6 hours ago About sharing Bolton-born presenter and DJ Vernon Kay replaced Ken Bruce in May By Paul Glynn & Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter Vernon Kay’s BBC Radio 2 show has 6.9 million listeners, according to new audience figures – 1.3 million fewer than predecessor Ken Bruce pulled in before he left the mid-morning slot….
Jason Breen was dragged underwater by the young mammal until his leash broke, allowing him to surface.
When Avichai Brodutch began a solo vigil outside the Ministry of Defense, others began to join him.
1 hour ago About sharing David Shrigley’s celebrity fans include the tennis player Andrew Murray and US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel By Colin Paterson Entertainment correspondent, in Swansea The Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley has pulped 6,000 copies of Dan Brown’s best-seller The Da Vinci Code and republished them as George Orwell’s novel 1984….
22 minutes ago About sharing The EU has struggled to present a united front on the war, and there has been criticism of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) By Sofia Bettiza BBC News, Brussels EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit overshadowed by Hamas’s war with Israel and the EU’s…
46 minutes ago About sharing Thousands of health workers employed by independent organisations will not receive the bonus that NHS staff will By Hugh Pym Health editor The government could face a judicial review after excluding some health workers from a one-off bonus. The sum was part of a pay deal for more than a…
5 minutes ago About sharing Lewiston Police released an image of a vehicle as part of the manhunt Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine have warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 16 people have been killed. Residents of the city, the second-largest in the state, have been…
4 hours ago About sharing Watch: Bianca Williams on Met police stop and search By James W Kelly & Adina Campbell BBC News An athlete who was stopped and searched by Met Police officers – two of whom have been sacked over their actions – says the experience has left her “on edge”. Bianca Williams…
Mike Johnson has been voted the new House leader. But for the divided GOP, it was not easy to get here.
19 minutes ago About sharing Students are increasingly taking on paid work to cope with the cost of living while at university By Marthe de Ferrer BBC News Accommodation costs take up almost all the average maintenance loan received by university students in England, says student housing charity Unipol. Students are illegally doubling up in…