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EU gives Ukraine €2bn of ammunition after shell plea - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU. | Europe | Members of Ukraine's Armed Forces 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade at their position near the frontline city of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, last week
More than a dozen European Union member states have agreed to supply Ukraine with at least one million artillery shells over the next year.
The plan, worth €2bn in total... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65018434 |
Boris Johnson submits evidence before Partygate grilling - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A committee of MPs is investigating whether the former PM misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking parties. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson has submitted evidence to MPs investigating whether he misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking parties in Downing Street.
The former prime minister, who denies misleading MPs, wants his defence to be published as soon as possible.
The Privileges Committee said it was reviewing the material to make re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65012967 |
'I did not send my child to university to die' - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The mother of Edinburgh student Romy Ulvestad calls for universities to have a legal duty of care. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | University of Edinburgh student Romy Ulvestad died at her parents' London home four days after her 21st birthday.
She had killed herself after staff failed to provide additional support, despite repeated warnings that she was struggling with her mental health.
Now her mother is adding her support to a campaign for th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65007151 |
Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | If confirmed, the strike suggests Ukraine's capacity to deploy drones has increased. | Europe | Footage shared on social media showed an explosion lighting up the night sky
An explosion in the north of annexed Crimea has destroyed Russian missiles being transported by rail, Ukraine's defence ministry has said.
The Russian-installed head of the city of Dzhankoi said the area had been attacked by drones.
Ukraine... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65021987 |
Miss Wales says she is grateful after life-changing M4 crash - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Darcey Corria was left with a broken neck and pelvis in a collision on the M4 in January. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Darcey Corria was left with serious injuries after a car crash
A beauty queen who was thrown through her car window after initially escaping unharmed from a crash said the experience had changed her life.
Miss Wales Darcey ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64981797 |
UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Technology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report. | Science & Environment | Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change met in Switzerland where glaciers are melting
UN chief Antonio Guterres says a major new report on climate change is a "survival guide for humanity".
Clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster, the report says.
But ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65000182 |
Bryn Hargreaves: Body of missing former Wigan Warriors star found - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Wigan Warriors rugby star Bryn Hargreaves had been missing in the US for more than a year. | Manchester | Bryn Hargreaves moved to the United States when he quit rugby league
The body of former Wigan Warriors rugby star Bryn Hargreaves has been found more than a year after he went missing in America, his family have confirmed.
The 37-year-old moved to the US about 10 years ago after quitting the sport. He was reported mi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65014006 |
Bruce Willis's wife speaks of her grief at his dementia on his 68th birthday - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emma Heming Willis discusses the impact her husband's dementia is having on the family. | Entertainment & Arts | Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis have two daughters together
Emma Heming Willis, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, has spoken about the "grief and sadness" she feels over her husband's dementia, as they celebrated his 68th birthday.
"I have started the morning by crying, as you can see by my swollen eyes," she said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65012888 |
Saudi Arabia invited Iran's President Raisi to visit, Tehran says - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The visit - not yet confirmed by Riyadh - would build on a thaw in tensions, brokered by China. | Middle East | President Raisi (pictured) is an ultra-conservative close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran says Saudi Arabia has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi for an official visit - just over a week since the countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations.
The invitation is said to have come in a let... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65010185 |
XXXTentacion: Three men found guilty of murdering rapper in 2018 - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rapper, 20, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed during a Florida robbery in 2018. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Three men accused of killing 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion during a 2018 ambush robbery have been found guilty.
A Florida jury convicted Michael Boatwright, 27, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 on Monday afte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64825205 |
Aleksandar Mitrovic: FA says standard ban 'clearly insufficient' as Fulham striker charged - BBC Sport | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | null | Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic is charged with violent and improper conduct after his red card at Manchester United, but the Football Association says the standard punishment is “clearly insufficient”. | null | Aleksandar Mitrovic: FA says standard ban 'clearly insufficient' as Fulham striker charged Last updated on .From the section Fulham
Aleksandar Mitrovic had put Fulham in front with his 12th goal of the season before being sent off at Manchester United Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65018262 |
Prosecuting Donald Trump would be politically motivated, say Republicans - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Members of the ex-president's party claim prosecutors investigating him are part of the "radical left". | US & Canada | Prosecuting Donald Trump would be a politically motivated move by his opponents, senior Republicans say.
On Saturday, the former US president said his arrest could happen next week, based on media reports.
But Democrats have said no-one is above the law and accused Mr Trump of recklessly stoking political divisions.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65007991 |
John Lewis considers plan to change staff-owned structure - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chain's famous staff-ownership structure could be watered down to raise new funds. | Business | John Lewis is considering a potential change to its employee-owned business structure, upending more than 70 years of tradition.
The group, which also owns Waitrose, is currently fully owned by its staff, who receive a share in the profits.
