5 hours ago About sharing Danielle Gershkovich’s brother Evan has been detained in a Russian prison for a year By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor One year ago Danielle Gershkovich got a call from her mother. She could hardly believe the news. Her younger brother, Evan, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, had just been…
8 hours ago About sharing A major Conservative Party donor and four Tory MPs have been awarded honours. Businessman Mohamed Mansour, who is a senior treasurer for the party, has been given a knighthood, along with Farming Minister Mark Spencer and Shipley MP Philip Davies. Meanwhile, former ministers Tracey Crouch and Harriett Baldwin have been…
1 hour ago About sharing By Sean Seddon BBC News Millions of people are expected to travel on Good Friday as the Easter getaway gets into full swing. A record number of travellers are planning to fly this weekend, and 2.6 million car journeys on UK roads are expected on Friday alone. Drivers have been…
6 hours ago About sharing By Liv McMahon & Tom Singleton Technology reporters Legal and consumer experts have expressed concerns about a cash giveaway by e-retailer, Temu. Participants in the promotion – which has gone viral on social media – receive up to £50, but have to agree to permanently hand over considerable amounts of…
6 minutes ago About sharing By Hannah Price & Sean Seddon BBC News Former sub-postmasters and politicians have called for the Post Office to face a police investigation after BBC News revealed the company knew of flaws in its Horizon IT system. A document shows bosses and lawyers knew of issues in 2017, but kept…
30 minutes ago About sharing Children with empty pots wait as aid workers distribute food in Gaza City earlier this month By Christy Cooney BBC News The UN’s top court has unanimously ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. The International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
9 minutes ago About sharing A Siberian flying squirrel is captured making use of a disused bird nest to keep warm in the winter By Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter Arctic foxes are turning to cannibalism as they struggle to find food in a warmer world. That’s one of the never-before-captured behaviours in Sir…
23 minutes ago Comments About sharing Luke Littler (left) has beaten Luke Humphries (right) in all four matches between the pair since the latter won the World Championship final on 3 January By Callum Matthews BBC Sport Teenager Luke Littler continued his extraordinary rise as he won his first Premier League Darts night with a…
Leicester City have sacked manager Willie Kirk following an investigation into an allegation he had a relationship with a player. Kirk, 45, was suspended by the Women’s Super League club earlier this month to “assist with an internal process”. The Scottish boss has not been on the touchline for the past three games. “Willie was…
An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.