4 hours ago About sharing After Elmo asked how everybody was doing on X, users responded with a torrent of trauma By Noor Nanji Culture correspondent How is everybody doing? The answer, it seems, is not great. When Elmo, the Muppet, innocently asked people how they were on X (formerly Twitter), thousands of users replied,…
27 minutes ago About sharing By Daniel Sandford & Harrison Jones BBC News A London taxi driver has told a court he had “an uneasy feeling” about Constance Marten and Mark Gordon while giving them a lift in the middle of the night. The couple are on trial for the manslaughter by gross negligence of…
Bryce Hodgson was handed a 16-week suspended jail term in July last year, court documents show.
Russia says each side got 195 soldiers back, Ukraine says 207 of its military and civilians were returned.
1 hour ago About sharing Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi as seen last July posting bail By Frances Mao & Carrie Davies in Singapore and Islamabad Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been jailed for 14 years, the second sentence handed to Pakistan’s former prime minister in two days. The two…
8 hours ago About sharing By Aurelia Foster and Hugh Pym Health reporter and health editor Treatments for seven conditions such as sore throats and earaches are now available directly from pharmacists, without the need to visit a doctor. The Pharmacy First scheme will allow most chemists in England to issue prescriptions to patients without…
31 minutes ago About sharing The mother of this newborn baby did not live long enough to name her By Yolande Knell BBC News, Gaza Born amid the horrors of the war in Gaza, the month-old baby girl lying in an incubator has never known a parent’s embrace. She was delivered by Caesarean section after…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Biden tells press he has decided on a response to the drone attack in Jordan By Max Matza BBC News An Iraqi militant group suspected of launching a drone strike in Jordan that killed three US troops says it has suspended operations against the US. Kataib Hezbollah, the Iran-aligned…
1 hour ago About sharing Sir Lenny has been honorary life president of Comic Relief since 2017 By Alex Taylor BBC Culture reporter Sir Lenny Henry is to host Comic Relief for the final time when the BBC fundraising telethon returns in March. The comedian, who co-founded the charity with director Richard Curtis in 1985,…
1 hour ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The shadow chancellor has told the BBC Labour would not reinstate a bankers’ bonuses cap that was scrapped last year by the Conservative government. It comes as Ms Reeves set out Labour’s plans to boost economic growth through the financial services sector. She described the…