4 hours ago About sharing By Tir Dhondy BBC News It’s nearly midnight, yet Abi is wearing sunglasses. She also has a balaclava and her hoodie up to disguise her identity. It’s clear she’s hesitant to talk to me – and Abi isn’t even her real name. I’m nervous to meet her too, in a…
3 hours ago About sharing By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News Porn users could have their faces scanned to prove their age, with extra checks for young-looking adults, draft guidance from Ofcom suggests. The watchdog has set out a number of ways explicit sites could prevent children from viewing pornography. The average age children…
3 hours ago About sharing Chris Sayers was asked to pay £100 over the advertised price to secure a flat Would you pay more than the asking price to rent a flat with mushrooms growing out of the bathroom walls? That was the situation Chris Sayers found himself in when he was hunting for a…
17 minutes ago About sharing By Mariko Oi Business reporter Rockstar Games has revealed that the long-awaited sixth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series will feature its first female protagonist, Lucia. The developer released a trailer for GTA VI on Monday, 15 hours earlier than expected, after it first leaked online. Set in…
59 minutes ago About sharing By Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahon Technology editor & reporter A former Tesla employee has told the BBC he believes the technology powering the firm’s self-driving vehicles is not safe enough to be used on public roads. Lucasz Krupski leaked data, including customer complaints about Tesla’s braking and self-driving software,…
An engine failure forced the pilot to make an emergency landing, crashing into an apartment building.
A three-time world champion combined wakeskating and base jumping in a stunt performed in Dubai.
6 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News James Cleverly is the third home secretary to roll up in Rwanda. Home secretaries 3 — migrants 0 on that score. Priti Patel, the original author of the idea, did the trip. So too did Suella Braverman. Now the turn of Mr Cleverly….
MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims.
The number of entries for modern foreign language subjects at GCSE level has fallen in recent years At a glance Majority of pupils do not believe languages are likely to be needed in their jobs after school, according to a survey Nearly half say they enjoy learning languages, but only 20% say they plan to…