Harry Pitman: Boy, 16, to be charged with murder, says CPS
The boy is to appear in court over the New Year’s Eve stabbing, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after window blows out mid-air
23 minutes ago About sharing By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News A passenger plane lost a section of its fuselage in mid-air, forcing it to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon on Friday. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 returned to Portland 35 minutes into its flight to California after an…
Cold weather to last a week as flooding continues
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Horses rescued and homes submerged as floods hit UK By Oliver Slow BBC News A cold weather alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency, as parts of England also grapple with flooding following a week of heavy rainfall. The cold snap is expected to last several…
Prince Andrew ‘spent weeks’ at Epstein home – witness
2 hours ago About sharing Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001 By Max Matza BBC News Prince Andrew “spent weeks” at sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida mansion, according to a third batch of unsealed court files. Juan Alessi, who managed Epstein’s residence in Palm Beach, testified that the Duke of…
Oscar Pistorius release: A reminder of South Africa’s femicide problem
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Derek Draper: How Kate Garraway’s heartbreak and hope captured a nation
2 hours ago About sharing Draper and Garraway married in 2005 and have two children together By Steven McIntosh, Yasmin Rufo and Becky Morton BBC News In March 2020, during the initial outbreak of Covid-19 in the UK, TV presenter Kate Garraway and her husband Derek Draper discussed the impact the virus could possibly have…
Junior doctors’ strike: The ‘huge effort’ to keep a hospital running
3 hours ago About sharing The hospital said staff had been redeployed and a “huge effort” was under way to manage patient demand By Hugh Pym Health editor The six-day junior doctors’ strike is the longest period of industrial action by NHS workers in its history. We were warned it would pose a “serious threat…
Biden slams Trump for Capitol riot in 2024 campaign speech
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Biden: ‘Is democracy still America’s sacred cause?’ By Kayla Epstein & Gary O’Donoghue in New York and Pennsylvania In his first campaign speech of 2024, President Joe Biden cast his likely election opponent, Donald Trump, as a fundamental threat to American democracy. “Whether democracy is still America’s sacred cause…
Rishi Sunak had significant doubt over Rwanda plan, papers suggest
21 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak defended his Rwanda plans at a press conference on Thursday By Laura Kuenssberg BBC News Rishi Sunak had significant doubts about sending migrants to Rwanda when he was chancellor, papers seen by the BBC suggest. They suggest he wanted to scale back No 10’s original plans. They also…
Post Office scandal: Met Police investigate ‘potential fraud offences’
46 minutes ago About sharing By Vishala Sri-Pathma and Emma Simpson BBC News The Metropolitan Police is looking at “potential fraud offences” committed in the Horizon IT scandal. More than 700 Post Office branch managers were accused of wrongdoing after faulty accounting software made it appear money was missing. The Met said it was investigating…