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North Sea oil spills exceed safe level - activists - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales. | Science & Environment | 24th April 2023: This article has been temporarily withdrawn after concerns were raised about the accuracy and interpretation of the data provided to the energy campaigning group Uplift by the offshore oil and gas regulator, OPRED. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65254022 |
Thousands receive diagnosis after 60 new diseases found - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Study analysed the DNA of families with unexplained, severe development disorders. | Health | Thousands of children with severe developmental disorders have finally been given a diagnosis, in a study that found 60 new diseases.
Children, and their parents, had their genetic code - or DNA - analysed in the search for answers to their condition.
There are thousands of different genetic disorders.
Having a diag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65266255 |
Finley Boden: Baby's father inflicted fatal injuries - mother - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shannon Marsden, 22, and Stephen Boden, 29, deny murdering 10-month-old Finley Boden in 2020. | Derby | Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden are standing trial at Derby Crown Court
The mother of a baby who died on Christmas Day told detectives the child's father inflicted his fatal injuries, a court has heard.
Shannon Marsden, 22, and Stephen Boden, 29, are accused of murdering 10-month-old Finley Boden in 2020, weeks aft... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64456741 |
Psychiatrists warn gamblers ahead of Grand National - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The weekend will be "challenging" for those who struggle to control their gambling, experts warn. | Health | Problem gamblers are being encouraged to take preventative steps, such as putting blocks on betting websites, ahead of the annual Grand National horse race which runs on Saturday.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says this weekend will be challenging for many gamblers who struggle to control their betting habit.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65261202 |
Gambling and football 'a match made in hell' - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A ex-gambling addict calls on Scottish clubs, including the Old Firm, to ban betting sponsorships. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Celtic and Rangers are both sponsored by betting companies
Scottish clubs should follow the English Premier League in banning betting sponsorship from the front of matchday shirts, a Celtic fan with a gambling addiction has said.
Lifelong supporter Martin Paterson, 63, warned action is needed to tackle the "horrible"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65273202 |
Germans split as last three nuclear power stations go off grid - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 60 years of nuclear power comes to an end, but many Germans are unhappy. | Europe | Germany took its three remaining nuclear power plants off the grid on Saturday
On one side of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, there was partying: anti-atomic activists celebrated victory in a battle that had lasted 60 years.
On the other side of the Gate, there were protests, as demonstrators marched against t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65260673 |
France pension reforms: Macron signs pension age rise to 64 into law - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Macron makes the unpopular reforms law despite widespread protests in Paris and other cities. | Europe | Twelve days of demonstrations have been held against the Macron government's pension reforms since January.
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law his government's highly unpopular pension reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64.
It happened hours after France's top constitutional body ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65279818 |
Juice: Space mission to Jupiter's moons blasts off - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The £1.4bn probe aims to explore whether the distant planet's moons could support simple life. | Science & Environment | Phew, what a couple of whirlwind hours those have been!
Thanks for joining us as we followed the launch of the Jupiter moons mission, one of the European Space Agency's most ambitious ever.
"Juice is coming, Jupiter! Get ready for it," announced Andrea Accomazzo, the operations director of ESA's mission control in Ge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |
Child gender clinic reform 'under threat', says Sajid Javid - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A staff member from a failing clinic has a key role in England and Wales' new services, BBC Newsnight learns. | UK | Former health secretary Sajid Javid said the existing gender clinic, due to be replaced, has "significant failings"
A former health secretary has warned reform of England and Wales' youth gender service is "under threat" over concerns that staff involved in past failings will still have key roles.
BBC Newsnight has l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65245498 |
What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal - 8 key takeaways - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ukraine's spring offensive and Chinese hypersonic weapons are among the issues highlighted in the leaks. | US & Canada | A cache of classified US documents leaked online sheds new light on American intelligence gathered about other countries.
Images of the covert files have appeared on messaging app Discord since early March.
Complete with timelines and dozens of military acronyms, the documents, some marked "top secret", paint a detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |
North Korea says it tested "most powerful" missile to date - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It says the new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile will improve its nuclear counterattack capability. | Asia | This is the first time North Korea has test-fired a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea says it tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile - its "most powerful" missile to date.
State media hailed Thursday's launch, which led to a brief evacuation order in Japan, a "miraculous su... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65271835 |
Environment Agency workers strike over pay - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Workers responsible for protecting England's environment stage a three day walkout over low pay. | Science & Environment | Thousands of Environment Agency workers began a three day strike on Friday over claims of "endemic low pay".
The latest action from the Unison trade union will see staff working on flood defences, river pollution and fires walk out.
These emergency response teams say they are too thinly stretched, making it difficult... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65244157 |
Britain's economy is back, says chancellor - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Hunt says his strategy has been welcomed by the IMF after his predecessor faced criticism. | Business | Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Britain's economy is "back", and that his strategy for growth has been welcomed at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.
His predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, left the previous IMF meeting in October early, amid a barrage of criticism.
Mr Hunt said the international lending bod... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65265231 |
Thousands receive diagnosis after 60 new diseases found - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Study analysed the DNA of families with unexplained, severe development disorders. | Health | Thousands of children with severe developmental disorders have finally been given a diagnosis, in a study that found 60 new diseases.
Children, and their parents, had their genetic code - or DNA - analysed in the search for answers to their condition.
There are thousands of different genetic disorders.
Having a diag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65266255 |
Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor says the impact of the junior doctors' strike on NHS patients is "regrettable". | Business | The chancellor has said it would be a "terrible mistake" to give pay rises above the rate of inflation, even though strikes are hitting the economy.
Jeremy Hunt said the impact of the junior doctors' strike on NHS patients was "regrettable".
But wage increases that fuelled inflation would have a "more damaging" impac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65267370 |
Finley Boden: Dad accused of murder says he never deliberately hurt boy - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stephen Boden, 30, denies murdering 10-month-old Finley Boden in 2020. | Derby | Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden are standing trial at Derby Crown Court
A father accused of murdering his 10-month-old son on Christmas Day said he never "deliberately" hurt his child.
Stephen Boden and partner Shannon Marsden are accused of killing Finley Boden during the 2020 Covid lockdown, 39 days after he was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-64879465 |
I was hung out to dry, says RAF ex-corporal who was assaulted in her sleep - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In her first media interview, the female ex-corporal says she quit after being assaulted in her sleep. | UK | Sam, whose name has been changed: "[I was] hung out to dry"
The RAF is a "boys' club" where sexual harassment, misogyny and homophobia are rife, says a female ex-corporal who was sexually assaulted while serving.
Sam, not her real name, says she suffered "vile misogyny, homophobia and sexual abuse" while in the force... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65266215 |
Sarah Beeny: TV presenter given all-clear following breast cancer treatment - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The TV host and property expert said recent months had been a "rollercoaster ride". | Entertainment & Arts | Presenter Sarah Beeny says she has been given the all-clear from doctors after receiving treatment for breast cancer.
The 51-year-old English property expert is known for such programmes as Help! My House is Falling Down and Sarah Beeny's New Life in the Country.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in August, but on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65276548 |
Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies aged 93 - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twiggy has led tributes to the designer who popularised the miniskirt that helped define the Swinging '60s. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: What Mary Quant's miniskirts looked like in the 1960s
Model Twiggy Lawson has led the tributes to designer Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93.
The fashion legend passed away "peacefully at home in Surrey", her fam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 |
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A discovery gives experts new ideas for developing vaccines to treat or even prevent cancer. | Health | Relics of ancient viruses - that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA - help the body fight cancer, say scientists.
The study by the Francis Crick Institute showed the dormant remnants of these old viruses are woken up when cancerous cells spiral out of control.
This unintentionally helps the immune s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65266256 |
Joe Biden in Ireland: President says Mayo is 'part of my soul' - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president was addressing a huge crowd at a homecoming event in County Mayo, ending his trip to Ireland. | Europe | Joe Biden arrives on stage to deliver a speech in Ballina, on the last day of his visit to the island of Ireland
President Joe Biden has reinforced his pride in his family links to Mayo in the Republic of Ireland saying the county was now "part of my soul".
He was addressing tens of thousands of people on the final p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65270569 |
Jack Teixeira: US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jack Teixeira faces charges in Boston after classified files on the war in Ukraine appeared online. | US & Canada | A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues.
Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI at his family home in Dighton, rural Massachusetts, on Thursday.
Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, he ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65271302 |
Spinal injuries: Paralysed motorcyclist learns to walk again - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After being paralysed in a motorbike accident, Harold, 79, was determined to defy medical opinion. | Wales | Harold, his wife Sybil, and clinical specialist Sam Miggins who he calls "a life saver"
A motorcyclist paralysed in a crash and told he would never walk again has taken his first steps with robotic legs originally developed for US soldiers.
But Harold Price, 79, is paying £800 a month to be treated privately after be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64258115 |
Ukraine war: Civilians killed in Russian strike on Ukraine homes - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A toddler is among those killed in a strike on houses and flats in Slovyansk, officials say. | Europe | At least 11 people - including a two-year-old child - have been killed in Russian shelling of Slovyansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said around 21 others had been wounded in the attack on a residential district of the city.
Gov Kyrylenko added that several more were missing, warning t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65277837 |
Finley Boden: Parents murdered baby placed back into their care - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden killed Finley Boden, who was returned to them through a court order. | Derby | Finley Boden was 10 months old when he was murdered on Christmas Day in 2020
The parents of a 10-month-old boy have been convicted of murdering him - 39 days after he was placed back into their care.
Stephen Boden and partner Shannon Marsden killed Finley Boden, who died on Christmas Day in 2020.