But in the face of tougher trading, the firm is said to be exploring the idea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65006218 |
Taliban officials must sack sons given government jobs - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Afghanistan's Islamist leader says officials should replace appointed sons or nephews and hire other workers. | Asia | The leader of the Taliban has ordered Afghan officials to sack relatives they have hired to government positions.
Hibatullah Akhundzada's decree says officials should replace appointed sons or other family members - and refrain from hiring relatives in future.
The Taliban dismissed some senior staff when they took po... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65005792 |
Victim's father marks 30 years since Warrington IRA bombing - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Colin Parry says spending the last three decades campaigning for peace has kept his family together. | Liverpool | Colin Parry and his wife Wendy have spent the last three decades campaigning for peace
A father whose 12-year-old son was killed by an IRA bomb 30 years ago has said campaigning for peace is "the glue which has kept the family together".
Tim Parry and three-year-old Johnathan Ball died and 54 others were hurt when tw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64995094 |
Ullapool: The Highland community facing a 100-mile trip to see a dentist - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A shortage of NHS dentists means people in Ullapool are also likely to have to pay for dental care. | Highlands & Islands | People in Ullapool are facing a 100-mile round trip for dental care after the village's only dentist retired.
NHS Highland has been unable to recruit a replacement and has suggested patients register with private practices in Gairloch or Inverness.
Those unable to afford private dental care have been unable to find N... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-64976569 |
Terry Hall: Coventry scooter ride-out pays tribute to singer - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of people ride through Coventry on what would have been the singer's 64th birthday. | Coventry & Warwickshire | Some scooters were decorated in honour of The Specials singer
Hundreds of people have taken part in a scooter ride-out in Terry Hall's home city of Coventry to mark what would have been his 64th birthday.
Hall, singer with The Specials, died in December of pancreatic cancer.
Scooters were a symbol of the Two Tone sc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-65006801 |
Transport for Wales rail passengers face disruption into April - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Transport for Wales says it is struggling to get parts needed to bring trains back into operation. | Wales | Transport for Wales are asking passengers to check their website to make sure certain trains are running as normal
Rail disruption across Wales will continue into April after trains were withdrawn following several fires.
More than 100 services were cancelled in part or in full at the start of March after three "mech... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65012434 |
Jeffrey Epstein banks to face sex-trafficking case - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US court says the banks must face claims they enabled the deceased financier's sex trafficking. | Business | Financier Epstein was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 when he was found dead in his cell
Two banks connected with the late Jeffrey Epstein will face lawsuits over claims they enabled his sex trafficking, a US court has ruled.
Two women who say the financier sexually abused them brought the case agai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65017982 |
RMT members at Network Rail vote to accept pay deal - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail workers have voted on a revised pay offer, ending walkouts for some RMT strikers. | Business | Thousands of signal workers and maintenance staff in the RMT union have voted overwhelmingly to accept an offer from Network Rail to end its dispute.
It means they will not take part in any more strikes in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions.
RMT members who work for 14 train operating comp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65015207 |
Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92 - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The billionaire tycoon announces his engagement to former police chaplain, Ann Lesley Smith. | Entertainment & Arts | Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to his partner Ann Lesley Smith, a former police chaplain.
Mr Murdoch, 92, and Ms Smith, 66, met in September at an event at his vineyard in California.
The businessman told the New York Post, one of his own publications: "I dreaded falling in love - but I knew... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754 |
Newborn puppies saved from being dumped in carrier bag - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man is arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after the six puppies were found in a bag. | Tees | The six puppies will be found new homes once they are fully recovered
Six newborn cocker spaniel puppies were saved from being dumped in a carrier bag, police said.
Two Durham police officers spotted a man swinging a carrier bag on the edge of a bank near Bishop Auckland.
When they put on their blue lights, he threw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-65014920 |
Georgia Harrison: I was living in fear of more sex footage - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality TV star Stephen Bear was jailed for sharing explicit footage online without Ms Harrison's consent. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Reality TV star Georgia Harrison says she was "living in fear" that more footage from an explicit video shared without her consent would be released.
Her ex-partner, Stephen Bear, was jailed for 21 months after being found ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64998904 |
Private firms profiting from UK asylum hotels - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government pays millions each day to house asylum seekers in almost 400 hotels across the UK. | UK | The government uses hotels to accommodate thousands of refugees
Private firms are making increased profits as the government pays millions of pounds a day to put up asylum seekers in the UK, the BBC has learned.
BBC News has been told 395 hotels are being used to house asylum seekers, as arrivals to the UK rose last ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64991234 |
Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | China's leader, whose Ukraine plan has been criticised in the West, gets a warm welcome in Moscow. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Vladimir Putin has said he will discuss Xi Jinping's 12-point plan to "settle the acute crisis in Ukraine", during a highly anticipated visit to Moscow by the Chinese president.
"We're always open for a negotiation process,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65018657 |
France pension reform: Macron's government survives no-confidence vote - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 100 people are arrested after protests across Paris following Monday's vote. | Europe | Rubbish and bins were set alight across Paris during protests following Monday's vote
The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64.
It sparked new anti-government protests in Paris, where 101 people were arrested a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65014336 |
Bin collections: Plans to change recycling risks chaos, say councils - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Councils say government plans for consistent waste and recycling policies across England could be unworkable. | UK Politics | The UK government wants to introduce consistent recycling collection policies across England
The UK government's plans to introduce consistent waste collection policies across England could prove chaotic and unworkable, councils have warned.
The details of major government reforms to waste collection in England are e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64995473 |
Credit Suisse: US markets subdued after bank taken over by Swiss rival UBS - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The troubled Swiss bank was bought by its rival UBS in a government-backed deal after urgent weekend talks. | Business | Some stability has returned to the banking sector.
UBS shares are down 5% today having been 14% lower this morning. Shares in other European banks have also recovered after early steep falls. Deutsche Bank was down 10% but is now 3% lower.
Regulators in Europe, the UK and the US will be breathing a sigh of relief tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-65011579 |
Climate change: Couple set for Pole-to-Pole electric car challenge - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The husband and wife will journey 17,000 miles from the Arctic to Antarctica, aided by renewables. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Julie and Chris Ramsey have been planning the adventure for years
A husband and wife from Aberdeen aim to drive from the Arctic to Antarctica in an electric car.
Chris and Julie Ramsey will set off to travel 17,000 miles (2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-64964294 |
Iraq war 20 years on: How invasion plunged country into decades of chaos - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on. | Middle East | The fence is lined with photos of people killed by the Islamic State group
The invasion of March 2003 was a catastrophe for Iraq and its people.
More proof of that, measured in broken lives, was at a suspected site of a mass grave in the desert outside Sinjar, not far from the border with Syria.
Survivors of one of ... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64976144 |
Indian High Commission: Diplomat summoned after London protest - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two security guards were injured after a crowd gathered to protest outside the building in London. | UK | Windows were broken as crowds gathered at the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday
A senior British diplomat in Delhi has been summoned after a protest at the Indian High Commission in London.
Crowds gathered outside the building in Aldwych, Westminster, on Sunday and windows were broken.
The Indian foreign mi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65010388 |
Strike averted as nurses and midwives accept pay offer - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Members of nursing and midwifery unions vote to accept the Scottish government's 6.5% pay deal. | Scotland | Members of the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have voted to accept a new pay offer from the Scottish government.
The unions had recommended its members back the deal which would see a 6.5% increase from April.
On top of a 7.5% pay rise imposed for 2022/23, it means many staff will see thei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65019788 |
Ruth Perry: Ofsted urged to pause inspections after teacher death - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Head teacher Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for the publication of an Ofsted report. | Berkshire | Ruth Perry was the head at Caversham Primary School in Caversham, Reading
Education unions have called for Ofsted inspections to be paused in the wake of the death of a head teacher.
Ruth Perry, head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life while waiting for the publication of a report that downgrade... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-65019341 |
The man extradited to the UK for a 41-year-old pub brawl - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man who fled the UK after a fight in 1980 is acquitted after extradition proceedings 41 years later. | UK | Rory McGrath with his wife and sons in the US
Decades after moving to the US, retired construction worker Rory McGrath was extradited to the UK to face trial for a 41-year-old crime. Eventually he was found not guilty.
Rory McGrath had just stepped through his front door carrying the morning newspaper when a dozen or... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64678781 |
UK banking system 'safe' after Credit Suisse rescue - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite the swift action by regulators, stock markets in the UK and Asia fell. | Business | The UK's central bank has said banks are "safe" after regulators agreed a rescue deal for Credit Suisse aimed at preventing fears over banks spreading.
The bank was bought by rival UBS in a Swiss government-backed deal on Sunday after regulators worked frantically round the clock to secure a deal.
It comes amid fears... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65007871 |
Australian former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Oliver Schulz, 41, faces charges over the 2012 murder of an Afghan man, Australian police say. | Australia | Oliver Schulz has been charged in connection with the death of an Afghan man in 2012
A former Australian SAS soldier has been charged with murder, following an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Oliver Schulz, 41, is the first Australian serviceman or veteran to be charged with a war crime under Au... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65010345 |
Investor fears appear to ease as UK and US share prices rise - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Investors appear largely reassured after Credit Suisse rescue, but First Republic shares plunge. | Business | Fears in financial markets appeared to ease, a day after regulators agreed a rescue deal for troubled lending giant Credit Suisse.
The bank was bought by rival UBS on Sunday after regulators worked around the clock to secure the takeover.
