1 hour ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Water companies are forecasting an above-inflation rise in average household bills in April, drawing criticism from campaigners. The average annual water and sewerage bill is expected to rise by 6% in England and Wales, up £27 to £473, says suppliers’ trade body Water…
30 minutes ago About sharing By Faisal Islam & Zoe Kleinman BBC News Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be a “mass destroyer of jobs” and human workers will learn to work with new technologies, the governor of the Bank of England has told the BBC. Governor Andrew Bailey said while there are risks with AI,…
30 minutes ago About sharing Thousands more early years workers are needed to meet the rise in demand following the government’s expansion of funded childcare By Vanessa Clarke Education reporter A £1,000 cash incentive and a campaign to raise the profile of childcare workers in England are part of government plans to recruit more staff….
Two boys, aged 15 and 16, are charged with murder, and two men are charged with assisting an offender.
2 minutes ago About sharing Watch: CCTV, courtesy of Sky News, appears to show the Clapham attack By Daniel Sandford, Mattea Bubalo & Oliver Slow BBC News The suspect in an alkali attack in south London was convicted of a sex offence in 2018 and was later granted asylum. Police are looking for Abdul Shakoor…
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Ferrari on a multi-year deal in 2025.
1 hour ago About sharing The Marlin Luanda, operated by a UK-based company, was struck by a Houthi missile on 26 January in the Gulf of Aden By Joshua Cheetham, Shruti Menon, Yi Ma, and Paul Myers BBC Verify Repeated US and UK air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen have failed to slow their…
34 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Dearbail Jordan & Faisal Islam BBC News The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25% but indicated it is edging towards cutting borrowing costs. At its latest meeting, the Bank said it had discussed cutting rates, with inflation – the pace of price rises – set…
The US is planning to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq over a number of days, officials tell CBS News.
36 minutes ago About sharing Greta Thunberg arrived at court on Thursday smiling as she made her way past photographers Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was given a “final warning” by police before she was arrested for a public order offence, a court has heard. The 21-year-old was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel…