4 hours ago About sharing Justin Welby met with Michael Gove to discuss the plans By Callum May BBC News The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have criticised Michael Gove’s planned redefinition of extremism. Justin Welby and Stephen Cotterell said the government’s response, to what Rishi Sunak has called a shocking rise in extremism, “risks…
6 minutes ago About sharing Viewers watch a 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The two will likely face off again this year By Kayla Epstein BBC News US President Joe Biden and predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their respective parties’ nominations for president, CBS projects….
58 minutes ago About sharing Giant redwoods were introduced to the UK from California by the Victorians By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC News Science Giant redwoods – the world’s largest trees – are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California. The giants were first…
37 minutes ago About sharing The UN says a quarter of Gaza’s population are one step away from famine By James Gregory BBC News Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Joseph Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade”…
11 minutes ago About sharing Failed asylum seekers are to be offered up to £3,000 to move to Rwanda under a new voluntary scheme. The plan, first reported by The Times, is understood to be a variation of an existing voluntary returns scheme, where failed asylum seekers receive cash to return to their home country….
Arsenal reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 after beating Porto in a penalty shootout following a night of tension at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners went into this last-16 second leg 1-0 down but drew level when Leandro Trossard put them ahead on the night four minutes before the interval with…
The late Russian opposition leader’s team says Volkov was assaulted with a hammer and pepper sprayed.
31 minutes ago About sharing Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005 By Mike Wendling BBC News Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have argued that she should be set free under the terms of a previous deal with federal prosecutors. Maxwell, 62, was found guilty of helping disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein sexually abuse young girls. She…
49 minutes ago About sharing The controversial Tavistock Centre was earmarked for closure in 2022 By Josh Parry LGBT & Identity Producer Children will no longer routinely be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed. The decision comes after a review found there was “not enough evidence” they are safe or…
31 minutes ago About sharing Footage supplied to the BBC showed medics detained at Nasser hospital stripped down and kneeling outside By Alex Binley BBC News David Cameron has said the BBC report about Palestinian medical staff in Gaza being beaten and humiliated by Israeli troops is “very disturbing”. The foreign secretary called for “answers…