Along with the collapse of two smaller US banks, its struggles had sparked fear... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65012275 |
Credit Suisse: Bank rescue damages Switzerland's reputation for stability - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beset by scandals and crisis, many people are questioning how a totemic bank ended up beyond repair. | Business | So farewell to Credit Suisse. Founded in 1856, the bank has been a pillar of the Swiss financial sector ever since. Although buffeted by the financial crisis of 2008, Credit Suisse did manage to weather that storm without a government bailout, unlike its rival-turned-rescuer UBS.
More recently, the marketing face of C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65009996 |
Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The International Criminal Court accuses the Russian leader of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. | Europe | Vladimir Putin could now be arrested if he sets foot in one of the ICC's more than 120 member states
US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64998165 |
Henry Dimbleby: Conservatives' obesity strategy makes no sense, ex-adviser says - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Henry Dimbleby says the reluctance of government to intervene will cause "huge problems" for the NHS. | UK Politics | The government's own former adviser has criticised the Conservative Party's approach to tackling obesity, saying it "makes no sense".
Henry Dimbleby announced his resignation as the government's food tsar in the Sunday Times.
The co-founder of food chain Leon said ministers had "pulled back" on promises to restrict j... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65012960 |
BBC advises staff to delete TikTok from work phones - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The corporation is taking the decision over privacy and security concerns about the popular app. | UK | The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears.
The BBC seems to be the first UK media organisation to issue the guidance - and only the second in the world after Denmark's public service broadcaster.
The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for editor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65008599 |
Royals share photos to mark first Mother's Day without late Queen - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New photos are released including of King Charles, the Princess of Wales and Camilla, the Queen Consort. | UK | The picture of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles was posted alongside a message
King Charles has remembered the late Queen on his first Mother's Day since her death.
A photo showing the King as a baby on the Queen's lap was released by the Royal Family on social media on Sunday.
They also shared a photo of Camilla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65007719 |
The Weeknd settles copyright case over Call Out My Name - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star had been sued over alleged similarities between his song and a 2017 track called Vibeking. | Entertainment & Arts | The Weeknd is one of the biggest recording artists of the last decade
Two musicians who sued The Weeknd claiming he'd stolen one of their songs say they have reached a settlement with the star to end the lawsuit.
Suniel Fox and Henry Strange said the singer copied an "atmospheric and melancholic" track called Vibekin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65012702 |
Iraq War: The helmet that saved a Black Watch soldier's life - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | null | Black Watch veteran Kevin Stacey served three tours of Iraq, despite being seriously injured by a bomb. | null | It has been 20 years since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq.
The third generation of his family to serve with the Black Watch, Kevin Stacey was among thousands of British troops deployed to Iraq in 2003.
He ended up serving three tours of the country, despite being seriously injured by an IED in the city of Basr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65008347 |
Car gets wedged outside historic Bath hotel - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The car became stuck by the basement windows of the Francis Hotel in the early hours of Sunday. | Somerset | The car crashed into the Francis Hotel in the early hours of the morning
Diners at one of Bath's historic hotels were met with an unusual sight on Mother's Day when a car became wedged against its basement windows.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the Francis Hotel in Queen Square at about 04:45 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65008705 |
SNP not in a mess, it's growing pains - Sturgeon - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first minister disagreed with comments made by SNP's new chief executive over the membership row. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nicola Sturgeon tells the Loose Women panel that "renewal and refresh" was right
Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP is not "in a mess" and is going through "growing pains" as she faced questions about a membership row.
The co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65013722 |
Bath: Man arrested after car wedged outside hotel - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 19-year old was arrested after the car became stuck at the basement windows of the Francis Hotel. | Somerset | The car crashed into the Francis Hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car became wedged against the basement windows of a historic hotel.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene outside the Francis Hotel in Queen Square, Bath... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65013277 |
Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cloete Murray was the liquidator for Bosasa, a company implicated in government contract scandals. | Africa | A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son.
Cloete Murray, 50, was the liquidator for Bosasa, a company implicated in numerous government contract scandals.
He also worked as a liquidator for firms linked to the wealthy Gupta brothers, who deny b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65007942 |
Brexit: DUP will vote against Windsor Framework plans - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Downing Street says there are no plans for substantial changes to the Windsor Framework. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the Windsor Framework "doesn't work for Northern Ireland"
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will vote against the government's Windsor Framework Brexit plans in Parliament this week.
Its leader ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65008991 |
Met officers investigated for sexual misconduct working as normal - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The figures from the Met come as the force is expected to be heavily criticised in a new report. | London | The Met said it was working to rebuild trust with communities
More than 100 Metropolitan Police officers being investigated for sexual misconduct are currently working without restrictions, figures reveal.
The Liberal Democrats have found that as of 3 February, more than a quarter of 548 officers being investigated f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65005957 |
Gwynedd councillors intimidated after sex education debate - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Councillors were held in a separate chamber for "safety reasons" after a debate descended into chaos. | Wales | Police were called to the Gwynedd council offices in August after a debate on sex education was heckled by members of the public
Councillors say they felt unsafe and "intimidated" after a sex education debate descended into chaos.
