39 minutes ago About sharing More than one out of every five children in England are persistently absent from school By Marthe de Ferrer and Branwen Jeffreys BBC News Better mental health support for pupils would be part of Labour’s plans to improve school attendance in England. Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out…
Gabriel Attal has been named France’s next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government.
19 minutes ago About sharing Dogs caged in a dog meat farm in South Korea By Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog…
5 hours ago About sharing Knowledge of creatures living in the deep sea, which could be impacted by mining, is limited By Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining. The plan, up…
6 hours ago About sharing Baby Zenia is now settling into life at home with her family, but not every family has such a positive start By Catherine Burns, Laura Foster & Alison Benjamin Health correspondent, health reporter & BBC Verify A former midwife has told the BBC she quit because she could not live…
More than 100 flood warnings remain and an amber cold health alert is in place for much of England.
US investigators have shared footage from inside the cabin of the grounded Alaskan Airlines plane.
3 hours ago About sharing The only sub-postmasters to have had their convictions overturned so far seen celebrating outside the Royal Courts of Justice By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Years of headlines about it. More than two decades of injustice. But it is a Christmas holiday TV drama that has catapulted the plight…
3 hours ago About sharing TB Joshua (above) always said the collapse was caused by a mysterious plane By Charlie Northcott & Tamasin Ford BBC Africa Eye The BBC has unearthed new evidence the late Nigerian megachurch leader TB Joshua hid dead bodies and intimidated families, to cover up his role in the collapse of…
1 hour ago About sharing Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role as a recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein By Nada Tawfik and Mike Wendling BBC News Another tranche of court documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been released. The filings of more than 250 pages show one accuser claimed to…