1 hour ago About sharing A ban of disposable vapes in the UK has been proposed By Jeremy Culley and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Stashing vapes behind a sink and hiding them in roof tiles – these are the extreme lengths two teenage boys went to keep their habit secret. Their father, from London,…
46 minutes ago About sharing Barnaby Webber, Ian Coates and Grace O’Malley-Kumar died at the scene of the attacks By Will Jefford BBC News, East Midlands A police force which was investigating alleged assaults by a triple killer weeks before the Nottingham attacks has referred itself to the watchdog. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both…
PC Jonathan Marsh is found guilty of using “gratuitous violence” to assault a man in east London.
22 minutes ago About sharing Mr Fox said he will appeal his counter-claim By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Laurence Fox has lost a High Court libel case with two people he called paedophiles on social media. The actor-turned-politician was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal. In an exchange on X,…
20 minutes ago About sharing Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake dated in their late teens By Yasmin Rufo BBC News Britney Spears has appeared to apologise to her ex Justin Timberlake for comments in her autobiography. He had told her to have an abortion as he “didn’t want to be a father”, she alleged in…
9 minutes ago About sharing Valieva won team gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics aged 15 By Michael Short BBC Sport Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been given a four-year ban for doping after initially being cleared. A Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) investigation found the teenager bore “no fault or negligence” for a…
1 hour ago About sharing UNRWA has been distributing flour to Palestinians in Gaza By Robert Plummer BBC News More countries have halted funding to the largest UN agency operating in Gaza, as the crisis deepens over the alleged role of some staff in the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel. Japan and Austria said…
36 minutes ago About sharing The PM says he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things”. By Becky Morton & Michelle Roberts BBC News Rishi Sunak has said fasting once a week is “an important discipline for me” as part of a “balanced…
51 minutes ago About sharing Rail users in England are facing disruption this week, as members of train drivers’ union Aslef hold an overtime ban and strikes. The walkouts are the latest in a long-running row over pay and conditions. Passengers should check before they travel, as disruption is expected across the network. Separately, safety…
The Princess of Wales leaves hospital almost two weeks after having abdominal surgery.