Gwynedd council was discussing the roll-out of relationships and sexuality education (R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65011525 |
Ukraine war latest: China's peace proposal can be basis for settling Ukraine war - Putin - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russia's president says he and China's President Xi had paid great attention to Beijing's peace proposals during their meetings. | Europe | Precisely how far China will go in supporting Russia has been one of the most important questions of the war in Ukraine - and Xi Jinping will have to answer it following his three-day visit.
Judging by yesterday's informal meeting between Xi and Vladimir Putin, the two sides exchanged all kinds of diplomatic niceties.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-64993665 |
Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change? - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Heatwaves, wildfires, floods and droughts highlight how extreme weather is linked to climate change. | Science & Environment | People around the globe are experiencing more intense heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires as a result of climate change.
Unless global emissions are cut, this cycle will continue.
Here are four ways climate change is changing the weather.
To understand the impact of small changes to average temperatures, think of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58073295 |
SNP leadership: Party in 'tremendous mess', interim chief says - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Interim chief executive Mike Russell says the leadership vote must go ahead regardless of party problems. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Russell told BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show that there is "tremendous mess" in the SNP over the party's leadership race.,
There is "tremendous mess" in the SNP over the party's leadership race, the new interim chief execu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65001543 |
Danish far-right leader banned from UK over threat to burn Quran in Wakefield - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rasmus Paludan had said he planned to burn the Islamic text in Wakefield. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Rasmus Paludan had threatened to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield
A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield.
Security minister Tom Tugendhat said Rasmus Paludan, founder of the anti-Islam party Stram Kurs, had been added to the UK's immig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65020528 |
Credit Suisse: Lessons learned from the last banking crisis? - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Speed is of the essence when dealing with the banking industry - as know from the 2008 crash. | Business | Shares in Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse have been on a rollercoaster ride in recent days, hitting an all-time low on Wednesday, and leaving financial markets all over the world feeling distinctly queasy.
But the Swiss National Bank threw Credit Suisse a £45bn lifeline and on Thursday its shares climbed back up, al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64976316 |
Central banks take swift action to keep cash flowing amid investor fears - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Six central banks move to keep credit flowing worldwide after two big institutions collapsed. | Business | Central banks have rushed to keep cash flowing through the world's financial systems after the failures of two US banks and the rescue of Credit Suisse sent shockwaves across global markets.
Six central banks, including the Bank of England, announced they would boost the flow of US dollars from Monday.
Such measures ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65010255 |
Somalia drought may have killed 43,000 last year - UN - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Half of the deaths are thought to be in children, and many thousands more will die, a report says. | Africa | Nunney Hassnow Abdyow, one of many Somalis fleeing drought and conflict, pictured in a camp last November
Around 43,000 people may have died in Somalia last year after several failed rainy seasons, a new report from the Somali government and UN suggests.
It is the first official death toll from the drought in the Hor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65015084 |
SNP members should be able to edit vote - leader candidate Ash Regan - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Party chiefs reject the move, saying it would be "massively disruptive and confusing" for members. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Leadership contender Ash Regan would like party members to be given the chance to change their vote
One of the candidates in the SNP leadership contest says party members should be able to "edit" their vote before the poll c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65013144 |
Cat caught up in Swansea explosion found alive a week later - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is believed Teddy the ragdoll had been living in the remains of his owner's home. | Wales | It is believed Teddy the ragdoll had been living in the remains of the home
A cat caught up in an explosion has been found alive almost a week after it went missing.
A 68-year-old man died in the suspected gas blast which damaged several houses in Morriston, Swansea on Monday.
Three others were injured, including th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65009394 |
Concern grows for man missing on Kinloch Rannoch camping trip - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reece Rodger from Fife was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area of Perthshire on Saturday night. | Tayside and Central Scotland | Reece Rodger was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area on Saturday night.
Police said they are extremely concerned for a 28-year-old man who went missing during a camping trip in Highland Perthshire.
Reece Rodger, from Fife, was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area at 23:30 on Saturday.
Officers said Mr Rodger was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-64892079 |
Hampshire shark: Appeal for head to be returned - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is thought to be a smalltooth sand tiger shark but its head was removed after it was discovered. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Scientists want access to the head and teeth of the shark, which washed up on a Hampshire beach, for research
A plea has been made to return the head of a rare shark so it can be analysed.
On Saturday, local residents walking on Lepe beach in Hampshire discovered a dead shark which was later spotted without its head,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-65013372 |
Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The online retail giant said the positions would be closed "in the next few weeks". | Business | Online retail giant Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs.
The firm, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, said the cuts would fall mainly in areas including cloud computing and advertising.
It did not say which countries would be affected but said the positions would be closed in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65018007 |
Menindee: Australia begins mass fish death clean-up - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Authorities are working out what to do with millions of rotting fish and reassuring the public about water quality. | Australia | A major clean-up effort is under way in Australia after millions of fish died in a river in western New South Wales (NSW).
