29 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Moment crowds disperse after deadly bomb blasts in Iran The Islamic State group (IS) has said it carried out a bomb attack in Iran on crowds marking the anniversary of spymaster Qasem Soleimani’s assassination by the US. The attack in Kerman in southern Iran killed 84 people and wounded…
52 minutes ago Comments About sharing Keir Starmer says Labour would offer a “decade of national renewal” in government By Paul Seddon & Becky Morton Political reporters Sir Keir Starmer has insisted there are real dividing lines between Labour and the Conservatives ahead of the looming general election. The Labour leader dismissed criticism his policies…
39 minutes ago About sharing By James Gregory & Michael Sheils McNamee BBC News Parts of the UK are experiencing another day of disruptive weather, with heavy rain and hundreds of flood alerts and warnings in place. A Met Office yellow warning for rain covering the south of England came into force at midday and…
40 minutes ago Comments About sharing Sainsbury’s has announced pay rises from March as supermarkets continue their battle to retain workers. It will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff in the capital increasing to £13.15 an hour. The increase means all of its workers will be…
A man in Liverpool is thought to have fired shots in a corner shop, at a cinema and at a house.
1 hour ago About sharing Will Smith wants more people to hear about Mamadou Safayou Barry’s story By Damian Zane BBC News Hollywood megastar Will Smith has made a surprise call to a Guinean man who cycled across Africa to get to university. Last year, Mamadou Safayou Barry captured the headlines over his epic 4,000km…
45 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Let’s unpack what Rishi Sunak has said about the timing of an election – and what he hasn’t. “My working assumption is we’ll have a general election in the second half of this year.” Sixteen words in which the prime minister is,…
1 hour ago About sharing In total, more than 100,000 people have come to the UK in small boats since 2020 By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent The UK is not passing on enough information about small boats crossing the Channel, a French report has said. The Court of Accounts, which audits spending in France,…
The prime minister appears to rule out a May general election saying he has “lots to get on with”.
The pop star was responding to reports that she may be getting ready to release new music.