1 hour ago About sharing By Ione Wells Political correspondent Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet on Monday. The long-awaited change of Labour’s top team coincides with MPs returning to Westminster from their summer break. There is much speculation over what role Sir Keir may give his deputy leader…
12 minutes ago About sharing By Paul Adams International affairs correspondent Ukrainian generals claim they have breached Russia’s formidable first line of defences in the south, where most of the fighting has centred since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. After months of slow progress, is Kyiv’s counter-offensive, launched in June, at a turning point? “Yes,…
10 minutes ago About sharing By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News More than one in five children in England are frequently missing school, data shows, in a sign attendance is still struggling to get back to pre-pandemic levels. The children’s commissioner said some children play truant while others experience anxiety or have educational needs so find…
39 minutes ago About sharing President Joe Biden said he was ready to mobilise support for Florida By James Gregory BBC News US President Joe Biden has vowed to give Florida any support it needs to rebuild in the wake of Tropical Storm Idalia’s destruction. Mr Biden was speaking during a visit to the state,…
The famous instrument featured in some of The Beatles biggest hits, but disappeared in 1969.
15 minutes ago About sharing Ihor Kolomoisky arrived at court in a blue FC Dnipro tracksuit jacket on Saturday By James Gregory BBC News One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs is to be held in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. Ihor Kolomoisky is alleged to have transferred $14m (£11.1m)…
1 hour ago About sharing Staff at Tesco stores are to be offered body cameras amid a rise in violent attacks, the supermarket’s chief executive has said. The company has seen physical assaults increase by a third since last year. It mirrors findings by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) published earlier this year, which found…
Green shafts of light from a meteor were caught on camera as it passed over the city of Erzurum.
Mo Farah’s final race in his home city of London ended with the four-time Olympic champion finishing fourth in The Big Half. The 40-year-old stayed in touch with the leading pack for the first half of Sunday’s elite men’s race but dropped back after about 30 minutes. Jack Rowe claimed victory in a personal best…
18 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Festival goers struggle through Burning Man mud bath By David Willis & Kathryn Armstrong BBC News, Burning Man in Nevada & London An investigation has been launched into the death of a person during torrential rain at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada. No further…