Fish will be cleared from "high density areas", but it will not be possible to remove all the carcasses, police say.
The deaths are thought to have been caused by low oxygen levels in the river a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65010344 |
Putin in Mariupol: What the Russian president saw on his visit - BBC News | 2023-03-20T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Russian leader tours parts of the Ukrainian port city that saw some of his army's fiercest attacks. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Driving through the ruined city at night, Vladimir Putin has made his first visit to Mariupol - devastated when Russian forces besieged the city earlier on in the war.
The BBC has traced part of the route he took, which pas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65007289 |
Swansea: Who was the Italian behind Joe's ice cream parlour? - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Joe's" and "ice cream" are synonymous in Swansea - thanks to Luigi Cascarini and his family. | Wales | Luigi Cascarini left his native Italy for south Wales at the end of the 19th Century
In 1898, Luigi Cascarini left his home town of Picinisco, nestled in the mountains between Rome and Naples, in pursuit of a better life.
In most respects his story was no more remarkable than the thousands of other Welsh-Italians who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64989512 |
SNP chief executive Peter Murrell resigns over membership row - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, confirms he has resigned from the role with immediate effect. | Scotland politics | Peter Murrell said he was very proud of the part he played in securing the electoral success the party had achieved and praised his dedicated team
The SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has resigned after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership numbers.
Mr Murrell, who is married to outgo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65000606 |
Putin arrest warrant issued over war crime allegations - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Russian president is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes during his Ukraine invasion. | Europe | Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children's rights, during a meeting last month
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful depor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64992727 |
Colwyn Bay: Crewless boat discovered adrift in sea prompts search - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A lifeboat crew searched the waters for casualties but none were discovered. | Wales | The 20ft cabin cruiser, named Phoenix Hardy, was found adrift in Colwyn Bay
Mystery surrounds a crewless boat discovered adrift in the sea at Colwyn Bay on Saturday.
A lifeboat was called to the scene at 07:20 GMT where a 20ft (6m) cabin cruiser, named Phoenix Hardy, was found between the pier and Porth Eirias.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65001558 |
SNP media chief Murray Foote resigns over membership dispute - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Murray Foote denied SNP membership had dropped, before the party confirmed a decline of 32,000. | Scotland | Murray Foote said he had issued agreed party responses to the media
An SNP media chief has resigned in a row over the party's membership numbers - after it denied the figure had dropped by 30,000.
Murray Foote had described press reports about the numbers last month as "inaccurate" and "drivel".
The SNP confirmed ye... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64993032 |
France pension protests: Crowd clashes with police over government reform by decree - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A second night of unrest grips France after the government pushed through pension changes without a vote. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Protesters have clashed with police again in central Paris over the French government's pension reforms.
Thousands of demonstrators lit fires and some threw firecrackers at police, who used tear gas to disperse them.
It is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64997414 |
Attack heroes on Queen's final bravery awards list - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five of the civilian commendations go to men who confronted the London Bridge attacker in 2019. | UK | Darryn Frost had fought the attacker with a narwhal tusk on display at Fishmongers' Hall
Members of the public who tackled the man behind the London Bridge attack in 2019 are among the recipients of the final civilian gallantry awards approved by the late Queen.
The list includes a Queen's Gallantry Medal for Darryn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64991962 |
Six Nations 2023: Ireland face wounded England for historic Grand Slam - BBC Sport | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | null | Ireland aim to end their Six Nations by celebrating a Grand Slam in Dublin, but a wounded England side are determined to spoil the party. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster; follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app
The 2023 Six Nations has reached what promises to be a captivating climax as Grand Slam-hunting Ireland welcome a wounded England to Dublin on St Patric... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64988703 |
Imran Khan court hearing prevented by Islamabad clashes - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former Pakistan PM marks his attendance in Islamabad and denies charges he sold state gifts. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A court in Pakistan has decided that a hearing into charges former Prime Minister Imran Khan sold state gifts could not take place due to clashes between his supporters and police.
Police said Mr Khan's backers threw stones... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64998922 |
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell gave £100,000 loan to SNP - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The party said its chief executive Peter Murrell made a personal contribution to help it with cash flow after the election. | Scotland politics | Nicola Sturgeon is the leader of the SNP while her husband Peter Murrell is its chief executive
Nicola Sturgeon's husband gave a loan of more than £100,000 to the SNP to help it out with a "cash flow" issue after the last election.
Peter Murrell, the SNP's chief executive, loaned the party £107,620 in June 2021.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-63973961 |
Comic Relief raises over £34m with The Traitors and Eurovision sketches - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | This year's event will support people struggling with the cost of living crisis and food poverty. | Entertainment & Arts | Dawn French brought a twist to The Traitors during the fundraiser
The annual Comic Relief fundraiser, which featured sketches based on the show The Traitors and Eurovision, has raised over £34m.
