4 minutes ago About sharing Former nurse Nancy Crow took out payday loans to survive after her benefits were reduced By Adam Eley BBC News Campaigners fear thousands more people face benefit deductions because of tax credit debts they didn’t know about. In excess of 800,000 households on universal credit received less money last year…
1 hour ago About sharing ‘We’re turning our pain into power’ – Rape survivors call for justice system reforms By Catriona Renton & Debbie Jackson BBC Scotland Three women who were raped by the same man say their experience of the justice system was so damaging they would think twice about reporting an attack again….
11 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton Political reporter Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Beijing amid criticism from some MPs over the government’s approach to China. Mr Cleverly, the first senior UK minister to travel to China since 2018, said the country’s global significance meant it could not be ignored. But MPs on…
An unconfirmed Russian media report says four transport planes have been damaged at Pskov airport.
5 hours ago About sharing Network Rail has sparked anger by refusing to award annual bonuses to staff who went on strike in a long-running dispute. The decision could affect up to 20,000 members of the RMT union, whose members took industrial action over pay, jobs and working conditions. The dispute was settled in March…
5 hours ago About sharing Kenneth Law faces charges relating to 14 deaths in Canada but police believe there may be many more victims By Angus Crawford BBC News Police in Canada have brought an additional 12 charges against a man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide. Kenneth Law,…
5 hours ago About sharing A facial reconstruction has been released as part of the black notice By Alice Cuddy BBC News Police have asked for help identifying a child, believed to be aged five to six, whose body was found in a river in Germany more than a year ago. The boy’s body was…
2 hours ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The number of appointments and treatments postponed by strike action in the NHS in England is nearing one million. The 48-hour walkout by consultants in England last week saw more than 45,000 appointments being cancelled. It brings the total number of postponed hospital appointments since…
1 hour ago About sharing Nottinghamshire Police chief pays tribute to officer hit by train By Alex Smith BBC News A police officer who was hit by a train while attempting to save a distressed man on the tracks has died. Nottinghamshire Police was called to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark, at about…
1 hour ago Comments About sharing Drivers must pay £12.50 if they enter the Ulez zone with a non-compliant car By Yasmin Rufo BBC News The Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) has been expanded to include all of London’s boroughs. Drivers must pay a charge of £12.50 per day to drive a non-compliant vehicle anywhere…