Woman severely injured in Sydney shark attack
The woman in her 20s is in a serious but stable condition after being bitten on the leg.
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George Freeman quit as minister as he ‘couldn’t afford’ mortgage
6 hours ago About sharing George Freeman said he quit as science minister because he did not earn enough to pay his mortgage By Mariam Issimdar & PA Media BBC News, Norfolk A Tory MP said he quit his ministerial role because he could not afford to pay his mortgage on a salary of £118,300….
Lower cost of tea eases January price rises
29 minutes ago About sharing Slowing prices for tea helped ease inflation in January Shop prices rose at their slowest rate in more than 18 months in January, according to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Inflation – the rate at which prices rise – reached near-record highs last year, prompting a…
Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named
40 minutes ago About sharing Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24 and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23 By Fiona Nimoni BBC News The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders,…
Constance Marten baby in ‘no clothes’ on cold night, court told
2 hours ago About sharing By Helena Wilkinson BBC News Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s newborn baby was wearing only a nappy on a cold night, according to the taxi driver who drove them from Liverpool to Harwich, Essex, a court has been told. Ms Marten, 36, and Mr Gordon, 49, are accused of the…
Jordan base attack: What options does US have to respond?
2 hours ago About sharing A US soldier walks towards a burning oil well in southern Iraq By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Washington now finds itself facing a dilemma. President Joe Biden has promised a strong response to Sunday’s deadly attack on a US military base in Jordan. But the challenge for the US…
Disposable vape ban: ‘It can’t come soon enough’
1 hour ago About sharing A ban of disposable vapes in the UK has been proposed By Jeremy Culley and Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Stashing vapes behind a sink and hiding them in roof tiles – these are the extreme lengths two teenage boys went to keep their habit secret. Their father, from London,…
US drone attack: Death of US troops ratchets up pressure on Biden
3 hours ago About sharing By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent The death of three US servicemen and injuring of many others, turns up the heat in an already febrile region and ratchets up the pressure on the US commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden. This marks the first time American troops have been killed by enemy…
Police face probe over Nottingham killer’s alleged assaults
46 minutes ago About sharing Barnaby Webber, Ian Coates and Grace O’Malley-Kumar died at the scene of the attacks By Will Jefford BBC News, East Midlands A police force which was investigating alleged assaults by a triple killer weeks before the Nottingham attacks has referred itself to the watchdog. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both…
Met officer guilty of assaulting crime victim he mistook for suspect
PC Jonathan Marsh is found guilty of using “gratuitous violence” to assault a man in east London.