Dame Mary Berry, Danny Dyer and Jamie Dornan made appearances on the show.
The money raised during the event was announced... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64989732 |
Cost of living: Unpaid carers going without basics - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Unpaid carers say increased financial pressures mean they are unable to buy basic essential items. | Wales | Tegan (far left) helps to care for disabled family members
Unpaid carers say increased financial pressures mean they are unable to buy even basic essential items and feel forgotten by those in power.
A young carer who supports three disabled adults said her family could not afford haircuts and underwear.
Those who c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64951275 |
Calls for SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to resign - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The majority of the SNP's national executive committee are prepared to support a motion of no confidence, the BBC understands. | Scotland politics | The SNP's ruling body has called for Peter Murrell to stand down from his role as the party's chief executive
A group of members of the SNP's ruling body is trying to oust the party's chief executive, Peter Murrell.
A source on the national executive committee told the BBC Nicola Sturgeon's husband was a "hindrance".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65000274 |
Hunter Biden sues repairman over release of personal data from laptop - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president's embattled son is under renewed scrutiny from Republicans in Congress. | US & Canada | The US president's embattled son is under renewed scrutiny from Republicans in Congress.
Hunter Biden, the US president's embattled son, is suing a Delaware computer repair shop owner over the handling of his private laptop.
Mr Biden and his attorneys allege John Paul Mac Isaac illegally copied and distributed privat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64991918 |
Caerphilly: Woman dies and man critical after van crash - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman has died and a man is in a critical condition after a crash involving a van in Caerphilly. | Wales | The collision happened outside The Station Inn pub on Nantgarw Road in Caerphilly
A 67-year-old woman has died and a 58-year-old man is in a critical condition after a crash involving a van.
The collision with two pedestrians happened on Nantgarw Road, Caerphilly, on Friday at around 19:50 GMT.
A 48-year-old man fro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65002832 |
Heathrow security to strike for 10 days including Easter - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The airport says contingency plans will be in place when 1,400 guards walk out in a pay dispute. | UK | Security guards at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five are to strike for 10 days from 31 March in a dispute over pay.
The Unite union says more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow will walk out in a period which covers the school Easter holidays.
Workers at T5, used by British Airways and those who check carg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64994967 |
Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The International Criminal Court accuses the Russian leader of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. | Europe | Vladimir Putin could now be arrested if he sets foot in one of the ICC's more than 120 member states
US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64998165 |
Cambridge University college to examine its slavery legacy - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trinity College says a new role will consider ways the college may have gained from slavery. | Cambridgeshire | Trinity College has pledged to donate £1m over five years to Cambridge Caribbean Scholarships
A Cambridge University college is to appoint an academic to a four-year post to examine its legacies of slavery.
Trinity College said its new Legacies of Slavery Research and Teaching Fellow would consider the ways in which ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64995973 |
Menindee: Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Just imagine leaving a fish in your kitchen to rot" said one resident, describing the smell. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Residents in a regional Australian town have woken to find millions of dead fish in their river.
The large-scale fish deaths were first reported on Friday morning in the New South Wales' (NSW) town of Menindee.
The state's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64992726 |
George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin convicted of tax fraud - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The disgraced former policeman and his now-ex-wife lied about their taxable income between 2014 and 2019. | US & Canada | Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his now-ex-wife underreported their taxable income from 2014 to 2019
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is serving a 22-year sentence for killing George Floyd, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud.
He admitted to two counts of aiding and abetting tax fraud,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64996161 |
John Caldwell: Man, 23, released over Omagh shooting claim - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 23-year-old was in custody over a claim of responsibility for shooting Det Ch Insp John Caldwell. | Northern Ireland | John Caldwell is a senior detectives in the Police Service of Northern Ireland
A 23-year-old man has been released after he was questioned about a claim of responsibility made for the shooting of one of Northern Ireland's top detectives.
Det Ch Insp John Caldwell suffered life-changing injuries after he was shot in f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65000786 |
Meta rolls out paid verification for Facebook, Instagram in US - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Facebook used to be free, but now you'll pay to be who you say you are. | Technology | Meta has rolled out its paid verification in the US
Facebook parent company Meta has rolled out a paid verification service in the United States.
Similar to Elon Musk's Twitter Blue service, Meta Verified will grant users a blue tick for $14.99 (£12) per month on iOS and Android devices, or $11.99 (£10) per month on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64996934 |
Match of the Day: 'Great to be here', says Lineker as he makes TV return - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lineker hosts BBC sports coverage for first time after being taken off air in an impartiality row. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Gary Lineker says "it's great to be here" as he returns to present BBC football following suspension
Gary Lineker has returned to presenting BBC football coverage for the first time since last week's impartiality row,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65003113 |
Abortion pills banned in Wyoming as Texas judge considers nationwide decision - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ban comes as a Texas judge considers revoking nationwide approval of a common abortion pill. | US & Canada | Wyoming has become the first US state to ban abortion pills after its governor signed a bill that made prescribing or selling them illegal.
