After the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt finished delivering his spring Budget speech in the House of Commons, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer gave his response. He labelled the Budget a “last desperate act” of the Conservatives and pointed to recent sharp increases in the cost of living to dispute the government’s claims that the Budget will…
1 hour ago About sharing Among the signatories to the letter are relatives of victims of the Manchester Arena attack More than 50 victims of Islamist-inspired terror attacks have signed a joint letter against what they describe as anti-Muslim hate. They warn it is “irresponsible” for some politicians to equate extremists with “the vast majority…
2 hours ago About sharing Boris Johnson also travelled to Ukraine in February By Ione Wells, South America Correspondent & Damian Grammaticas, Political Correspondent BBC News Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Venezuela last month for a private meeting with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The talks were unofficial and not paid for by…
1 hour ago About sharing The General Frank S Besson is carrying the first load of equipment to build a floating harbour By Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship,…
1 hour ago About sharing President Joe Biden is going on the offence following his State of the Union address on Thursday By Gary O’Donoghue and Sam Cabral in Atlanta and Washington Donald Trump and Joe Biden have both held campaign rallies in the US state of Georgia, as their general election showdown comes into…
4 hours ago About sharing Prof Mererid Evans says Rhod Gilbert “wanted something positive to come out of his experience” By Natalie Grice BBC News “A patient once described it to me as brutal, and it’s really stuck with me, because it’s difficult to go through.” What’s so brutal? It’s the cancer treatment Prof Mererid…
1 hour ago About sharing Some of the work taking place in Gaza to build a new road as seen in the Israeli Channel 14 video uploaded to YouTube on 17 February By Abdirahim Saeed, Tom Spencer, Paul Brown & Richard Irvine-Brown BBC Arabic & BBC Verify The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has finished building…
1 hour ago About sharing The site is often a flashpoint during flare-ups in the Israel-Palestinian conflict By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem There are renewed fears of violence spreading, particularly to Jerusalem, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as a truce remains elusive. Hamas has reiterated a call for Palestinians to step up…
1 hour ago About sharing The student was arrested at the dormitories of Moscow State University By Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News A student has been sentenced to 10 days in jail in Moscow after renaming his wi-fi network with a pro-Kyiv slogan. The Moscow State University student had titled the network “Slava Ukraini!” which…
1 hour ago About sharing Phoebe was contacted by more than 100 swimmers after speaking out about her bulimia ordeal By Rebecca Woods BBC News, England The first swimmer to speak publicly about abusive practices in the sport said she was proud of the “brave” athletes who had shared their stories to change a culture…