Retail sales hit lowest level since 2021 lockdowns
Shoppers bought less in October amid higher prices, rising living costs and poor weather.
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Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars
54 minutes ago About sharing The Leonids can be seen at the same time each year in mid-November By Maddie Molloy BBC News Climate & Science The Leonids – one of the most prolific annual meteor showers – will be streaking across UK skies in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. Characterised by fast,…
NHS talking therapy recommended for menopause symptoms
1 hour ago About sharing By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Women should be offered talking therapy instead of, or as well as, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for problematic menopause symptoms, new draft guidance for the NHS says. The advice – the first update in almost a decade – says cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can…
Swimming rivers and faking illness to escape Ukraine’s draft
2 hours ago About sharing Erik, a 26-year-old musician, says he swam a river to escape into Moldova By Oana Marocico and Kelvin Brown BBC Eye Investigations Nearly 20,000 men have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the war to avoid being drafted, the BBC has discovered. Some have swum dangerous rivers to leave the…
Sean Combs: Singer Cassie accuses rap mogul of rape and abuse
1 hour ago About sharing Ms Ventura says she met the rapper in 2005 By Max Matza BBC News Rap artist Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of rape and sex trafficking by a female singer. In a lawsuit seen by the BBC, ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura said she was trapped for a decade in a…
Amy Dowden’s Strictly hopes dashed after breaking foot
The dancer is “absolutely gutted” as her hopes of a Strictly appearance are ended by the injury.
Two 12-year-old boys charged with murdering Wolverhampton man
Shawn Seesahai, 19, died when he was fatally stabbed in Wolverhampton on Monday evening.
No flights before election under PM’s Rwanda plan, says Braverman
6 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton Political reporter The PM’s current Rwanda plan will mean no asylum seekers are flown there before the next election, former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said. Writing in the Telegraph, she said “tinkering with a failed plan” would not achieve the government’s aims. The Supreme Court ruled…
Israel Gaza: Al-Shifa Hospital director says no water or oxygen left
2 hours ago About sharing Israeli soldiers entered Al-Shifa Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday The director of the Gaza Strip’s main hospital raided by Israeli soldiers says the facility has now run out of oxygen and water, and patients “are screaming from thirst”. Muhammad Abu Salmiya said the conditions were “tragic” in Al-Shifa,…
Boy quizzes Prince William about his bank balance
The Prince of Wales was put on the spot when a boy asked him how much was in his bank account.