1 hour ago About sharing By Sam Gruet Business reporter, BBC News Ticket machines at train stations charge passengers more than double than what they’d cost online for some journeys, according to new analysis. Consumer group Which?’s research said some same-day rail tickets were 50% more expensive on average at stations. The best value fares…
1 hour ago About sharing Health workers in Unison are among members of 16 unions taking part in the strike People in Northern Ireland will face severe disruption on Thursday as more than 100,000 public sector workers including teachers, nurses and bus drivers go on strike. It is expected to be the biggest strike in…
César Suárez was shot dead in the port city of Guayaquil on Wednesday, the attorney general said.
48 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan battle isn’t over yet By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News Rishi Sunak has succeeded in getting his key Rwanda bill through the House of Commons after a Tory rebellion failed to materialise. The bill, which aims to stop legal challenges against ministers’ plans to send…
19 minutes ago About sharing By Matt Murphy BBC News, Washington Yemen’s Houthis claim to have targeted a US-owned vessel in the Red Sea after Washington said it will re-designate the group as “global terrorists”. The group said they targeted the “Genco Picardy” bulk carrier with missiles which resulted in a “direct hit”. Washington’s new…
12 minutes ago About sharing E Jean Carroll told the court Trump “lied, and it shattered my reputation” By Sam Cabral, and Kayla Epstein in the courtroom BBC News E Jean Carroll has testified that Donald Trump “shattered” her reputation after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Seated inside the federal…
37 minutes ago About sharing By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent, and Sean Seddon BBC News The Princess of Wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery, and King Charles III is set to undergo a medical procedure next week. Catherine will step back from royal duties for months after surgery for an unspecified but non-cancer…
15 minutes ago About sharing Tony Lloyd has been a Labour MP since 1983 By Paul Burnell & Monica Rimmer BBC News Sir Tony Lloyd, the Labour MP for Rochdale, “died peacefully” at home on Wednesday morning, his family has said in a statement. A post on social media from his family said he was…
16 minutes ago About sharing Some of the Darweesh brothers were on their way to work; Hazza (top right) had a hospital appointment By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Al-Shuhada, West Bank Israel is accused of having targeted a group of Palestinian civilians with no links to armed groups and who posed no threat to Israeli…
19 minutes ago About sharing Watch: In an exclusive BBC video, President Kagame offered to return UK taxpayer’s money if no refugees enter Rwanda Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said he could return money to the UK if no asylum seekers are sent to his country under his deal with the government. The UK has…