10 hours ago About sharing Researchers have documented the health impact on brick kiln workers, who toil in some of the world’s hottest conditions By Laura Bicker in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Chantrea drags an electric fan the size of a large door into the airless chamber where she works every day. It is her only…
9 hours ago About sharing By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Actress Margot Robbie, star of 2023’s top-grossing film, Barbie, has broken her silence on her Oscar snub for best actress. The movie received eight Oscar nominations, including for best picture, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. Fans, though, were dismayed she was…
37 minutes ago About sharing The prime minister backed calls for Alan Bates to be knighted By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates who led the campaign for justice in the Post Office Horizon scandal has said he will reject an offer of compensation from the government. The government confirmed plans for “full…
1 hour ago About sharing XL bully Duke is muzzled by his owner last month ahead of the ban By Jeremy Culley BBC News A police chief has warned the ban on XL bully dogs, in force from today, poses “logistical challenges” for officers. Mark Hobrough, from the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said the ban…
1 hour ago Comments About sharing A rising demand for social care is among the factors contributing to financial pressures on councils The financial crisis facing England’s councils is “out of control” with even well-run local authorities at risk of going bust, MPs have warned. A cross-party committee said the government must plug a £4bn…
3 hours ago About sharing The couple, pictured arriving at court in May 2023, married in 2018 By Flora Drury BBC News The rumours about Imran Khan’s third wife did not take long to start swirling. For a start, Bushra Maneka – as she was known before her marriage to Pakistan’s former cricket captain-turned-politician –…
29 minutes ago About sharing By James Melley, Alison Holt & Chris Bell BBC News Court hearings that never happened, fake documents, a non-existent social worker – a legal scam which targeted vulnerable people has been uncovered by a BBC investigation. At the centre of the operation is Craig Johnson, who promised “award-winning legal services”….
2 hours ago About sharing Jeremy Hunt has said there is likely to be less scope for tax cuts in the March Budget than there was last autumn. The chancellor told the BBC he wanted to “lighten the tax burden” to help grow the economy. But he said this had to be done in a…
Nine people, including children and police officers, taken to hospital after “corrosive substance” thrown in south London, police say
32 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Zuckerberg apologises to victims of online exploitation Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate. Mr Zuckerberg – who runs Instagram and Facebook – turned to them and said “no one…