1 hour ago About sharing A top-venting blank firing gun By Adrian Goldberg & Paul Grant File on 4 Converted handguns – originally designed to fire blanks – are currently responsible for more shooting incidents in the UK than “real” handguns. Police figures reveal there were 64 discharges from converted models in 2023, compared with…
28 minutes ago About sharing By Peter Barnes Senior elections and political analyst, BBC News The Labour Party would need a record swing in votes at the next general election to win a majority in the House of Commons, according to analysis of the new electoral map. The next election will be fought on new…
1 hour ago About sharing Wave action is cutting caves and arches in the walls of A23a By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent Erosion is sculpting dramatic features into the world’s biggest iceberg in what’s likely to be the final months of its existence. A ship run by the Eyos expeditions company arrived at the frozen…
5 minutes ago About sharing Matthew Macfadyen said it was a “great honour” to be named best supporting actor for his role in Succession By Steven McIntosh and Noor Nanji Entertainment reporters Succession, Beef and The Bear are the big winners at the Emmy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. British actor Matthew…
39 minutes ago About sharing By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in Des Moines, Iowa It was perhaps the least surprising victory in the history of the Iowa caucuses. Donald Trump has been projected as the winner of the first contest in the Republican race for a presidential nominee, and his margin appears as comfortable…
1 hour ago About sharing The portrait will hang in thousands of public settings, from hospitals to police and fire stations By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The portrait of the King that will hang in public buildings such as courts and government offices has been unveiled. Taken in Windsor Castle, it is a very traditional…
39 minutes ago About sharing PM Rishi Sunak is facing a blow to his authority as two deputy Conservative chairmen said they would back moves to toughen up his flagship Rwanda bill. Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith are among more than 60 Tory MPs on the right of the party supporting changes to the legislation,…
36 minutes ago About sharing Itai Svirsky has been named as one of the two male hostages shown in recent footage released by Hamas By Henri Astier BBC News Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on…
33 minutes ago About sharing Watch: UK weather forecast as temperatures stay low By Sean Seddon BBC News A cold snap fuelled by wintry Arctic air is set to continue on Tuesday and into the week ahead. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, much of northern…
56 minutes ago About sharing Container ship in the Red Sea By Lipika Pelham BBC News Houthi rebels have hit a US-owned container ship with a ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen, the US says. The vessel, Gibraltar Eagle, reported “no injuries or significant damage”, according to the United States military command for the…