Post Office victims set to be cleared under new law
Government announces plans for legislation to exonerate sub-postmasters wrongly convicted over faulty software.
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What does the Speaker of the House of Commons do?
51 minutes ago About sharing Tensions rise towards Speaker in Commons Gaza debate By Jennifer Clarke BBC News The future of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is under threat, after a Gaza-ceasefire debate descended into chaos. Dozens of MPs have called for his resignation. Who is the Speaker and what…
Regulator sorry for past disciplining of gay doctors
40 minutes ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor The UK’s medical regulator says it is “truly sorry” for its past homophobia and taking disciplinary action that ended some gay doctors’ careers. The General Medical Council admits it added to the harm some male medics faced when convicted of having sex with men….
Respect the menopause or face being sued, firms told
12 minutes ago About sharing Research shows that two thirds of women between the ages of 40 and 60 experienced menopausal symptoms at work By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Menopause symptoms can be considered a disability and employers face being sued if they do not make “reasonable adjustments”, a watchdog has said. The Equality…
Footballer Dani Alves guilty of nightclub rape
A court in Spain has sentenced Alves, who played for Barcelona and Brazil, to four and a half years.
‘I’m sad for everyone who’s been killed’: How two years of war changed Russia
31 minutes ago About sharing A mural of fallen Russian soldiers in Solnechnogorsk By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor As I stood watching Russians laying flowers in memory of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a young man shared his reaction to Mr Navalny’s death in prison. “I’m in shock,” he told me, “just like two years ago…
Police force ‘failed’ women who were killed
31 minutes ago About sharing Yasmin Javed’s daughter Fawziyah was murdered by her husband, despite reporting him to West Yorkshire Police By Yasminara Khan, Adam Bowen & Hollie Cole BBC News West Yorkshire Police has been accused of failing murder and manslaughter victims who had previously sought its help, BBC Newsnight has found. The force…
Speaker under pressure after chaotic Gaza vote
1 hour ago About sharing Sir Lindsay returned to the chamber to apologise to MPs By Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News The House of Commons speaker is under increasing pressure after a debate on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with…
Whale song mystery solved by scientists
1 hour ago About sharing Humpback whale breaching near Bering Island, Kamchatka, Russia By Helen Briggs and Victoria Gill Science correspondents, BBC News Scientists have worked out how some of the largest whales in the ocean produce their haunting and complex songs. Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised “voice box” that enables…
Baby loss certificates introduced in England
1 hour ago About sharing By Annabel Rackham and Philippa Roxby Health reporters Bereaved parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in England can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss. Ministers say they have listened to bereaved parents who have gone through the painful experience of miscarriage. Campaigners said…