reinstate a bankers’ bonuses cap that was scrapped last year by the Conservative government. It comes as Ms Reeves set out Labour’s plans to boost economic growth through the financial services sector. She described the…

11 minutes ago About sharing By Mariko Oi Business reporter A judge in the US state of Delaware has annulled a $55.8bn (£44bn) pay deal awarded to Elon Musk in 2018 by the electric car company Tesla. The lawsuit was filed by a shareholder who argued that it was an overpayment. Judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled…

1 hour ago About sharing Martin Bashir stepped down from his role as religion editor at the BBC in 2021 Martin Bashir blamed professional jealousy for the controversy surrounding the way he secured an interview with Princess Diana. Newly released emails also show the journalist thought his class and race played a role in the…

32 minutes ago About sharing “I never meant to hurt anyone” says Julia Wandelt By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent When Julia Wandelt posted on social media that she believed she was Madeleine McCann, she became a lightning rod for online anger. In the first of a new series of stories exploring…

31 minutes ago About sharing The latest allegations came to light because of the actions of a student police officer By Noel Titheradge Investigations correspondent, BBC News Police officers made “sickening” comments about an assault victim while watching body-worn video showing her groin, the BBC has learned. The woman’s body was exposed when she was…

31 minutes ago About sharing Ismail Haniyeh said Hamas’s priorities were a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal (file photo) By David Gritten BBC News Hamas’s political leader has confirmed it is studying a new proposal to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Ismail Haniyeh said the group had been invited to discuss a…

37 minutes ago About sharing By Daniel Sandford BBC News home affairs correspondent Jurors in the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have for the first time seen images of their baby, whose body was later found in a shed. Ms Marten, 36, and Mr Gordon, 49, are accused of the manslaughter of Victoria….