It is more than four months since the government’s Rwanda bill was introduced in the House of Commons. It’s more than two years since the policy to send some asylum seekers in the UK to Rwanda. But today might be the day the legislation is finally passed. Rishi Sunak certainly hopes so. “We will sit…
47 minutes ago About sharing Footage from smart motorway accidents By Steve Andrewson, Richard Bilton & Rory Tinman BBC Panorama The technology behind England’s smart motorway network stops working on a regular basis, the BBC has discovered. Figures obtained by Panorama have revealed hundreds of incidents when crucial safety equipment was out of action. A…
31 minutes ago About sharing Watch: There are still three suspects out there, says Stephen Lawrence’s mother By Daniel De Simone Home Affairs Correspondent The Met Police has apologised to Stephen Lawrence’s mother for breaking a promise to answer questions raised by a BBC investigation into his murder. Baroness Doreen Lawrence was promised an explanation…
1 hour ago About sharing Anderson entering a press conference in Syria after his release in 1991 US journalist Terry Anderson, who was held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon’s civil war, has died aged 76. Anderson was the chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press when he was captured by Islamist militants…
9 minutes ago About sharing By Ian Casey BBC News Rishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into the night to pass it. There has been a prolonged stand-off over the bill between the two Houses of Parliament over the past…
23 minutes ago About sharing By William McLennan, Colin Campbell and Abby Newbery BBC England Investigations Thousands of posts offering deadly drugs known as nitazenes have been found on X and the music platform SoundCloud by a BBC investigation. Nitazenes – more deadly then heroin – have recently been linked to nearly three deaths a…
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39 minutes ago About sharing By Steve Swann BBC home affairs reporter Serious violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown. Despite increases in the two previous years, the overall trend is for a long-term decline in serious violence, Cardiff University researchers found. The fall was driven by reductions among…
2 hours ago About sharing Lloyd was awarded a Guiness World Record certificate after the race By Paul Pigott BBC News A teenage runner with Down’s syndrome has made history as the youngest person in his learning disability category to complete a marathon. Lloyd Martin, 19, whose family is from Cardiff, completed the London Marathon…
Jude Bellingham scored a late winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga after an enthralling El Clasico. Bellingham smashed into the roof of the net as the clock ticked into stoppage time as Real twice came from behind at the Bernabeu. Andres Christensen scored the…