19 minutes ago About sharing Former Tory deputy chairman defects to Reform Party By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Former Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK. Mr Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP after refusing to apologise for claims Islamists had “control” of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The defection…
1 hour ago About sharing By Will Grant BBC Central America correspondent Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained…
1 hour ago About sharing The Home Office is a massive and complex department, the former borders inspector tells The Today Podcast By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast. David Neal said immigration…
40 minutes ago About sharing Mike Chesworth bought his mobile home for £180,000 in 2019 By Rory Carson BBC Panorama People are being tricked into buying homes on holiday parks where they have no right to live, the BBC has found. Buyers told BBC One’s Panorama they were cheated out of their life savings after…
32 minutes ago About sharing Esther Ghey says Scarlett Jenkinson’s mother was “open” and “respectful” By Judith Burns and Katie Roberts BBC Murdered teenager Brianna Ghey’s mother has met a parent of one of her daughter’s killers, five weeks after they were sentenced for murder. Esther Ghey said she felt a “connection” to Scarlett Jenkinson’s…
Lovell was allegedly stabbed during a break-in in her home in the Brisbane suburb of North Lakes.
18 minutes ago About sharing By Daniela Relph Royal correspondent It was supposed to be the image that reassured a curious public and dampened down the online rumours about the wellbeing of the Princess of Wales. It hasn’t quite played out that way. Instead, every detail of the photo that Catherine and Prince William issued…
1 minute ago About sharing Luís Montenegro faces a daunting task of forming a government By Paul Kirby in London & Alison Roberts in Lisbon BBC News Portugal’s centre right has claimed a narrow election victory, but has little chance of forming a majority government. Democratic Alliance leader Luís Montenegro told supporters that the Portuguese…
4 minutes ago About sharing High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens revealed her pregnancy on the carpet The fashion is as important as the films at the Oscars, and the stars are turning on the style on the red carpet ahead of Sunday’s film awards in Hollywood. Former High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens –…
1 hour ago About sharing Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration on the day of the opening of the National Holocaust Museum By Rachel Russell BBC News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s presence at the opening of a Holocaust museum in Amsterdam has sparked protests over Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Activists calling for a…