On Friday, former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson told GB News that “Islamists” had “got control” of the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. On Saturday, Anderson was suspended from the Conservative party after “refusing to apologise” for those comments. Khan responded, describing Anderson’s remarks as, “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”. The London mayor added he was…
1 hour ago About sharing People in their early 20s are more likely to be not working due to ill health than those in their early 40s, a report has found. This is “radically different” from the past, the Resolution Foundation said, when the older you were the more likely you were to not work…
1 hour ago About sharing Mohammed Zo’rab is one of thousands of children in Gaza who have become primary food gatherers for their families By Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem In certain places at certain times, just staying alive is something for a boy to be proud of – let alone going out every day…
2 hours ago About sharing By Phil Hendry Senior producer, BBC News “I wouldn’t touch leasehold, and I wish I never had,” words born of bitter experience by Liz Winstanley. She bought her two-bed leasehold flat in Manchester in 2018. When Storm Eunice battered Britain two years ago, the roof of her top floor apartment…
2 hours ago About sharing By Maryam Ahmed BBC Verify Car insurance quotes were a third more expensive in some areas of England with the biggest minority ethnicity populations, BBC Verify has found. We collected thousands of quotes based on identical driver information, but with different addresses. Areas with a high number of people from…
10 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Thousands rally in Sao Paulo to support Brazil’s ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro By Ione Wells South America Correspondent in São Paulo Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. He told tens of thousands of…
1 hour ago About sharing Jasmine relies on the post for medical appointments for her children By Zoe Conway BBC News Jasmine Moulton’s children have a series of complex medical conditions. On some days five-year-old Harper’s skin allergies flare up so badly, her body has to be wrapped in bandages. Three-year-old Joshua has problems with…
1 hour ago About sharing The funding has been earmarked for spending between 2025 and 2032 By Paul Seddon Politics reporter The government has outlined further details of how it would redirect funding from the scrapped northern legs of the HS2 rail line. Around £4.7bn from cancelling the high-speed routes is due to be handed…
An investigation into the incident under way, which happened in Washington DC.
8 hours ago About sharing By Emily Atkinson BBC News The Eiffel Tower in Paris was expected to reopen to visitors on Sunday after six days of closure due to strikes. Workers first walked out on Monday in a dispute over the way the tower was managed. Its operator, Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel…