1 hour ago About sharing Care and compassion runs in the Jewell family, says the chief executive of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust A father and daughter duo who both recently qualified as mental health nurses said it was “surreal” to start their new careers alongside each other. Steven, 42, and Stevie-Leigh Jewell,…
1 hour ago About sharing Wendy Falconer says she has had trouble sleeping since her shock phone call with a scammer By Felicity Evans Money editor, Wales A woman had almost £400 stolen from her bank by a fraudster who then mocked her over the phone, telling her “you’re so stupid”. Wendy Falconer, 63, said…
2 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Storm Henk batters parts of UK Serious disruption to travel is expected on Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of the UK. Large parts of England and Wales saw strong winds and heavy rain, leading to flooding, travel disruption and power outages….
1 hour ago About sharing Thomas O’Brien said his shipping costs had soared in the last two weeks By Sam Gruet & Jonathan Josephs BBC News “Some of our costs have gone up 250%”. That is the reality for Thomas O’Brien, boss of family-run Boxer Gifts, which designs games and seasonal presents. Their products are…
33 minutes ago About sharing CEO Ben Stickley says they have been looking for the “least-worst option” for those affected at Shoeburyness High School By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Pupils at schools in England that are partially closed because of dangerous concrete will not get extra help in their exams, the government has said. Students…
1 hour ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The longest strike in the history of the NHS is getting under way as junior doctors take part in a six-day walkout. Thousands of junior doctors, who make up nearly half the doctor workforce in the NHS, are expected to take part in the stoppage…
2 hours ago About sharing Arouri is reported to have been killed in a drone strike on a third floor By Raffi Berg & Graeme Baker BBC News Israel has insisted the assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut was not an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of “punishment” for his death. An…
27 minutes ago Comments About sharing Luke Littler threw scores of 100-plus on 42 occasions By Callum Matthews BBC Sport Luke Littler’s sensational run at the PDC World Darts Championship continued as the 16-year-old beat Rob Cross to storm into the final. Littler, playing in the tournament for the first time, lost the first set…
The social justice campaigner died on her birthday, aged 61, after being ill for sometime.
A professor in investigating accidents tells the BBC what might have caused the plane to burst into flames.