Finley was found to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-65188675 |
Cyclone Ilsa: Powerful storm hits Western Australia - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alerts remain in place in the north of the state as the storm tracks inland. | Australia | A powerful cyclone has hit Western Australia as a category five storm, setting a wind speed record but sparing populated areas from major damage.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa struck the state close to Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export hub, just before midnight (17:00 BST).
The storm has been downgrade... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65259342 |
Jack Teixeira: US airman charged over Pentagon documents leak - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jack Teixeira faces two charges of leaking secret Pentagon documents on a gaming chat server. | US & Canada | A court sketch of Jack Teixeira's appearance in federal court on Friday
The US airman accused of leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston.
Jack Teixeira, 21, wore shackles and a prison uniform as he stood before a federal judge on Friday.
Aft... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65270966 |
Assaults, neglect and a Taser revealed in ‘deeply shocking’ BBC care home investigation - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Residents assaulted and a staff member ordered Taser for protection - more care firm failings found by BBC. | UK | Oliver is one of more than a 100 young people feared to have been harmed in Hesley's homes and residential special schools
A company which ran children's homes where residents were systemically abused also failed to prevent adults being harmed, BBC News has learned.
An investigation found 99 cases of abuse at a Donca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65183594 |
Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to perform at Coronation concert - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The event, broadcast from Windsor Castle, also includes Take That and opera singer Andrea Bocelli. | Entertainment & Arts | Katy Perry is "excited" to be performing
Katy Perry, Take That and Lionel Richie are among the first names to be announced for King Charles III's coronation concert.
It is set to take place in the grounds of Windsor Castle on 7 May, with an audience of more than 20,000 people.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, We... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65275880 |
Laverbread: Seaweed-loving chef's bid to promote delicacy - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Today is National Laverbread Day - according to a chef who wants the whole of Wales to celebrate it. | Wales | Jonathan Williams' love of seaweed has seen him found National Laverbread Day
In an age when we're constantly bombarded with the latest faddy super-foods, it turns out in Wales, we've been eating the best of all of them for millennia.
The Porphyra Umbilicalis species of seaweed, or laverbread as it's better known to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65200431 |
Gel nails: Investigation launched into gel polish allergic reactions - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dermatologists are urging people to stick to "old-fashioned" polish and avoid DIY home kits. | UK | The government is investigating reports that growing numbers of people are developing life-changing allergies to some gel nail products.
Dermatologists say they are treating people for allergic reactions to acrylic and gel nails "most weeks".
Dr Deirdre Buckley of the British Association of Dermatologists urged peopl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65273991 |
Jack Teixeira: Suspect charged over Pentagon documents leak - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The suspect is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. | US & Canada | This is the worst leak of US intelligence for 10 years.
Not since former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden and former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning published classified documents has so much supposedly secret intelligence leaked into the public domain.
The damage is on several levels. Russia now know... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65270164 |
'Age no barrier' as man becomes firefighter at 56 - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former RAF engineer says many of the people he trained with were half his age. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | Michael Rimmer said he still had a lot to offer
A former Royal Air Force engineer has said age is not a barrier after becoming a firefighter at 56.
Michael Rimmer has completed 12 weeks of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) training after a 31-year career with the RAF.
"I loved the challenge and do wonder why I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-65274401 |
El Chapo sons among Sinaloa cartel members charged by US - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US has announced charges against members of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel over fentanyl production. | Latin America & Caribbean | Ovidio Guzmán-López was one of "El Chapo's" sons charged
Sons of drugs kingpin "El Chapo" are among members of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel charged in the United States with running a huge operation that supplies fentanyl to the US.
The operation was allegedly fuelled by Chinese chemical companies.
Fentanyl is responsibl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65276895 |
Joe Biden in Ireland: President says 'I'm at home' - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president praises the strength of the Irish-US relationship and speaks of pride in Irish roots. | Europe | President Biden was welcomed to Dublin Castle by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
US President Joe Biden has declared "I'm at home" as he made an historic address to the Irish Parliament.
Mr Biden said he has returned to his ancestral home and his only wish was that he could stay longer.
In his speech to a joint sitting of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65240668 |
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Troll farms are thriving after Elon Musk wiped out the team fighting them. | Technology | Hundreds of Russian and Chinese state propaganda accounts are thriving on Twitter after Elon Musk wiped out the team that fought these networks, the BBC has found.
The unit worked to combat "information operations", coordinated campaigns by countries such as Russia, China, and Iran, made to influence public opinion an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65067707 |
Ford launches hands-free driving on UK motorways - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Government approves Ford's BlueCruise system to allow hands-off, eyes-on driving. | Business | Ford drivers will legally be able to take their hands off the wheel on the move after its BlueCruise technology has been approved in the UK.
Ministers have approved the "hands-off, eyes-on" technology for use on certain motorways.
It can control steering, acceleration and braking but a camera will monitor a driver's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65272929 |
Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animal welfare activists say the incident is "by far" the deadliest barn fire in recent memory. | US & Canada | Smoke rises from the scene of South Fork Dairy near Dimmit, Texas
Approximately 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, according to local authorities.
