1 hour ago About sharing Children at school in Russian-occupied Ukraine (not the school featured in this report), writing “letters of support” to Russian soldiers By Anastasiia Levchenko BBC News, Kyiv Like millions of other Ukrainians, in the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nataliia (not her real name) was forced from her…
41 minutes ago About sharing Billie Piper was married to Laurence Fox from 2007 until 2016 By Alex Taylor BBC News Culture reporter Actress Billie Piper has discussed how she deals with recent comments made by her ex-husband Laurence Fox, which sparked controversy. The I Hate Suzie star shares two sons with actor turned right-wing…
Lenny Henry is hosting his final annual Red Nose Day appeal after nearly four decades.
21 minutes ago About sharing A jetty was built to help the aid reach dry land safely By Ian Casey BBC News The first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has begun unloading supplies onto the shore. The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately…
31 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, in Cardiff The First Minister of Wales has blamed drunks for the Welsh Labour government never once meeting its waiting time target in hospital accident and emergency departments. Mark Drakeford, who stands down next week, told the BBC “many, many people who wait in hospital…
23 minutes ago About sharing Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, right, with F1 world champion Max Verstappen By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman who made accusations about Christian Horner’s behaviour is to appeal against Red Bull’s decision to dismiss her complaint. The woman, who Red Bull last week suspended from her position,…
19 minutes ago About sharing Apple has agreed to pay £490m (£385m) to settle a lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council. The class action alleged the tech giant’s boss Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by covering up lower demand for iPhones in China. Norfolk Council said a pension fund it administered lost money as a result…
Police say they believe all the families have been contacted over the “truly awful incident”.
11 minutes ago About sharing By Hannah Miller & Chas Geiger BBC Politics Only 10% of funding promised to reduce inequality as part of the levelling up agenda has been spent, MPs have said. The Public Accounts Committee found ministers were “unable to provide any compelling examples of what levelling up funding has delivered so…
12 minutes ago About sharing President Macron (L) arrived in Berlin on Friday after a TV interview in which he warned Russia would not stop in Ukraine By Paul Kirby BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting Germany’s Olaf Scholz in Berlin after a rift was exposed over Europe’s response to Russia’s war in…