Crooked House owners ordered to rebuild
An enforcement order requires the building to be built back to what it was prior to the fire.
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BBC sorry over handling of Huw Edwards complaint
The BBC says an initial complaint about the BBC news presenter was not dealt with quickly enough.
Prince William pulls out of memorial service due to ‘personal matter’
An unspecified “personal matter” means the Prince of Wales has withdrawn from a memorial service.
Alan Bates tells MPs: ‘Just get on and pay people’
Alan Bates is a former sub-postmaster who led the campaign to expose the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Bates founded the Justice for Sub-postmasters Alliance, and he and five others took the Post Office to the High Court in 2017. He continues to campaign for all sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon software failure and for…
MoD pauses new Army housing plans after backlash
4 hours ago About sharing By Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent, & Marita Moloney BBC News The Ministry of Defence says it is pausing its plans to change the allocation of military housing after strong criticism from Army families. Under the plan, serving personnel would have got subsidised housing based on their need, such as how…
Ministers consider new vaping tax at Budget
Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping makes it more accessible for young people.
Inside Gaza: Follow a day in the lives of Gazans as war nears five-month mark
Some of the Gazans we’ve asked to speak to us today have been struggling to survive under intense Israeli bombardment. They come from different parts of the Gaza Strip and some are still trying to practise their professions after forced evacuations. We’re hoping they will able to share their accounts of how dramatically their daily…
Russian defeat in Ukraine vital for Europe – Macron
40 minutes ago About sharing Ukraine says its forces are currently outgunned by Russian troops, asking allies for urgent weapons supplies By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron has said it is key for Europe’s security to defeat Russia in Ukraine, amid urgent pleas for more weapons from Kyiv. He was speaking in…
Two bodies found in search for missing Sydney TV presenter and partner
Australian police say two bodies have been located during their search for Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Hunt must explain how he would fund tax cuts – IFS
4 hours ago About sharing By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News The government should not cut taxes in the upcoming Budget, unless it can spell out how it will afford them, a leading think tank has warned. The chancellor has hinted he would like to lower taxes in what could be the last Budget…