45 minutes ago About sharing MacGowan sang at V Festival in 2008 By Yasmin Rufo BBC News U2, Paul Weller and Pete Doherty are among the stars who have paid tribute to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan. The singer-songwriter died on Thursday at the age of 65 following a recent stay in hospital. He was best…
1 minute ago Comments About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News House prices edged up 0.2% last month amid “encouraging signs” that mortgage rates are starting to come down, the Nationwide has said. The building society said financial markets estimated interest rates had peaked and would start to come down, easing affordability pressures….
3 minutes ago About sharing Elsrickle, South Lanarkshire By Simon King & Marita Moloney BBC Weather Temperatures could drop to as low as -10C (14F) in parts of the UK on Friday with snow also forecast as the current cold snap continues. A yellow ice and snow warning is in effect down the eastern side…
6 hours ago About sharing Former head teacher Frances Akinde said Isaac’s death could have been prevented if his family had more support By Ruth Clegg BBC News A former head teacher has spoken out after an autistic student, whose family had been pleading for support, died. Isaac Uzoegbu, 16, was hit by a car…
10 minutes ago About sharing Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour is the second major concert film to hit cinemas this year By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Beyoncé told fans they should “dance, sing, laugh and cry” as they watched the London premiere of her Renaissance tour film. Dressed in a white suit, the star made a…
33 minutes ago About sharing Mohammed Nazzal says he was beaten by Israeli prison guards By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Jenin, West Bank Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October. They have described being hit…
38 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Omid Scobie denies the Dutch printing error was a publicity stunt By Sean Seddon, Victoria Derbyshire & Hollie Cole BBC News An author whose book triggered a row over allegations of racism within the Royal Family has said the naming of two people in one edition was not a…
55 minutes ago About sharing At least three officers have been injured during clashes outside Villa Park By Maisie Olah BBC News, West Midlands At least three police officers have been injured during disorder ahead of Aston Villa’s game with Legia Warsaw in Birmingham. Villa were hosting the Polish side in their Europa Conference League…
7 hours ago About sharing By Dominic Bailey, Erwan Rivault & Daniele Palumbo BBC Visual Journalism and BBC Verify New satellite images commissioned by the BBC reveal the extent of destruction across northern Gaza, before the start of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The satellite images were taken last Thursday, just before the…
Politics Today 1:13 pm The Architect of the Adult Survivors Act Talks About Bringing Justice and What’s Next The Architect of the Adult Survivors Act Talks About Bringing Justice and What’s Next The Adult Survivors Act opened a one-year window for people who suffered sexual abuse to bring civil suits against their abusers—and nearly 3,000…