35 minutes ago About sharing The home secretary is due to meet police chiefs to discuss better safety for MPs MPs facing threats to their safety will get extra security, as part of a £31m package to help protect the UK’s democratic processes from disruption, the government has announced. Measures could include the provision of…
‘Every man, be part of the solution’, says Johanna Robinson Gemma Dunstan BBC Wales Live 5 hours ago Wales’ national adviser on violence against women and girls has revealed she is a survivor of rape. Johanna Robinson said she was speaking publicly for the first time “on behalf of all of the people who can’t…
16 minutes ago About sharing By Aurelia Foster Health reporter Mindfulness, group and cognitive behavioural therapy could effectively treat menopause symptoms such as low mood and anxiety, analysis suggests. The University College London research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, examined 30 studies involving 3,500 women in 14 countries, including the UK, the US…
33 minutes ago About sharing Police say they are “very confident” that they have found the bodies of Luke Davies (left) and Jesse Baird (right) By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Tributes have flowed in for suspected Australian murder victims Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, as relatives visit the site where their bodies were found….
58 minutes ago About sharing Jayne Howard fears families could end up paying the price for pressure on public finances. By Alex Forsyth Political correspondent, BBC News Councils in England are in a state of financial crisis with many facing effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the funding system is reformed, according to…
2 minutes ago About sharing Mr Biden is on course for a rematch against Mr Trump in the presidential contest By Brandon Drenon in Dearborn, Michigan & Madeline Halpert BBC News President Joe Biden is projected to win Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary comfortably, though thousands of people sent a protest vote during the contest. Activists…
18 minutes ago About sharing By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Former England striker and broadcaster Eni Aluko has criticised Elon Musk’s X social network for allowing people to “vomit their hatred unchecked”. Aluko, who faced a wave of abuse after ex-footballer Joey Barton attacked her punditry, told the BBC that black…
3 hours ago About sharing New rules make it harder to keep chimpanzees and other primates as pets in the UK By Ali Abbas Ahmadi & Helen Catt BBC News The government has been told that new regulations on keeping primates as pets in England falls short of a full ban. The new rules make…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Biden’s support for Israel has lost him votes among Arab Americans By Brandon Drenon BBC News, in Michigan Voters in Michigan have been organising for months to send President Joe Biden a message during the state’s primary on Tuesday: “No ceasefire. No vote.” After Mr Biden narrowly defeated Donald…
49 minutes ago About sharing Children are among those who are relying on charities and volunteers for food handouts in Gaza By Alice Cuddy in Jerusalem & Amira Mhadhbi BBC News and BBC Arabic This morning dawned with news of US President Joe Biden’s hopes for an imminent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, but many…