Jack Diamond: Sunderland footballer cleared of rape
Jack Diamond denied raping and sexually assaulting a woman he had a sex-based relationship with.
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Bet365 boss Denise Coates sees pay jump to £221m
1 hour ago About sharing The boss of Bet365 was paid around £221m during its last financial year, despite the gambling giant reporting a significant loss. Denise Coates’s salary was £7m higher than the previous year, according to new company accounts. As founder and joint chief executive of the online gambling firm, Ms Coates will…
Peregrine lander: Private US Moon mission runs into trouble
32 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Vulcan rocket sends Moon mission on its way The private US Moon mission launched on Monday has run into technical problems. The Astrobotic company behind the project says its Peregrine spacecraft has experienced an “anomaly” that has stopped it from pointing its solar panels stably at the Sun. Without…
Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones
The tech giant is compensating US customers and faces similar allegations in the UK.
UK weather: Snow hits south-east England as flooding persists
12 minutes ago About sharing Snow has started to fall near Maidstone in Kent with sleet and rain also forecast By Oliver Slow BBC News Snow has started hitting parts of the UK, with other areas being warned of potential flooding. BBC Weather said south-east England will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain…
Derek Draper: Kate Garraway thanks supporters as she deals with ‘pain’ of husband’s death
14 minutes ago About sharing Garraway and Draper pictured in 2009 at the British Book Awards in London By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Kate Garraway has thanked the public for their support as she deals with the “raw pain of grief” following the death of her husband, Derek Draper. The TV presenter announced on Friday…
‘I told police who my burglar was – but they did nothing’
36 minutes ago About sharing BBC reporter Bronagh Munro shares CCTV footage By Bronagh Munro BBC Panorama A woman whose home was burgled as she slept says the police would not question the man she had identified from CCTV as the offender. Sarah Goode from Blackburn told BBC Panorama that officers “were not prepared to…
Plane part lost in dramatic mid-air blowout found
A Portland schoolteacher finds the door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in mid-air.
‘I can’t stay silent’ on knife crime, Idris Elba says
39 minutes ago About sharing The actor says he cannot ‘stay silent’ on knife crime By Charlotte Gallagher Culture correspondent Idris Elba is calling on the government to take action on knife crime, accusing politicians of “repeatedly not giving this issue the focus it deserves”. The London-born actor says a planned law change to ban…
Golden Globes 2024: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr among Oppenheimer wins
2 minutes ago About sharing By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Oppenheimer is one of the big winners at the Golden Globe Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr were both recognised for their acting performances, while Christopher Nolan won best director. Murphy portrayed J Robert Oppenheimer, described as…