4 hours ago About sharing Police will be using drones to quicker assess traffic collisions and other incidents, the Treasury says The Budget will contain an £800m package of technology reforms aimed at freeing up NHS and police time, the Treasury has announced. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said ahead of the 6 March announcement that there…
2 hours ago About sharing A man rides a horse-pulled cart in Rafah By Brandon Drenon BBC News As deadly Israeli bombardments and acute food shortages continue, and a threatened Israeli military operation in southern Gaza looms, more and more Palestinians are seeking a way out – if they can find the money for it….
2 hours ago About sharing Red Bull F1 team boss Christian Horner and wife Geri kiss before the first race of the season By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has refused to say whether messages leaked this week are genuine. An anonymous email including messages purporting to…
She’s up for three awards tonight but if singer Olivia Dean can only bag one she’s hoping it’s Best New Artist. In that category she’s up against the likes of Raye, Mahalia, PinkPantheress and Yussef Dayes but she says this category feels like “less pressure” than her other nominations. The Dive singer has already been…
9 minutes ago About sharing In addition to those killed as crowds rushed around lorries on Thursday morning – 760 people were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry said. After the events at al-Rashid Street in Gaza, in which more than 100 people were reported killed after a rush on an aid convoy, the international community…
51 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Cut tax! Spend less! Spend more! Tax more! Pay off the debt! Spend more on defence! More for me! Less for you! Chancellors are never short of demands from the outside world or their colleagues on the inside for action. After taking…
President Biden has promised to step up aid after the death of more than 100 people seeking aid on Thursday.
15 hours ago About sharing The Singapore leg of the Eras tour has Swifties flying in from around the region By Frances Mao in Singapore In the glitzy Asian city-state of Singapore, the sequins are out, limousines polished and hotel pillows plumped. The city’s hosting Taylor Swift’s Eras tour this week – an honour, but…
34 minutes ago About sharing By Laura Kuenssberg and Sean Seddon BBC News The father of a girl who took her own life says cyber-bullying should be made a specific crime to protect children. Mia Janin’s parents had no idea she was being targeted on social media by pupils at her London school before she…
10 hours ago About sharing Watch: The male orca (in the foreground) was captured on camera hunting a juvenile shark By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an “astonishing” attack. Scientists said it was “unprecedented” and showed the…