The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition.
Authorities believe that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65258108 |
Beatriz Flamini: Athlete emerges after 500 days living in cave - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beatriz Flamini spent two birthdays in the cave, and kept busy drawing and knitting woolly hats. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Moment extreme athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged from the cave after 500 days
A Spanish extreme athlete has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days with no human contact, in what could be a world record.
When Beatr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65276888 |
Ex-Premier League striker Danny Graham admits drink-drive crash - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Premier League striker Danny Graham ploughed into a store on an exclusive housing estate. | England | No-one was injured in the crash but stock worth £5,000 was damaged, the court heard
A former Premier League footballer has admitted being almost three times over the alcohol limit when he crashed his Land Rover through a shop doorway.
Ex-Watford, Blackburn and Sunderland striker Danny Graham smashed into a Co-op stor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65275231 |
Civil servants strike action widens over pay offer - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Several unions have condemned proposals for "below inflation" increases for their members. | UK Politics | Civil servants will hold fresh strikes after unions attacked a "below inflation" pay offer.
Prospect union members will walk out on 10 May and 7 June across government departments, while the FDA is to hold an emergency meeting on strike action.
On Friday, the government published new plans for an average 4.5% pay inc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65276431 |
Aldi, Lidl and Asda follow rivals in cutting milk prices - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Several supermarkets are reducing the cost of milk in a sign that inflation could be easing. | Business | Aldi, Lidl and Asda have joined rival supermarkets Sainsbury's and Tesco in cutting the price of milk by at least 5p.
The retailers are reducing the price of a pint to 90p, in order to match other grocers.
While the drop will be welcomed by people struggling with higher living costs, milk still costs more than double... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65267367 |
Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, not invited to coronation - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is understood there is no "ill will" from Sarah Ferguson about the decision. | UK | The Duchess of York has not been invited to King Charles's coronation next month, sources have confirmed.
It is understood that there is no "ill will" from the duchess, Sarah Ferguson, about this decision, who is said not to have expected to attend.
Before her divorce in 1996, she was married to the King's younger br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65275486 |
Notre-Dame: Renovators rush to complete refit by 2024 - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | France vowed to restore the cathedral within five years of the fire that gutted it. It might just do it. | Europe | Gutted in a blaze four years ago, Notre-Dame is on course to be fully restored by 2024
When President Macron said they would get Notre-Dame de Paris up and running inside just five years, everyone laughed.
The promise to save the devastated cathedral in so short a space of time seemed back then like a typical bit of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65256801 |
Blackpool police investigate after man seen pulling seagull with lead - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The seagull was rescued by a passer-by but had to be put down after the incident in Blackpool. | Lancashire | The seagull had to be put down after the incident
Police are investigating after a man was seen pulling a seagull across a road on a dog lead in a seaside resort.
The bird had to be put down following the incident on Devonshire Road in Blackpool on Monday.
A man, in his 50s, was arrested for being drunk and disorder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-65274023 |
The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46 - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Irish rock band said Sheehan died in hospital on Friday after a brief illness. | Europe | The co-founder and guitarist of Irish rock band The Script, Mark Sheehan, has died.
The 46-year-old died in hospital on Friday following a brief illness, the band announced.
Sheehan formed the group in 2001 alongside vocalist Danny O'Donoghue and drummer Glen Power.
A statement on the band's social media pages said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65281865 |
King Charles III: Man guilty of York egg-throwing charge - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Patrick Thelwell threw five eggs at King Charles during the monarch's visit to York in November. | York & North Yorkshire | Patrick Thelwell, 23, was found guilty after a trial at York Magistrates' Court.
A man who threw five eggs at King Charles during a visit to York has been found guilty of a public order offence.
Patrick Thelwell hurled the eggs towards the King and Queen Consort as they arrived at Micklegate Bar on 9 November. All fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65276668 |
Ukraine war: 'I'm going back to the frontline with my bionic arm' - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new centre has opened in Ukraine, focusing on the rehabilitation of soldiers with prosthetics. | Europe | Andrii (left) and Vitalii lost their hands fighting for Ukraine in the war
The day after Vitalii's amputation, he looked down at where his hand once was. He was determined to put his T-shirt on by himself, despite his comrades offering to help.
"I don't need help if I don't ask for it myself. If I see that I can't he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65145482 |
European Space Agency: Blast off for Jupiter icy moons mission - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A £1.4bn space probe leaves Earth to study the possibilities for life in the outer Solar System. | Science & Environment | Europe's mission to the icy moons of Jupiter has blasted away from Earth.
