17 minutes ago About sharing By Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent & Doug Faulkner BBC News Britain should train a “citizen army” ready to fight a war on land in the future, the head of the Army has said. But General Sir Patrick Sanders warned that even with an increase in reserve forces it “would not…
15 minutes ago About sharing Raye released her debut album independently after saying her major label refused to put it out By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Singer-songwriter Raye has received seven Brit Award nominations, a new record for one artist in a single year. She has overtaken Craig David, Gorillaz and Robbie Williams, who previously…
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…