19 minutes ago About sharing Labour’s Damien Egan won the Kingswood by-election with a 2,501 majority By Becky Morton Political reporter Labour has inflicted two by-election defeats on the Conservatives, overturning big majorities to take Wellingborough and Kingswood. In Wellingborough the party overcame a majority of more than 18,500 to take the Northamptonshire seat. The…
1 hour ago About sharing Labour’s winning candidate in Wellingborough Gen Kitchen celebrates her victory By Sir John Curtice Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University This was another disappointing election night for the Conservatives, with two by-election defeats and two gains for Labour. Not only did they lose Kingswood, where Labour needed a relatively modest…
2 hours ago About sharing Christian Brückner is serving a seven-year jail term for rape committed in Portugal in 2005 By Jessica Parker & Daniel Sandford BBC News in Braunschweig, Germany The prime suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann goes on trial in Germany on Friday for unrelated sex offences. Christian Brückner will…
1 hour ago About sharing Satellite images show how the site of the leak changed over six months By Marco Silva, Daniele Palumbo, Erwan Rivault BBC Verify One of the worst methane leaks ever recorded took place last year at a remote well in Kazakhstan, new analysis shared with BBC Verify has shown. It is…
Parliament’s vote for equality in marriage and adoption was opposed by the Greek Orthodox Church.
21 minutes ago About sharing Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya star in the award-winning science-fiction blockbuster Dune By Noor Nanji Culture reporter Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya fever gripped London on Thursday night as the Hollywood heartthrobs hit the red carpet for the world premiere of their new movie, Dune: Part Two. Huge crowds of adoring fans…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Brianna Ghey’s mother and Molly Russell’s father meet By Judith Burns and Angus Crawford BBC News Esther Ghey and Ian Russell greet each other with a hug. The pair have a lot in common – though they would surely prefer that they had never had cause to meet. “So…
34 minutes ago About sharing Allegations a distraction for Red Bull team – Horner By Andrew Benson and Laura Scott BBC Sport Christian Horner says that allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour against him are “a distraction” for his Red Bull team. The Red Bull team boss is the subject of an internal investigation after…
19 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Inside Nasser hospital as Israeli forces launch raid By Raffi Berg BBC News Israel’s special forces have launched a raid on the besieged Nasser medical complex, the main hospital in southern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas fighters were hiding inside and that Israeli hostages’ bodies might…
26 minutes ago About sharing Asif Munaf is one of 18 candidates taking part in the 18th series of The Apprentice By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter The BBC has dropped a contestant from The Apprentice spin-off show after he was accused of posting antisemitic comments on social media. Asif Munaf has previously apologised…