The Juice satellite was sent skyward on an Ariane-5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
There was joy, relief and lots of hugs when the watching scientists, officials and VIPs were told the flight to orbit had been successful.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65273857 |
Caerphilly: Man charged after police chase their own patrol car - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dashcam footage captures the moment a police car crashes into a hedge after a chase. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dashcam footage captured the car being pursued by another police car and motorcycle
One man has been charged with car theft and another arrested after police were involved in a car chase involving one of their own vehicles.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65266860 |
Inside the secret talks to end nurse and ambulance strikes - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC can reveal how unprecedented discussions led to a deal over one of the most bitter NHS disputes. | Health | With nurses staging their most extensive strike and other unions walking out, the NHS faced one its most bitter disputes
It was one of the most bitter disputes in the history of the NHS, with the Royal College of Nursing staging its most extensive strike action ever. But as a deal with ministers was reached in England... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65001789 |
Voter ID checks could overwhelm election staff, councils warn - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For the first time, people will need to show photo ID before voting in England's local elections. | UK Politics | Staff overseeing May's local elections could be "overwhelmed" as they deal with the introduction of compulsory voter ID, councils have warned.
For the first time, everyone voting in person in English local elections on 4 May will need to show identification.
The Electoral Commission said there had been extensive plan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65272595 |
Met Police officers sacked over Katie Price son messages - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A senior officer admits the Met is in an "awful position" after the latest police misconduct case. | London | Some of the messages mocked Katie Price's son Harvey
Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked over offensive messages that were shared in a WhatsApp group.
The model Katie Price's son Harvey, who has learning difficulties, was a target for abuse in the group.
The men were two of eight serving and ex-officer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65274794 |
Scottish skatepark considered for listed status - BBC News | 2023-04-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Livingston or "Livi" skatepark is one of Scotland's oldest and most iconic skateparks. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | The skatepark could become a listed site
A West Lothian skatepark is in line to become the first to be granted listed status in Scotland.
Livingston - or "Livi" - skatepark was built in 1981 and has attracted world-famous skaters such as Steve Caballero and Mike McGill.
And Tony Hawk drew huge crowds when he skated ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65257173 |
Laura Kuenssberg: Can we avoid a summer of strikes? - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many public servants are in no mood to back down and it's not clear how ministers intend to deal with it. | UK Politics | "There is no sense of an actual strategy", complains one union leader, fresh from talks with government ministers.
Whether you're waiting for a hip operation, a new passport, wondering what you're going to do with your kids when their teachers leave the classroom for the picket line, or are a university lecturer worri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65286034 |
Germans split as last three nuclear power stations go off grid - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 60 years of nuclear power comes to an end, but many Germans are unhappy. | Europe | Germany took its three remaining nuclear power plants off the grid on Saturday
On one side of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, there was partying: anti-atomic activists celebrated victory in a battle that had lasted 60 years.
On the other side of the Gate, there were protests, as demonstrators marched against t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65260673 |
France pension reforms: Macron signs pension age rise to 64 into law - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Macron makes the unpopular reforms law despite widespread protests in Paris and other cities. | Europe | Twelve days of demonstrations have been held against the Macron government's pension reforms since January.
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law his government's highly unpopular pension reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64.
It happened hours after France's top constitutional body ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65279818 |
Grand National: 118 people arrested over protests that delayed start of Aintree race - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | Police say 118 people were arrested after animal rights activists delayed the start of the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Police arrested 118 people over disruption to the Grand National that saw animal rights activists delay the start of the race by getting on to the course at Aintree.
Merseyside Police held nine people who had managed to enter the track.
They later said there had been a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65285510 |
New smart motorway plans being scrapped - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plans to have more stretches without hard shoulders are cancelled amid cost and safety concerns. | UK | Around 10% of England's motorway network is made up of smart motorways
The building of all new smart motorways is being cancelled over cost and safety concerns, the government has announced.
Some 14 planned schemes, including 11 already on pause and three set for construction, will be scrapped due to finances and low... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65288852 |
Eilish McColgan column: 'Why is menstruation still a taboo subject?' - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | In her latest BBC Sport column, Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan discusses the need to stop being embarrassed to talk about periods in sport. | null | Considering almost half the population menstruate every month, it seems odd to me that it's still such a taboo subject in 2022.
Even more so within the context of sport. As a professional athlete, performing is our number one task. But what if our own bodies are working against us on that particular day?
Dina Asher-S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/61752427 |
Britain's economy is back, says chancellor - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Hunt says his strategy has been welcomed by the IMF after his predecessor faced criticism. | Business | Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Britain's economy is "back", and that his strategy for growth has been welcomed at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.
His predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, left the previous IMF meeting in October early, amid a barrage of criticism.
Mr Hunt said the international lending bod... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65265231 |
Rape tweet Conservative Shaun Slator expelled from party - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bromley councillor Shaun Slator has been expelled from the Conservative Party. | London | Shaun Slator has been expelled from the Conservative Party
A councillor who said it was "more likely" a rape victim was a prostitute whose "punter... didn't pay" has been expelled from the Conservative Party.
