25 minutes ago About sharing Article 23 expands on the China-imposed national security law, targeting new offences like treason and espionage By BBC Chinese and Kelly Ng In Hong Kong and Singapore Hong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear will further erode civil…
40 minutes ago About sharing Aaron Taylor-Johnson is currently favourite with the bookies to play the 007 agent By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Speculation over which actor will take on the role of James Bond has been mounting once again, after reports British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been offered the role. The Sun has reported…
31 minutes ago About sharing Prince William drew a crowd in Sheffield last summer, as he launched the Homewards project By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The Prince of Wales will visit housing initiatives in Sheffield on Tuesday to promote his homelessness scheme. It comes as the Sun published a photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales,…
33 minutes ago About sharing By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Sex scenes that were previously acceptable in films with a 12 or 12A rating are now more likely to be rated 15 under updated guidelines. People have become more concerned about how much sex and nudity can be seen by viewers aged under 15, the…
34 minutes ago About sharing Gillian Anderson plays Emily Maitlis in the film which dramatises the journalist’s interview with Prince Andrew By Colin Paterson Entertainment correspondent Gillian Anderson says it was “scary” to play former Newsnight journalist Emily Maitlis in a new Netflix drama about her 2019 interview with Prince Andrew. The X-Files and Sex…
34 minutes ago About sharing Granby nursery in Nottinghamshire has a waiting list until 2025 By Vanessa Clarke and Callum Thomson BBC News The availability of places at nurseries and childminders has worsened for pre-school children across all age groups in Great Britain, a report says. Fewer than one out of every three (29%) councils…
1 hour ago About sharing Members of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza (file image from 2022) By Phil McCausland BBC News, New York Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said. As deputy military commander, Mr Issa would be Hamas’s most senior leader to die…
29 minutes ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The UK’s electricity network needs almost a further £60bn of upgrades to hit government decarbonisation targets by 2035, according to a new plan. About 4,000 miles of undersea cables and 1,000 miles of onshore power lines are needed, said the National Grid’s Electricity Systems Operator…
The UK government will establish an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday. The legislation will grant powers to a standalone body – independent of both government and football authorities – to oversee the UK’s national sport. The government announced plans to appoint a regulator in February 2023,…
21 minutes ago About sharing Violence has engulfed the streets of Port-au-Prince By Will Grant, Central America correspondent BBC News “Port-au-Prince is in panic mode,” a friend in the Haitian capital texted me. Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken after their most violent day so far in the country’s…