4 hours ago About sharing A national scourge By Harriet Bradshaw and Greg Brosnan BBC News climate and science Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will help rid us of them for good. Reports of potholes and damage they caused hit five-year…
25 minutes ago Comments About sharing Former world number one Murray is now ranked 44th By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport at Melbourne Park Australian Open 2024 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-28 January Coverage: Commentary every day from 07:00 GMT on Tennis Breakfast on Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with selected live text commentaries…
17 minutes ago About sharing By Lauren Hirst & Rumeana Jahangir BBC News Girls were “left at the mercy” of paedophile grooming gangs for years because of failings by senior police and council bosses, a report has said. The review covers 2004 to 2013 and sets out a series of failed investigations by Greater Manchester…
1 hour ago About sharing Undercover footage shows a surgeon telling a reporter she could qualify for gastric sleeve surgery if she ate more By Catriona MacPhee & Rachel Coburn BBC Disclosure A Turkish doctor selling weight-loss “holidays” abroad told an undercover BBC reporter to gain weight so she could have gastric sleeve surgery. Dr…
1 hour ago About sharing The missile fired towards the USS Laboon, seen here in a file photo, was downed By Phelan Chatterjee BBC News The US military says it has shot down a missile fired towards one of its warships from a Houthi area of Yemen. The anti-ship cruise missile – fired towards the…
3 hours ago About sharing Linda received calls demanding cash after her dog, Lulu, disappeared By Daniel O’Donoghue & Scott Hesketh BBC News Fraudsters are trawling lost pet forums and demanding ransom payments from owners desperate for their safe return. A BBC North West investigation found scammers have targeted scores of dog and cat lovers…
Drone shots taken in Gaza show the extent of destruction in the enclave after 100 days of war.
20 minutes ago About sharing By Christy Cooney BBC News Rishi Sunak is to address MPs for the first time since the UK joined US strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. Mr Sunak said Thursday’s strikes had been “limited” and “necessary” to protect lives and commercial shipping. The PM authorised the action without consulting Parliament,…
5 hours ago About sharing Trump supporters bow their heads in prayer at an Iowa campaign event By Mike Wendling in Davenport, Iowa Iowa’s influential evangelical voters were once decidedly lukewarm on Donald Trump. But if recent polls are accurate, born-again Christians will carry him to victory on Monday in the Republican caucuses. What has…
2 hours ago About sharing By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Israel They are known as Israel’s eyes on the Gaza border. For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveillance bases for hours, looking for signs of anything suspicious. In the months leading up to the 7…