Shaun Slator later apologised for his comments on a Twitter post about a news report of a rape inquiry in Plu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65285105 |
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A discovery gives experts new ideas for developing vaccines to treat or even prevent cancer. | Health | Relics of ancient viruses - that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA - help the body fight cancer, say scientists.
The study by the Francis Crick Institute showed the dormant remnants of these old viruses are woken up when cancerous cells spiral out of control.
This unintentionally helps the immune s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65266256 |
Joe Biden in Ireland: President says Mayo is 'part of my soul' - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president was addressing a huge crowd at a homecoming event in County Mayo, ending his trip to Ireland. | Europe | Joe Biden arrives on stage to deliver a speech in Ballina, on the last day of his visit to the island of Ireland
President Joe Biden has reinforced his pride in his family links to Mayo in the Republic of Ireland saying the county was now "part of my soul".
He was addressing tens of thousands of people on the final p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65270569 |
SNP ruling body orders governance and transparency review - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Party leader Humza Yousaf says it will involve external input and may feature "forensic auditors". | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Party leader Humza Yousaf said there would be "external input" into the review
The SNP's ruling body has ordered a review of transparency and the way the party is managed after recent controversy over its finances.
The Nati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65277808 |
Women's Six Nations 2023: Wales 3-59 England - Red Roses run riot in Cardiff - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | Defending champions England crush Wales' Triple Crown hopes with a dominant 59-3 victory at Cardiff Arms Park. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
The defending champions ran in nine tries in front of a sell-out 8,862 crowd in the Welsh capital.
Wales had taken an early lead through a Keira Bevan penalty and were in the contest trailing 19-3 at half-time.
But the Red Roses ran riot in the second half to break Welsh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/65264807 |
Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo: Top Sudan military figure says coup was a mistake - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deputy head of Sudan's ruling council says the coup benefited allies of former leader Omar al-Bashir. | Africa | A prominent military leader in Sudan has called the overthrow of civilian authorities two years ago a "mistake".
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, the deputy head of Sudan's ruling council, said the coup had politically benefited supporters of former long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir.
Military leaders have been accused of undermining... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64704858 |
Ukraine war: Civilians killed in Russian strike on Ukraine homes - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A toddler is among those killed in a strike on houses and flats in Slovyansk, officials say. | Europe | At least 11 people - including a two-year-old child - have been killed in Russian shelling of Slovyansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said around 21 others had been wounded in the attack on a residential district of the city.
Gov Kyrylenko added that several more were missing, warning t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65277837 |
Lack of period facilities 'could put women off sport' - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | International rugby player Elinor Snowsill says she was forced to change her tampon at pitchside. | Wales | Elinor Snowsill says access to bins, toilets, and toilet paper has been a "pot-luck"
An international rugby player has warned a lack of period facilities is adding "obstacles" to women from participating in sport.
Fly-half Elinor Snowsill says access to bins, toilets, and toilet paper during her career has been "pot-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64579511 |
Grand National 2023 result: Corach Rambler wins at Aintree after protest delay - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | Corach Rambler wins the Grand National at Aintree after the start is delayed by protesters getting on to the track. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Corach Rambler won the Grand National at Aintree after the start was delayed by protesters getting on to the track.
The 8-1 favourite was ridden by Derek Fox for Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell, six years after they teamed up to win with One For Arthur.
Vanillier was s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65285871 |
Grand National 2023 preview: Rachael Blackmore mount Ain't That A Shame among favourites - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | Preview of Saturday's big race at Aintree where Rachael Blackmore's mount Ain't That A Shame is among the favourites - plus pundit predictions. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Rachael Blackmore's mount Ain't That A Shame is among the favourites for Saturday's Grand National at Aintree.
The trailblazing rider became the first woman to win the National in 2021 and is 8-1 to repeat the feat.
A field of 39 will contest the 175th running of the fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65278708 |
Jack Teixeira: US airman charged over Pentagon documents leak - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jack Teixeira faces two charges of leaking secret Pentagon documents on a gaming chat server. | US & Canada | A court sketch of Jack Teixeira's appearance in federal court on Friday
The US airman accused of leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston.
Jack Teixeira, 21, wore shackles and a prison uniform as he stood before a federal judge on Friday.
Aft... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65270966 |
Katy Perry and Lionel Richie to perform at Coronation concert - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The event, broadcast from Windsor Castle, also includes Take That and opera singer Andrea Bocelli. | Entertainment & Arts | Katy Perry is "excited" to be performing
Katy Perry, Take That and Lionel Richie are among the first names to be announced for King Charles III's coronation concert.
It is set to take place in the grounds of Windsor Castle on 7 May, with an audience of more than 20,000 people.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, We... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65275880 |
Sudan: 'I haven't slept, I'm terrified,' says Khartoum resident as fighting rages - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Almost 100 civilians have reportedly died during the violence, provoked by a power struggle within the country's military leadership. | Africa | A video posted by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) showing its fighters apparently detaining Egyptian soldiers in Sudan has been shared online.
