17 minutes ago About sharing By Jack Fenwick & Adam Smith BBC Politics Sir Elton John is heading to Parliament to urge ministers to do more to hit a 2030 target of eliminating new HIV cases in England, the BBC has learned. The rock legend will address MPs at a meeting on Wednesday evening. It…
1 hour ago About sharing The government has announced an increase in the hourly rates for funded childcare places from April 2024 By Nathan Standley BBC News The government is to invest £400m in its plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England from April. The Department for Education (DfE) has also announced…
3 hours ago About sharing There has been a longstanding disagreement between Greece and the UK about whether the marbles should be returned to Athens By Nick Beake Europe correspondent, in Athens More than 200 years after they were torn from their country’s most sacred landmark and shipped unceremoniously to the UK, the Elgin Marbles…
34 minutes ago About sharing Molly Russell was 14 when she died in 2017 By Angus Crawford BBC News Social media companies are still pushing “harmful content to literally millions of young people”, Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, has said. He said he is horrified by the scale of the issue and that…
Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton honour another former US first lady.
1 hour ago About sharing Timothée Chalamet takes on the role of a young Willy Wonka By Noor Nanji & Guy Lambert Culture reporters, BBC News Timothée Chalamet has said he was aware people did not want him to “mess up” his portrayal of the much-loved character Willy Wonka. “People are very protective over the…
42 minutes ago About sharing By Daniel Wainwright and Kevin Peachey BBC News Thousands more families are renting smaller homes than they were three years ago, according to data seen by the BBC. Renters aged over 30 are more likely to move to cheaper areas as the cost of renting has soared and availability squeezed,…
44 minutes ago About sharing Omid Scobie’s book examines tensions within the Royal Family By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The Dutch edition of Omid Scobie’s controversial royal book Endgame has been withdrawn from sale, with its publishers blaming a translation error. The Dutch edition reportedly had a different version of the section about alleged questions…
Politics Today 2:14 pm “Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump “Americans for Prosperity” and Nikki Haley Should Blame Themselves for Donald Trump AFP Action’s Haley endorsement is too little, too late. We’re likely in for a 2016 rerun, with vain politicians again splintering the anti-Trump vote and handing him…
Politics / November 28, 2023 George Santos, Social Critic The New York representative seems like Congress’s biggest liar. But he’s got plenty of company. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy US Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.) casting a vote as the House of Representatives held its second round of voting for a new speaker of the House at…