20 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Joshua Nevett, political reporter & Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent BBC News Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he is confident the UK government’s plan flagship Rwanda asylum scheme will be supported by MPs. Mr Shapps urged MPs to back a new law aimed at overcoming legal hurdles…
6 hours ago About sharing Simeon McAnoy was found unresponsive after taking a synthetic opioid drug, his mother says By Alex Homer & Navtej Johal BBC News Super-strength street drugs more powerful than heroin have been linked to at least 54 deaths in the UK in the last six months, the BBC has been told….
32 minutes ago About sharing By Katie Mark BBC Panorama A UK branch of a Christian church has been secretly filmed trying to cast out evil spirits from a 16-year-old. A Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) pastor was seen reciting what looked like so-called “strong prayers” to rid the boy of a…
4 hours ago About sharing Sam Thompson said winning was “a dream come true” By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson has been crowned king of the jungle after being voted the winner of this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Thompson held off competition from…
25 minutes ago About sharing By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News This is the week when the prime minister’s past, present and future collide. At 10:30 this morning, Rishi Sunak sits down in a windowless room in west London and begin several hours answering questions live on television and under oath. Mr Sunak’s interrogation…
19 minutes ago About sharing By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Some parts of the UK could become home to mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue fever, chikungunya and zika virus by the 2040s and 2050s, health officials warn. The UK Health Security Agency’s report is based on a worst-case scenario, which would see high emissions and…
1 hour ago About sharing President Zelensky (L) seemed to have a sharp exchange with Viktor Orban (R) By Jessica Parker BBC News, Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky has had a brief – but intense-looking – conversation with the man threatening to block Ukraine’s EU aspirations. He met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the inauguration…
51 minutes ago About sharing Soldiers in the CF333 unit, pictured training with British troops, are now in hiding in Pakistan By Joe Inwood BBC Newsnight About 200 members of Afghan special forces, trained and funded by the UK, face imminent deportation to their Taliban-controlled homeland, the BBC has learned. The figures – gathered by…
1 hour ago About sharing Kay is currently in the middle of his first tour since 2010 By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Comedian Peter Kay has performed three secret and intimate fundraising shows in Bolton – his first time on stage in his home town for 20 years. Kay broke off from his…
32 minutes ago About sharing The images show a man – stripped down to his underpants – obeying instructions to lay down a weapon By Benedict Garman BBC Verify Images of detained and stripped Palestinians apparently surrendering some weapons to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have prompted speculation about the circumstances of the events…