1 hour ago About sharing Keir Starmer with his deputy Angela Rayner at the Labour conference last year By Iain Watson Political correspondent, BBC News The Labour Party has sent its election candidates a “campaigning bible,” as party insiders describe it. The 24-page document is aimed at winning back those who have lost faith in…
32 minutes ago About sharing The Rwanda policy aims to deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats Rishi Sunak is facing a crucial vote on his Rwanda bill, after two Conservative deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned to rebel over the issue. On Tuesday Lee Anderson, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Jane Stevenson stepped…
56 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race & Lora Jones BBC News More than 900 Post Office workers were prosecuted after faulty computer software made it look like money was missing from their branches. While victims of the scandal have now been promised swift exoneration and compensation by the government, hundreds of peoples’ lives…
4 hours ago About sharing By Katy Austin Transport correspondent, BBC News Boeing has asked Ryanair to send extra engineers to oversee quality checks of its planes “on the ground” following the Alaska Airlines incident. Ryanair’s boss told the BBC that quality was improving but the incident had shown there was “more to be done”….
31 minutes ago About sharing Mike Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, faces accusations of exploiting men for sex By Rianna Croxford, investigations correspondent BBC News and BBC Panorama The FBI has begun an investigation after the BBC revealed claims that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) sexually exploited and abused men…
45 minutes ago About sharing Watch: UK weather forecast as temperatures stay low By Harrison Jones BBC News Tuesday could be the coldest January night since 2010, the Met Office has warned. Temperatures may drop to freezing lows of -15C in parts of Scotland, according to the forecaster. Bitter conditions and significant snowfall have already…
Under the deal, brokered by Qatar and France, new aid is to reach both Gaza civilians and Israeli hostages.
58 minutes ago About sharing Lee Anderson is the Conservative MP for Ashfield, in Nottinghamshire Two Conservative Party deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide have resigned to rebel against Rishi Sunak’s government over its flagship Rwanda bill. Deputy chairs Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith quit to join about 60 Tory MPs backing an amendment rebels…
1 hour ago About sharing Louis Ahearne and his older brother Stewart Ahearne were extradited from the UK in 2022 By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, in Geneva Two British brothers have been jailed after confessing to breaking into a Geneva museum and stealing iconic 14th century Chinese Ming Dynasty antiques. Stewart and Louis Ahearne admitted…
11 minutes ago About sharing Iris Haim, mother of Yotam, in Jerusalem By Lucy Manning BBC News The mother of an Israeli hostage accidentally killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza has described hostage videos released by Hamas as “psychological warfare”. Iris Haim told BBC News that recent videos of hostages who appeared to be dead…