58 minutes ago About sharing Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering taking legal action against the newspaper company for the first time By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent Gordon Brown has called for police to investigate whether the publisher of the Sun and News of the World covered up phone hacking evidence. The former…
Schoolboy Daniel Anjorin died from his injuries following the attack in Hainault on Tuesday morning.
Users have been reporting unexpected lie-ins after the alarms on their phones failed to go off.
49 minutes ago About sharing Lidiia Lomikovska became separated from her family as they tried to escape Russian forces By James Waterhouse BBC News, Kyiv For 98-year-old Lidiia Lomikovska, Russia’s invasion is worse than the Second World War, which she also lived through. She’s learnt to trust her instincts. It’s why when Russian forces entered…
Manchester’s troubled new Co-op Live arena has postponed its opening concert at the last minute.
19 minutes ago About sharing Kate Forbes and John Swinney are both considering SNP leadership bids By Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News The two frontrunners to succeed outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf have held informal talks. John Swinney and Kate Forbes met on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Ms Forbes. Both have said they…
30 minutes ago About sharing Daniel’s family are being supported by specialist police officers By Jess Warren and Adriana Elgueta BBC News A schoolboy who was killed in a sword attack in London on Tuesday has been named as Daniel Anjorin. The 14-year-old died in hospital after being stabbed in Hainault, where four other people…
21 minutes ago About sharing Shazia Haya used to travel around Afghanistan as a reporter By Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent, BBC World Service The number of BBC World Service journalists working in exile is estimated to have nearly doubled, to 310, since 2020. The figures, released for the first time ahead of World Press Freedom…
51 minutes ago About sharing Manahel al-Otaibi said in 2019 she felt free to wear what she liked because of the Saudi crown prince’s declarations Two human rights groups have condemned an 11-year prison sentence handed to a Saudi fitness instructor and women’s rights activist by a terrorism court. Manahel al-Otaibi, 29, was convicted of…
Another suspect is held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.