41 minutes ago About sharing A Palestinian source says a five-stage proposal would start with a truce in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem There is huge pressure for a new ceasefire and hostage release deal to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the remaining…
One of the UK’s richest people admitted his role in a scheme which netted millions.
Rab Thomson, from Clackmannanshire, is the fifth person in Scotland to have their conviction overturned.
1 hour ago About sharing Gerwig (left) missed out on a best director nomination, while Margot Robbie was absent from best actress By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s were absent from some major categories at this year’s Oscars. But given the voters’ tastes, was it really such a shock? Although Barbie…
6 minutes ago About sharing Watch: In an emotional interview, Grace O’Malley-Kumar’s family say they are “dizzy with grief” By Jeremy Culley BBC News The mother of a student who was stabbed to death has called for mandatory prison terms for carrying a knife. Sinead O’Malley and Dr Sanjoy Kumar’s daughter Grace was killed in…
4 hours ago About sharing By Beth Rose BBC Access All Former England striker Michael Owen says he would “swap eyes” with his son if it was possible to help the teenager see again. James Owen, 17, who hoped to follow in his father’s footsteps, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition, when…
The parents and brother of the 19-year-old student stabbed to death in Nottingham in June speak to the BBC.
30 minutes ago About sharing Najin and Fatu are the world’s last northern white rhinos By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC News Science A fertility breakthrough has offered hope for saving the northern white rhino from extinction – there are only two of the animals left on the planet. Scientists have achieved the world’s…
7 hours ago About sharing By Jim Reed Health reporter Almost 10 million people in England can no longer access free NHS earwax removal services, the RNID has warned. The hearing loss charity said there was “no medical reason” for the withdrawal of NHS services across parts of England since 2019. And some people unable…
A report from the postal regulator, Ofcom, lays out options to reform the UK’s postal service.