2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Buildings still smouldering in quake-hit Wajima By Jean Mackenzie BBC News, Wajima The fishing town of Wajima on Japan’s west coast is burnt and broken. At its centre, the remnants of its old marketplace are still smouldering, as if an explosion had just erupted, wiping out an area the…
1 hour ago About sharing Luke Littler has already earned £200,000 for his run to the final By Harry Poole BBC Sport You can follow live coverage of the PDC World Darts Championship final in a text commentary on the BBC Sport website from 19:30 GMT on Wednesday, 3 January. Luke Littler began his PDC…
Liam Stych told the BBC he was acting on “instinct” after spotting the trapped vehicle in Storm Henk.
Officials say a “terrorist attack” targeted a procession on the anniversary Qasem Soleimani’s death.
41 minutes ago About sharing After getting off the London Eye, David Nock filmed the pod he was in with the hatch open By Stephen Stafford BBC News A London Eye passenger has described the “harrowing” moment a roof hatch began to blow off in high winds. David Nock, from Bournemouth, was on the 135m-high…
1 hour ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Mortgage lenders have started the year by cutting rates, taking some of the pain out of the cost of a new deal for homeowners. The UK’s biggest lender, the Halifax, has cut some interest rates by close to one percentage point, with brokers…
The teenager vanished in 2017 after going on holiday to Spain with his mother and grandfather.
The Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after a collision with a smaller coastguard aircraft on Tuesday.
1 hour ago About sharing Japan Airlines Flight 516 in flames at Haneda Airport By Kelly Ng BBC News Passengers dashed to the emergency exits of a burning Japan Airlines jet without their hand luggage, in compliance with the flight crew’s instructions. Leaving their valuables behind was a “major factor” behind the swift evacuation of…
1 hour ago About sharing Care and compassion runs in the Jewell family, says the chief executive of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust A father and daughter duo who both recently qualified as mental health nurses said it was “surreal” to start their new careers alongside each other. Steven, 42, and Stevie-Leigh Jewell,…