57 minutes ago About sharing By Andy Verity BBC economics correspondent David Cameron’s government knew the Post Office had ditched a secret investigation that might have helped wrongly accused postmasters prove their innocence, the BBC can reveal. The 2016 investigation trawled 17 years of records to find out how often, and why, cash accounts on…
Crystal Palace have appointed former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner as their new manager. The 49-year-old Austrian replaces Roy Hodgson, who stepped down on Monday so Palace could “bring forward their plans to appoint a new manager at the end of the season”. Palace are 16th in the Premier League after 10 defeats in the…
54 minutes ago About sharing Ex-Post Office chair ‘seeking revenge’ – Badenoch By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News The Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, has said claims by the former Post Office chair that he was told to delay compensation payments for sub-postmasters are “completely false”. Henry Staunton said he was told to stall payouts…
32 minutes ago About sharing Yulia Navalnaya said she believed the Kremlin killed her husband and that she would share the reason “soon” By Laura Gozzi BBC News Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia has vowed to continue his work to fight for a “free Russia” in a video posted on Monday. Her voice sometimes shaking with…
32 minutes ago About sharing By John Ware BBC Panorama Israel’s prime minister missed the chance to starve Hamas of cash, years before its murderous attack last October, according to a former senior Israeli intelligence officer. Udi Levy has told BBC Panorama he advised Benjamin Netanyahu to target Hamas’s finances. He believes this would have…
5 hours ago Comments About sharing By Becky Morton BBC political reporter New controls on holiday lets in England will be introduced from the summer to stop local people being unable to afford to live in their own community, the government has announced. The changes mean people may need to seek permission from the council…
Roy Hodgson has stepped down as Crystal Palace boss so the club can “bring forward their plans to appoint a new manager”. Hodgson, 76, was “taken ill” during training on Thursday amid reports he was to be sacked. The Eagles have lost 10 of their past 16 Premier League games and are 16th in the…
8 minutes ago About sharing Ibrahima Bah, sketched at a previous hearing, had continued the crossing even after signs the boat had been deflating, jurors heard By Amy Walker BBC News, South East A man who piloted a boat in the English Channel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned…
32 minutes ago About sharing Members of the public questioned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the programme, which aired last week By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Ofcom has launched an investigation into the impartiality of a GB News programme which featured a Q&A session with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. People’s Forum: The Prime Minister was…
1 hour ago About sharing The Houthis said they had targeted the the Belize-flagged, British-registered cargo ship Rubymar (file photo) By David Gritten & Joshua Cheetham BBC News The crew of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden abandoned ship after an attack claimed by Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement, authorities say. A Houthi military…