50 minutes ago About sharing Anna Hannan took this picture of a fallen tree in Upper Ballinderry, County Antrim By Barra Best & Rebekah Wilson BBC News NI Storm Betty has brought wind and rain across Northern Ireland with flooding and fallen trees on some roads. Police have advised drivers to be cautious on the…
34 minutes ago About sharing Sara Sharif suffered extensive injuries over an extended period of time, police said By Caroline Davies & Hamish Mureddu-Reid BBC News, Islamabad Police in Pakistan say they are continuing to search for the father of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in a house in Surrey. Sara Sharif”s body…
England have to “play the game of our lives” if they are to win the Women’s World Cup, says captain Millie Bright. The European champions face Spain in Sunday’s final at Stadium Australia, with the game kicking off at 11:00 BST and being shown live on BBC One. Both teams are in their first Women’s…
2 hours ago About sharing By BBC News Staff Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more in her care on a neonatal ward leads nearly all the front pages. Juxtaposing a picture of the smiling nurse at work holding a newborn baby with Letby’s expressionless police mugshot, the Daily…
8 hours ago About sharing By Faarea Masud Business reporter The blocking feature will be removed for users of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has announced, claiming the feature “makes no sense”. The X boss said users will still be able to block people from directly messaging them, however. But many people on social media…
5 hours ago About sharing Ukraine has long been pushing its allies to provide advanced fighter jets to defends its skies from Russian attacks By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News The US has approved the transfer to Ukraine of American-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands when Ukrainian pilots are fully trained to operate…
Lucas Paqueta is being investigated by the Football Association for potential betting rule breaches, sources have confirmed to the BBC. The West Ham midfielder, 25, has been linked with a move to Manchester City. On Friday, Paqueta was omitted from Brazil’s squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers “for him to sort out his problems”….
9 hours ago About sharing BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness (left) and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer (right) are on the sanctions list By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Russia has banned 54 British nationals and people working for UK organisations from entering the country in retaliation for UK sanctions…
5 hours ago About sharing Patron’s social media posts offer advice on dealing with explosives and difficult emotions By Vitaly Shevchenko BBC Monitoring From fundraising to detecting explosives, cats and dogs have been helping Ukrainians deal with the devastating impact of Russia’s invasion. Patron, the mine-sniffing dog, is one of them. He works for Ukraine’s…
In a unique act of diplomacy, Italy’s prime minister tells her government to settle the unpaid bill.