1 hour ago About sharing Abed-Alrahman al-Najjar was killed on 12 February By Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem When Israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas, there was relief for their families and a boost for national morale. But the rescue on 12 February has left angry feelings in Gaza, where…
9 minutes ago About sharing The two-year-old has been missing since Sunday By Will Jefford BBC News, Leicester A two-year-old boy reported missing after falling into a river in Leicester has been named by police as Xielo Maruziva. Xielo entered the River Soar, in the Aylestone area, at about 17:00 GMT on Sunday. A police…
New Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says his “preference” is to build a new stadium for the club that can also “serve the north of England”. United have played at the 74,310-capacity Old Trafford since 1910, but Ratcliffe acknowledged it had become “tired and in need of refurbishment”. A new stadium could be built…
2 hours ago About sharing Watch Big Keith’s iconic scotch egg scene from The Office By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for his role as “Big Keith” in The Office, has died aged 50. The character, Keith Bishop, was a scotch egg-loving accountant who had a monotone answerphone message…
26 minutes ago About sharing A supporter of Julian Assange outside court on Wednesday Julian Assange “put lives at risk” by releasing classified US documents and should be extradited to face justice, a High Court hearing has been told. Lawyers for the US said Mr Assange revealed the names of sources when he used Wikileaks…
7 minutes ago About sharing Alexei Navalny, pictured here at a rally in 2020, was President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic By James Gregory BBC News The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died. The sanctioned individuals will also be…
46 minutes ago About sharing Henry Staunton had been the Post Office chairman since December 2022 The former Post Office chairman has claimed he was told to “hobble” into the next election without solving the company’s long-term problems. Henry Staunton, who was sacked last month, said the comment was made by a senior civil servant…
As we’ve been reporting, MPs will vote later today on the SNP’s call for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. It is the second such motion tabled by the party. The previous vote, in November, saw ten Labour frontbenchers quit to support the SNP’s position. Now, Labour is for the first time since the…
7 hours ago About sharing By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent The Premier League is fighting a rise in social media threats against both its players and their families, with a team dedicated to hunting down online trolls. For a new series exploring extraordinary cases of online hate, the BBC gains exclusive…
17 minutes ago About sharing By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News The government finances showed a large surplus last month, more than double the surplus last January. The surplus – the difference between spending and tax income – rose to £16.7bn in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. These are the last…