1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Rachel Reeves says pressure put on MPs by ceasefire protests is “concerning” By Sean Seddon BBC News Some of the protests targeting MPs over the Israel-Gaza war are “crossing the line” into intimidation, the shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. She made the comments after a demonstration was held…
Max Verstappen fought back from a five-second penalty and dropping to fifth to win a gripping Las Vegas Grand Prix. He complained on Wednesday it was “99% show” but the show was all on track in one of the best races of the season. Verstappen, his team-mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc swapped and…
9 hours ago About sharing Joaquin Phoenix as the ruthless Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte By Katie Razzall Culture and media editor Sir Ridley Scott is famously forthright. The director of celebrated films including Gladiator, Alien, Thelma & Louise and Blade Runner certainly speaks his mind. Does he seek out advice? Asking someone what they think is…
Chancellor tells Laura Kuenssberg priority is growth ahead of delivering the Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
1 hour ago About sharing A house damaged by Russian shelling in August in in Tarasivka, Ukraine By Emily McGarvey BBC News Russia has launched several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv for the second night in a row, the city’s military administration said. Serhiy Popko, head of the administration, said Ukraine’s air defence systems…
Ice hockey players and fans have paid tribute to the late Adam Johnson at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena. The 29-year-old American died after his neck was cut by a skate while playing for Nottingham Panthers away to Sheffield Steelers on 28 October. That game was abandoned and the Panthers played their first game since the incident…
1 hour ago About sharing Some schools with Raac have had to close off small areas, but others have had to shut entire buildings By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent A “lack of basic information” about work to address dangerous concrete in schools in England is “shocking and disappointing”, a report by MPs says. The Department…
13 minutes ago About sharing Fans sheltered from the heat ahead of Swift’s now postponed Saturday concert By Gabriela Pomeroy BBC News Taylor Swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, after a fan died shortly before her show on Friday. The decision came as thousands of…
49 minutes ago About sharing Al-Shifa evacuees flee amid gunfire, with IDF tanks on the move By Oliver Slow BBC News Hundreds of people including some patients left Gaza City’s main hospital on Saturday. Some medical staff said they had been told to leave but Israel disputes this. Many were seen walking along rubble-strewn streets…
The Boeing 787 is the largest passenger plane ever to have landed on the continent.