44 minutes ago About sharing By Simon Jack Business editor The final cost of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant being built in Somerset may soar by about a third, according to the French firm developing it. The completion date could also be delayed by three years. In 2022, the cost of the UK’s first…
1 hour ago About sharing Prof Leitch gave then Health Secretary Humza Yousaf mask rule advice for a social event in late 2021 Scotland’s national clinical director advised Humza Yousaf to keep a drink in his hands at all times to remain “exempt” from mask rules at a dinner, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard….
45 minutes ago About sharing By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News A Post Office investigator has rejected any personal responsibility in the case of a wrongly-convicted manager, telling an inquiry: “I was only doing my job.” Robert Daily investigated Peter Holmes, who managed a post office in Jesmond, Newcastle, when an audit said there…
13 minutes ago About sharing By Jane Corbin BBC News The Doomsday Clock – which shows how symbolically close the world is to nuclear Armageddon – is to remain at 90 seconds to midnight. Scientists have listed reasons for keeping its hands the closest they have ever been to “Doomsday” – but stopped short of…
Police confirm the identities of all four people who were found deceased at a property near Norwich.
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13 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak says Britain “was not seeking a confrontation” but would not hesitate to act again By James Gregory BBC News The UK will not hesitate to take further military action against Houthi targets in Yemen if the group continues Red Sea attacks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs….
53 minutes ago About sharing By Philippa Roxby Health reporter There was an “alarming” 30-fold increase in measles cases in Europe last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. More than 30,000 people were infected in 2023, compared to 941 during the whole of 2022. The WHO believes this is a result of fewer children…
Just now About sharing By Sam Gruet Business reporter, BBC News Amazon has been fined €32m (£27m) in France for “excessive” surveillance of its workers, including measures the data watchdog found to be illegal. The CNIL said Amazon France Logistique, which manages warehouses, recorded data captured by workers’ handheld scanners. It found Amazon tracked activity…