30 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for a bed on a ward after being seen in A&E in England was 19 times higher this winter than it was before the pandemic, figures show. There were nearly 100,000 12-hour waits in December and…
Intuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company, launches its first lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
27 minutes ago About sharing By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Queen Camilla has joined one of the most star-studded line-ups of illustrious British acting talent to celebrate the work of Shakespeare. The Queen was joined at the event by a dozen dames including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave and Penelope Keith. Dame Judi read…
At least four people are reported killed in an air attack on the city of Belgorod, close to Ukraine.
8 minutes ago About sharing The rebrand will mean there are six new coloured lines added to the famous Tube map By Tim Stokes BBC News The new names of London’s six Overground lines have been revealed, significantly changing the look of the famous Tube map. Last August, Transport for London (TfL) announced it wanted…
Cynthia Erivo, the star of the new Wicked film, will be the prestigious drama school’s vice president.
6 hours ago About sharing A child awaiting food aid in Rafah this week By Jacqueline Howard BBC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted his troops will advance on the Gazan city of Rafah, defying outside pleas to reconsider. French President Emmanuel Macron was among those warning Mr Netanyahu off, telling him the…
44 minutes ago About sharing The town of Avdiivka has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war By Andrew Harding BBC News, Avdiivka The man’s fist looked unrecognisable. Like a split and bruised peach. “Or like a rock,” said the Ukrainian army surgeon, tapping the frozen fingers. It was the second case of…
3 hours ago About sharing The number of international-student applications via Ucas is still higher than a decade ago By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent The number of international students applying to undergraduate courses at UK universities has risen for a second year running. New data shows 115,730 students from outside the UK applied to start…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting athletes training for next year’s Invictus Games in Canada.