4 minutes ago About sharing Alistair Darling, the Labour chancellor who steered the UK through the 2008 financial crisis, has died aged 70, a family spokesperson has said. Following Labour’s landslide 1997 election win, Lord Darling served in cabinet for 13 years under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He also led the Better Together campaign…
21 minutes ago About sharing By Helen Bushby Entertainment reporter Food critic Grace Dent has described feeling “overwhelmingly sad right now” after leaving I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here and has thanked fans for the “outpouring of love”. ITV said she left the show on Monday on “medical grounds”. In a lengthy statement,…
4 minutes ago About sharing Singer-songwriter and The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following ill-health and a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. The musician, whose hits include 1988’s Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time. MacGowan also had well-documented problems…
A girl who threatened her mother with garden shears was Tasered twice by PC Jonathan Broadhead.
Rail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes.
3 hours ago About sharing Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung show off their marriage certificate at the Dordi rural municipality office Nicholas Yong and BBC Nepali In Singapore and Kathmandu Nepal has registered its first same-sex marriage, which activists hailed as a victory for LGBT rights. Authorities in the western Lumjung district formally registered the…
1 hour ago About sharing Snowfall in Teesdale, County Durham, made for some tricky car journeys By Simon King & Marie Jackson BBC Weather and BBC News More bitterly cold nights are on the way for much of the UK, with temperatures set to drop well below zero. Overnight temperatures dipped to a frosty -6.1C…
11 minutes ago About sharing By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Metro Bank has said it will review whether to stay open seven days a week as it also revealed plans to cut 20% of its workers. The struggling lender said the measures are part of a strategy to save around £50m a year….
32 minutes ago About sharing By Hannah Price BBC News investigations Premier League clubs have continued to play two footballers, and kept a boss in post, while knowing they are under police investigation for sexual or domestic violence. Alleged victims told the BBC that the Football Association (FA) and Premier League prioritise commercial interests over…
Obituary / November 29, 2023 A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger For decades, Kissinger kept the great wheel of American militarism spinning ever forward. Greg Grandin Ad Policy Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize. (Wally McNamee / Corbis / Getty Images)…