1 hour ago About sharing By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was submerged under the water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two…
20 minutes ago About sharing Glenda Hoskins was killed by Victor Farrant, who drowned her in the bath of her home in Portsmouth By Callum May & Tim Johns BBC News and the Jeremy Vine programme A man who killed a mother of three is being considered for release from his whole-life prison sentence, his…
32 minutes ago About sharing By Lauren Moss & Elaine Dunkley BBC News Nearly one in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year, a survey commissioned by the BBC says. One teacher told BBC News behaviour was a “never-ending battle”. Another said spitting, swearing and chair-throwing were among the things…
1 hour ago About sharing MSP Liam McArthur hopes his bill will be voted on in 2025 By James Cook Scotland editor Scotland could become the first UK nation to provide terminally ill people with assistance to end their lives if a bill being introduced at Holyrood is approved. Supporters of the legislation say it…
6 minutes ago About sharing King Charles recorded a message for the Maundy Thursday service in Worcester Cathedral By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The King has recorded a message for the Maundy Thursday service praising those who “extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need”. The message will be played at the…
2 minutes ago About sharing By Vicky Wong BBC News Nobel prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman has died, aged 90. He became synonymous with behavioural economics, even though he never took a course of economics. Kahneman wrote the best-selling book Thinking, Fast and Slow. It debunked the notion that humans are rational beings who act out…
1 hour ago About sharing Emergency services attended the incident when the train was at Beckenham Junction station A man is in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed on a moving train in front of horrified passengers in south-east London. Police say they are aware of social media footage showing a man being attacked near…
56 minutes ago About sharing By Vicky Wong BBC News Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country’s football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years after he kissed a female footballer following Spain’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges of sexual assault and coercion over a non-consensual kiss on the mouth he…
14 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton Political reporter Greater Manchester Police is reassessing its decision not to investigate claims Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner gave false information on official documents. It followed a complaint from a Conservative MP. Ms Rayner has denied any wrongdoing relating to where she was registered as living after…
25 minutes ago About sharing Eva Tennent, 10, is being treated at the Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Children and Young People By Andrew Picken & Lisa Summers BBC Scotland News A mum has been told her ten-year-old daughter’s spinal condition is now inoperable after having planned surgery cancelled seven times since September. The curvature of…