It shows a group of unarmed men in military fatigues sat on the ground while being addressed by RSF fighters.
The word Egypt and an Egyptian army logo can be seen on the ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-65285254 |
Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach agreement on pay - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A provisional agreement over pay and working conditions for postal service workers has been reached. | UK | If accepted, the deal could draw a year-long dispute between Royal Mail and the CWU to a close
Royal Mail and union negotiators have reached an agreement which could signal the end of a long-running pay dispute.
The postal company and the Communication Workers Union have reached an "in principle" agreement over pay a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65286195 |
Periods: Menstrual cycle shame 'hurts mental health' - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Molly Fenton says she was "never told how to use a tampon or about female contraception" at school. | Wales | Molly Fenton set up the Love Your Period campaign while she was still in school
Shame about periods can have a detrimental impact on women's mental health, campaigners have said.
A woman whose menstrual symptoms were confused with depression has devised her own social prescribing course.
Meanwhile, two sisters behin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65263310 |
Australia espionage: Man accused of passing information to foreign spies - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 55-year-old is said to have met two foreign spies in the Chinese city of Shanghai. | Australia | Mr Csergo appeared at the Parramatta Children's Court in New South Wales by video link
An Australian man who recently returned to the country after living overseas has been charged with supplying sensitive information to foreign intelligence agents.
Fifty-five-year-old IT specialist Alexander Csergo was arrested by A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65284522 |
Claudia Lawrence disappearance: 'Unlikely' double murderer was in York - police - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ms Lawrence has been missing since she failed to arrive for work in York in March 2009. | York & North Yorkshire | A double murderer is "unlikely" to have been in York when Claudia Lawrence went missing, police have said.
Ms Lawrence, then 35, has not been seen since March 2009. No charges have ever been brought.
Witnesses now say Christopher Halliwell - serving life for killing two women in Wiltshire - had links to Yorkshire, an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65280752 |
Japan PM Fumio Kishida evacuated after what appears to be smoke bomb thrown - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fumio Kishida leaves the scene unharmed as officers jump on a 24-year-old man who is later arrested. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed from a public event after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him.
A man was detained at the scene in Wakayama, where Mr Kishida had been due to gi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65284306 |
Hill Sixteen becomes third horse fatality at Grand National meeting at Aintree - BBC Sport | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | null | Hill Sixteen dies after falling at the first fence of the 2023 Grand National at Aintree. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Hill Sixteen died after falling at the first fence of the delayed 2023 Grand National at Aintree, the third horse fatality at the three-day meeting.
The 10-year-old, ridden by Ryan Mania, suffered an "unrecoverable injury", according to the Jockey Club. Horses had to byp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65288023 |
Beatriz Flamini: Athlete emerges after 500 days living in cave - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beatriz Flamini spent two birthdays in the cave, and kept busy drawing and knitting woolly hats. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Moment extreme athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged from the cave after 500 days
A Spanish extreme athlete has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days with no human contact, in what could be a world record.
When Beatr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65276888 |
Carmarthen train cleaner, 80, says he still loves his job - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gwyn, who works shifts until the early hours of the morning, has no plans to retire just yet. | Wales | Gwyn has been cleaning trains for 25 years
An 80-year-old train cleaner who works shifts until the early hours of the morning says he loves his job - and has no plans to retire just yet.
William Gwyn Thomas, who used to be a dairy farmer in Lampeter, Ceredigion, has been cleaning trains at Carmarthen station for 25 y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65275215 |
Notre-Dame: Renovators rush to complete refit by 2024 - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | France vowed to restore the cathedral within five years of the fire that gutted it. It might just do it. | Europe | Gutted in a blaze four years ago, Notre-Dame is on course to be fully restored by 2024
When President Macron said they would get Notre-Dame de Paris up and running inside just five years, everyone laughed.
The promise to save the devastated cathedral in so short a space of time seemed back then like a typical bit of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65256801 |
King's coronation: Thousands from armed forces to take part - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The King's coronation will also mark the largest military ceremonial operation in 70 years. | UK | Military personnel from across the UK have been requested to take part in the 6 May coronation
More than 6,000 armed forces members will take part in King Charles's coronation, making it the largest military ceremonial operation in 70 years.
Personnel from across the UK and the Commonwealth will join processions in L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65286190 |
The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies aged 46 - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Irish rock band said Sheehan died in hospital on Friday after a brief illness. | Europe | The co-founder and guitarist of Irish rock band The Script, Mark Sheehan, has died.
The 46-year-old died in hospital on Friday following a brief illness, the band announced.
Sheehan formed the group in 2001 alongside vocalist Danny O'Donoghue and drummer Glen Power.
