10 hours ago About sharing After 352 days, Russell Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, will complete his final run in Africa By Christian Fuller BBC News, South East Before he set off on the mammoth challenge to run the entire length of Africa, Russell Cook said he hoped to look back at his life and have…
2 hours ago About sharing Molly Cuddihy is one of eight women who share their stories in a candid cancer podcast By Paul O’Hare BBC Scotland News Molly Cuddihy realised how ill she was when the radiographer started crying during her scan. Later that day a consultant told the then 15-year-old that she had a…
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Parliament has been on Easter recess so it’s been a quiet week in Westminster. But there’s been plenty of news elsewhere, and it is likely our guests will be discussing events in eastern Europe, upcoming local elections here in the…
In six months since the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October in Israel, thousands of lives have been lost as the conflict rages on. Last October, hundreds of Hamas gunmen stormed southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 others hostage. The attack triggered the Israeli offensive in Gaza – Israel launched…
1 hour ago About sharing Peter Pellegrini is an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico By Rob Cameron BBC News, Prague Populist Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, succeeding the liberal Zuzana Caputova. Mr Pellegrini, 48, defeated the pro-Western Ivan Korcok, a former diplomat, with 53% of the vote. A former prime minister,…
2 hours ago About sharing By Ruth Comerford BBC News A total solar eclipse is set to span North America on Monday – from Mexico to the very eastern tip of Canada. The astronomical phenomenon will be less dramatic in the UK, but a partial eclipse could be visible in some parts of the country….
3 hours ago About sharing Steve Barclay opposes a proposed incinerator in his Cambridgeshire constituency By Helen Catt & Chris Mason, political editor BBC News The government has temporarily banned permits for new incinerator plants in England, including one the Environment Secretary Steve Barclay is fighting to stop being built in his constituency. The environment…
13 minutes ago About sharing By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor Six months after the Hamas attacks on Israel, war, disease, starvation and death ravage Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is deeply divided, as its prime minister struggles to keep his promise of total victory. The United States, Israel’s most essential ally, has turned against…
Nail technicians unite to raise their charges in what they call “National Nail Price Increase Day”.
1 hour ago About sharing By Ben King Business reporter, BBC News How much did the people running the Post Office get paid while the flawed Horizon system was in place? By looking through the company accounts for the Post Office and Royal Mail, the BBC has come up with a figure – £19.4m over…