15 minutes ago About sharing By Helena Wilkinson & Oliver Slow BBC News A baby girl would still be alive were it not for the “reckless, utterly selfish, callous, cruel, arrogant and ultimately grossly negligent conduct” of her parents, a court has heard. Constance Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial…
2 hours ago About sharing Madonna’s representatives said the European leg of her Celebration Tour had “received rave reviews” By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Madonna will “vigorously defend” legal action brought by fans after she was more than two hours late for a show, her representatives have said. The singer is being sued by two…
22 minutes ago About sharing Tom Holland is a 27-year-old British actor best known for his role in Spiderman By Yasmin Rufo BBC News It is not every day a million dollars shows up in your account by accident. But The White Lotus star Tom Hollander has revealed it happened to him when he received…
2 hours ago About sharing The Slim lander may yet come back to life if its solar cells can be made to work By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent Japan’s Moon lander ended up on its nose when it made its historic touchdown on the lunar surface. The first picture of the stricken Slim spacecraft shows…
30 minutes ago About sharing Shinji Aoba started a fire in 2019 which killed 36 people in the Kyoto Animation Studio By Frances Mao BBC News A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for an arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio in 2019 which killed 36 people and injured dozens more. The incident,…
8 minutes ago About sharing By Oliver Slow & Callum May BBC News Actor Idris Elba says there is no “one size fits all” to tackling knife crime, after victims’ families urged mandatory prison terms for carrying knives. Dr Sinead O’Malley, whose daughter was killed in Nottingham last year, has called for compulsory prison sentences….
47 minutes ago About sharing Filippo Grandi has been visiting Ukraine to assess the situation as that conflict continues A top UN official has voiced concerns over the UK government’s “stop the boats” policy, which he says is a “fake response” to migration issues. Rishi Sunak’s promise was one of his government’s five priorities that…
33 minutes ago About sharing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hinted at tax cuts in the upcoming spring Budget By Faarea Masud Business reporter Promises of tax cuts during general election campaigns may have to be rolled back as the UK economy faces some of its worst problems since the 1950s, a new report suggests. “Tax…
3 hours ago About sharing Figures released in 2023 showed the average wait for hip surgery is 452 days in Wales By Owain Clarke BBC Wales health correspondent Patients waited more than five years for surgeries after health board mistakes saw them lose their places on waiting lists, a new report says. The Public Services…
5 hours ago About sharing How you make the perfect cuppa can be an intensely individual experience By James Gregory BBC News The British claim to know a thing or two when it comes to making a good cup of tea. The beverage is a cultural institution in the UK, where an estimated 100 million…