2 hours ago About sharing Watch: Voters from areas that flipped from Labour to Conservative share their thoughts on Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg ‘We’re not allowed to swear, are we?” Both Conservative and Labour politicians might have muttered a curse or two if they had been…
1 hour ago About sharing The partnership says that plans to return the business to profitability will involve further reductions in staff By Marc Ashdown Business Correspondent, BBC News John Lewis has confirmed it is planning to further cut its workforce over the next five years. Up to 11,000 jobs at the retail partnership –…
The government says the decision was made with mutual consent – but the Post Office says he was asked to go.
13 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Footage shows huge fire engulfing building in Liverpool’s city centre A fire in a four-storey building near a city centre is no longer being considered a “major incident”, firefighters have said. “Successful firefighting tactics have resulted in the fire being greatly reduced,” Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) said….
National League South side Maidstone United pulled off one of the great FA Cup shocks to knock Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town out of the fourth round at Portman Road. Superb counter-attack strikes from Lamar Reynolds and Sam Corne – Maidstone’s only attempts on target – earned the non-leaguers an astonishing victory over a side 98…
11 hours ago About sharing Donald Trump has framed his legal woes as part of a ‘witch hunt’ against him by his political opponents By Sam Cabral BBC News A New York jury has said Donald Trump must pay $83.3m (£65.6m) to E Jean Carroll, a writer he was found to have defamed by denying…
30 minutes ago About sharing By Quentin Sommerville BBC News, Doha, Qatar The Qatar Emiri Air Force cargo plane, a hulking grey C17, sat by a runway at the sprawling Al Udeid airbase. Deep inside, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, in black loafers and sweater, attempted to push a pallet of humanitarian aid for Gaza…
9 hours ago About sharing Sadie has a fridge for her skincare products By Annabel Rackham Health reporter The growing trend of children as young as eight using skincare products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association for Dermatologists has warned. Some children are asking their parents for luxury items after seeing…
1 hour ago About sharing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon has quit in the wake of sex-trafficking allegations from a former employee. Janel Grant alleges Mr McMahon and another ex-executive, John Laurinaitis, sexually assaulted and trafficked her to entice wrestling talent. Mr McMahon, 78, said in a statement that he had made the…
36 minutes ago About sharing By Jonelle Awomoyi, Kirsty Grant and Rachel Russell BBC News When Adi Misra went to school on his 10th birthday, his pregnant mother told him they would celebrate later. But his mum was sent to prison that day having been wrongfully accused of stealing £75,000 from the Post Office –…