2 hours ago About sharing Rishi Sunak defended his Rwanda plans at a press conference on Thursday By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News The UK has given Rwanda a further £100m this year as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers there. The payment was made in April, the Home Office’s top civil servant said…
25 minutes ago About sharing Models used the road as a catwalk on Manchester’s Thomas Street By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Celebrities, models and several hundred global fashionistas crammed into a Manchester street on Thursday as French luxury brand Chanel turned it into a catwalk for a prestigious fashion show. Actors Kristen Stewart,…
19 minutes ago About sharing Some passengers were stuck between Paddington and Acton Main Line for more than three hours By Jemma Crew BBC News Passengers have been stuck on trains for hours without power after damage to overhead cables blocked routes to and from one of London’s busiest stations. National Rail said it had…
Culture Obituary Today 1:25 pm My Last Conversation With Norman Lear My Last Conversation With Norman Lear He invented modern television. And he still found time to nurture his political causes, from People for the American Way to The Nation. Joan Walsh December 7, 2023 Norman Lear in 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Jerod Harris /…
The Prince of Wales shocks Emma Webb by turning up on day 13 of her charity walk to London.
1 hour ago About sharing Barnard Castle, ICU and heckling: Johnson grilled at Covid inquiry Boris Johnson has finished giving evidence at the public inquiry looking into how his government handled the Covid crisis. Over two days at the hearing, the former prime minster admitted some mistakes were made but defended his overall approach. Here…
Writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died aged 65, was known for his passion and dedication to his principles.
7 hours ago About sharing By Branwen Jeffreys and Sallie George BBC News At 2:15am on Christmas morning last year, Ruth Perry woke and wrote down her thoughts while her two teenage daughters and husband slept. “I.N.A.D.E.Q.U.A.T.E keeps flashing behind my eyes.” She had been head teacher at Caversham Primary School, in Reading, for 13…
28 minutes ago About sharing Prince Harry is challenging the fairness of how decisions over his security were made By Jemma Crew BBC News Prince Harry wants his children to “feel at home” in the UK but they cannot if “it’s not possible to keep them safe”, the High Court has heard. Calling the UK…
37 minutes ago About sharing Boris Johnson rejects claims his Covid policy was “let it rip” across UK Boris Johnson has insisted he did not pursue a “let it rip” strategy during the coronavirus pandemic. Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, he said he did offer counter arguments in order to challenge the consensus in…