2 hours ago Comments About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Domestic energy prices will fall by 16% in April, according to a prediction by consultancy Cornwall Insight, bringing some relief to billpayers. It said the annual household bill when using a typical amount of gas and electricity was expected to drop from…
31 minutes ago About sharing By Philippa Roxby Health reporter Millions of parents in England are being contacted by the NHS and urged to make an appointment to have their children vaccinated against measles, as cases rise across the country. More than 3.4 million children aged under 16 are unprotected and at risk of becoming…
Royal Mail wants to drop Saturday deliveries but the prime minister says they are “important”.
A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river, an inquest has ruled.
50 minutes ago About sharing An artist’s impression of how the lander might look on the Moon’s surface By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent Japan may yet manage to salvage its Moon lander, the country’s space agency Jaxa says – if sunlight hits it in the right place. The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three…
Near misses, huge waves and more are captured on camera following strong gusts in the UK and the Isle of Man.
55 minutes ago About sharing The Navy Seals went missing during an operation to seize weapons parts on this ship By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Two US Navy Seals who went missing during an operation to seize Iranian-made weapons – bound for Houthis in Yemen – are now presumed dead, the US military says. The…
Security cameras on a house captured the incident as Belton was battered by Storm Isha.
2 hours ago About sharing The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women need to be able to trust healthcare providers By Aurelia Foster and Eve Webster Health reporter, BBC News Healthcare workers are being told not to report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own…
1 hour ago About sharing Ted’s owner, Denise Mariner-Chappell, says she struggled to socialise him during lockdown By Jonathan Fagg, Lauren Woodhead & Emily Unia BBC News Dogs bought in the pandemic have high rates of problem behaviours, a Royal Veterinary College study suggests. It estimates high rates of behaviours such as separation anxiety and…