1 hour ago About sharing Princess Diana visited the HIV/Aids ward in the former Middlesex Hospital in 1987 By Josh Parry LGBT & Identity Producer A shortlist of artists competing to create London’s first permanent Aids memorial has been announced. The monument will be situated near the former site of Middlesex Hospital, the UK’s first…
2 minutes ago About sharing Ariel Henry Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, the chair of the Caribbean group of countries has said, following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the country. It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti. Mr Henry is…
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24 minutes ago About sharing A coalition of gangs in Haiti have united in an attack against the state By Will Grant, Central America correspondent & James Gregory BBC News The US says it will contribute a further $100m (£78m) to an international security force in Haiti as violence grips the country. US Secretary of…
19 minutes ago About sharing By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Bananas are set to get more expensive as climate change hits a much-loved fruit, one of the world’s top experts from the industry tells BBC News. Pascal Liu, senior economist at the World Banana Forum, says climate impacts pose an “enormous threat” to supply, compounding…
33 minutes ago About sharing By Alys Harte & Ella Rule BBC File on 4 Claims about one of the UK’s biggest providers of workplace mental health services are to be investigated by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), it has said. BBC File on 4 has heard allegations that calls from vulnerable…
5 hours ago About sharing By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The release of the first official image of the Princess of Wales since her surgery was meant to mark Mother’s Day, and calm the fevered speculation over her health. Instead, the image of her with her three children caused chaos when news agencies withdrew the…
25 minutes ago About sharing More gas-fired power stations will be needed, the government says By Justin Rowlatt Climate editor, BBC News The UK risks blackouts unless it builds new, gas-fired power stations, Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho will warn today. The new stations will replace existing plants, many of which are aging and will…
29 minutes ago About sharing By Alex Binley BBC News Some prisoners could be released up to two months early to relieve overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the justice secretary has said. Alex Chalk said the policy will apply only to “certain low-level offenders”. Last autumn, he announced “less serious offenders” could be…
6 minutes ago About sharing By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US. John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017. In the days before his death, he had been…