Violating it is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $9,000 fine.
Women "upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted" will not be prosecuted.
As Mark Gordon ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64998920 |
Six Nations 2023: Ireland 29-16 England - Irish seal Grand Slam in Dublin - BBC Sport | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | null | Ireland win their fourth Grand Slam as they wear down 14-man England in a tense Six Nations finale in Dublin. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Ireland won their fourth Grand Slam as they wore down 14-man England in a tense Six Nations finale in Dublin.
Two early Owen Farrell penalties put England ahead before Ireland hit back with a well-worked Dan Sheehan try.
England's hopes of an upset were dashed when Fredd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64992479 |
Kuenssberg: Sunak is now hostage to his promises on childcare and small boats - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Failure to deliver on childcare and small boats pledges could set back the progress of his first months. | UK Politics | "You can get a lot done in a week" - a snap from Rishi Sunak's oh-so-casually put-together social media feed shows him sitting on a bench, reading through his notes on the tarmac near a couple of parked-up fighter jets.
The stream of images is designed to show the world a few days of frenetic activity. Here I am with ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65001267 |
Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal despite disagreement - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for. | Europe | The UN says nearly 25 million tonnes of grain have left Ukraine under the deal
A deal allowing Ukraine to export millions of tonnes of grain through the Black Sea despite the ongoing conflict with Russia has been extended.
But it is unclear how long it will last, with Ukraine pushing for 120 days, and Russia calling ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65000324 |
Imran Khan's chaotic court summons in 60 seconds - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | null | The BBC travelled in the former prime minister's convoy as he faces charges of corruption at a court in Islamabad. | null | The former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, is answering charges of corruption, which he dismisses as politically motivated, at a court in Islamabad
A warrant for his arrest was suspended on Friday on the condition that he appear at court.
He was accompanied by armed security as he left his home in Lahore, whi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64999864 |
RAF Scampton: Historians pen letter against WW2 airfield migrant plan - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The group is opposed to plans for RAF Scampton, former home of the Dambusters and the Red Arrows. | Lincolnshire | Historian James Holland said RAF Scampton was one of the richest places for aviation history in the country
A group of world-renowned historians have written to the government opposing plans to house asylum seekers at a historic air base.
Earlier this month, West Lindsey District Council confirmed RAF Scampton in Lin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-65000047 |
Mark King suspended from World Snooker Tour during betting investigation - BBC Sport | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | null | England's Mark King is suspended from the World Snooker Tour while an investigation is carried out into reports of irregular betting patterns. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
England's Mark King has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour while an investigation is carried out into reports of irregular betting patterns.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is looking into reports around King's 4-0 defeat by Joe Perry ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65000697 |
Novak Djokovic: World number one will not play at Miami Open after being denied entry to US - BBC Sport | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | null | World number one Novak Djokovic has failed in his bid to play at next week's Miami Open after being denied entry to the United States. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Novak Djokovic has failed in his bid to play at next week's Miami Open after being denied entry to the United States.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner, 35, had applied for special permission to enter the US because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19.
The US r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/64997434 |
Jacqueline Gold: the woman who brought sex to the High Street - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jacqueline Gold, whose death was announced on Friday, changed the lives of women at home and at work. | Business | Jacqueline Gold famously brought the vibrator into the front rooms of middle England, helping to spark a social revolution for the prudish British.
But as the tributes that poured in after her death, at the age of 62, have highlighted, she also launched an overhaul in attitudes more broadly, inspiring a generation of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64994801 |
William Hill: Gambling addict says bookmaker didn't help him stop - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A teacher says William Hill should have done more to stop him betting when he was staking thousands. | Wales | Matthew phoned William Hill to close his account, but the firm allowed him to carry on betting
A gambling addict has said bookmaker William Hill should have done more to help him stop betting when he was staking thousands on single bets.
Matthew, not his real name, from south Wales, racked up more than £70,000 of deb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64975068 |
Taylor Swift launches Eras tour with three-hour, 44-song set - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star plays for three hours as she launches her long-awaited Eras stadium tour in Arizona. | Entertainment & Arts | The 52-date tour is currently only scheduled to play in the US
It's been five years since Taylor Swift last went on tour, during which time she's released four albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Folklore.
Her live absence - enforced by the pandemic - was clearly a source of frustration, because her first show... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64999388 |
Conwy man who used car as a weapon to hit biker jailed - BBC News | 2023-03-18T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Graham Robinson's own dashcam recorded him chasing a motorcyclist before deliberately hitting him. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Graham Robinson's driving was described as "completely out of control"
A man whose own dashcam recorded him using his car as a weapon to run a motorcyclist down has been jailed.
Graham Robinson, 69, of Kinmel Bay, Conwy, ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64986555 |
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