9 minutes ago About sharing Peter Bone was suspended from the Commons for six weeks for breaching the code of conduct for MPs By Joshua Nevett Political reporter, BBC News MP Peter Bone has lost his seat after a recall petition, meaning a by-election will be held early next year. The recall petition was held…
Monique Olivier, 75, was complicit in Michael Fourniret’s murders, including of a British student.
1 hour ago About sharing By Becky Morton BBC political reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s claim that the government has reduced debt has been challenged by the UK’s statistics watchdog. The watchdog’s chairman said the assertion “may have undermined trust in the government’s use of statistics”. Debt has been going up since the start of…
24 minutes ago About sharing President Zelensky sought to strike a confident note during his two-hour long press-conference By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Ukraine’s military wants to mobilise up to 500,000 extra people, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed, as the war with Russia nears a two-year mark. At a news conference in Kyiv, he said…
3 hours ago About sharing Energy regulator Ofgem says suppliers must be accurate with bills and deal quickly with mistakes, following a saga involving artist Sir Grayson Perry. The Turner Prize-winning artist criticised EDF after receiving a stack of bills that added up to £39,000. The company said that problems with bills could happen occasionally,…
20 minutes ago About sharing By Sean Seddon BBC News The British Museum has struck a £50m deal with energy giant BP to help fund a major renovation programme. The 10-year agreement was announced alongside plans to upgrade a third of the museum’s galleries and “phase out” its reliance on fossil fuels. The relationship with…
Politics / December 19, 2023 Biden’s Best Chance for 2024 Is to Take Aim at Corporate America Poll numbers show increasing dissatisfaction with the president’s performance. To win voters, he needs to follow through on his populist rhetoric. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy President Joe Biden speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in…
Environment Today 12:20 pm The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough? The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough? Not demanding a “phase out” of fossil fuels—which over 140 nations at COP 28 pushed for—and or detailing how to transition—leaves the agreement without teeth….
1 hour ago About sharing DNA analysis showed that this young man travelled to Cambridgeshire from the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago How did a young man born 2,000 years ago near what is now southern Russia, end up in the English countryside? DNA sleuths have retraced his steps while shedding…
The PM says a Conservative MP is putting words in his mouth over deaths in the Middle East.