A statement on the band's social media pages said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65281865 |
Nurses' strikes over May bank holiday will present serious challenges, says NHS Providers - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 48-hour walkout over the first May bank holiday will include nurses in critical care services. | Health | Previous strikes by nurses from the RCN had an exemption allowing for cover in critical care areas of hospitals
A 48-hour strike by nurses, which will include emergency care, will "present serious risks and challenges", an NHS boss has said.
The Royal College of Nursing has rejected the pay offer for England while Un... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65284508 |
Brazil riots: Jair Bolsonaro ordered to testify by Supreme Court - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors say the ex-president incited riots by questioning the legitimacy of an election. | Latin America & Caribbean | Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered ex-President Jair Bolsonaro to testify over his alleged role in his supporters storming government buildings to protest his election defeat.
Prosecutors say he incited the riots in January by questioning the legitimacy of the election result.
Mr Bolsonaro has been told to appear in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65282559 |
Holy Fire celebrated by Christians in Jerusalem amid Israeli police restrictions - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Israeli police limit attendance over safety concerns, which churches urge Christians to ignore. | Middle East | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre - the site of the Holy Fire ritual
Thousands of Christians filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday for an important Orthodox Easter ritual, despite restrictions by Israeli police.
The Holy Fire ceremony drew huge crowds to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in occupied East Jerusalem, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65289547 |
Inside the secret talks to end nurse and ambulance strikes - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC can reveal how unprecedented discussions led to a deal over one of the most bitter NHS disputes. | Health | With nurses staging their most extensive strike and other unions walking out, the NHS faced one its most bitter disputes
It was one of the most bitter disputes in the history of the NHS, with the Royal College of Nursing staging its most extensive strike action ever. But as a deal with ministers was reached in England... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65001789 |
Tottenham shooting: Two arrests after teenager dies in shooting - BBC News | 2023-04-15T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes after the Met launched a murder investigation into the death of Tyler McDermott. | London | Tyler McDermott was found with a gunshot injury on Norman Road
Two men have been arrested after a teenager died in a shooting in north London.
Tyler McDermott, 17, was found by the emergency services on Norman Road in Tottenham at about 04:20 BST on Thursday and died on Friday .
The Met said two 19-year-olds have be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65285786 |
Keir Starmer: Labour needs to win back Scottish seats - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's leader says gaining many more Scottish seats would give his party greater legitimacy in power. | UK Politics | Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted a "strong showing" in Scotland at the next general election
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said his party needs to win a considerable number of seats in Scotland at the next general election to be a legitimate UK government.
Sir Keir told the BBC he wanted a "strong s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65262880 |
Laura Kuenssberg: Can we avoid a summer of strikes? - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many public servants are in no mood to back down and it's not clear how ministers intend to deal with it. | UK Politics | "There is no sense of an actual strategy", complains one union leader, fresh from talks with government ministers.
Whether you're waiting for a hip operation, a new passport, wondering what you're going to do with your kids when their teachers leave the classroom for the picket line, or are a university lecturer worri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65286034 |
Royal College of Nursing chief says nurses could strike until Christmas - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pat Cullen says they will seek a new mandate to continue industrial action after rejecting a new pay offer. | UK Politics | We're wrapping up our live coverage of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg for this week after another busy morning, where the issue around nurses' strikes was front and centre.
As you'll notice, our previous post by Marita gives an overview of the key moments from the show, during which we heard from union chief Pat Cullen,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65285051 |
Grand National: 118 people arrested over protests that delayed start of Aintree race - BBC Sport | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | null | Police say 118 people were arrested after animal rights activists delayed the start of the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Police arrested 118 people over disruption to the Grand National that saw animal rights activists delay the start of the race by getting on to the course at Aintree.
Merseyside Police held nine people who had managed to enter the track.
They later said there had been a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65285510 |
New smart motorway plans being scrapped - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plans to have more stretches without hard shoulders are cancelled amid cost and safety concerns. | UK | Around 10% of England's motorway network is made up of smart motorways
The building of all new smart motorways is being cancelled over cost and safety concerns, the government has announced.
Some 14 planned schemes, including 11 already on pause and three set for construction, will be scrapped due to finances and low... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65288852 |
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United: Antony scores to send Red Devils up to third - BBC Sport | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | null | Antony scores one and assists another as Manchester United move up to third in the Premier League table with a clinical win over Nottingham Forest | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Antony scored one and assisted another as Manchester United moved up to third in the Premier League table with a clinical win over Nottingham Forest who missed out on a chance to move out of the relegation zone.
The visitors deservedly went in front in the 32nd minute ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65223934 |
Marathons and triathlon costs rising 'exponentially', say organisers - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The economic landscape for running events is "difficult", one race organiser says. | Wales | Lee Smith is running the Newport Marathon in memory of his brother
The cost of organising marathons and triathlons has increased "exponentially" over the last few years, say organisers.
Always Aim High, the company responsible for organising the Cardiff Triathlon, estimated its yearly overheads had increased by 40%.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65277474 |
Fumio Kishida vows G7 security boost after smoke bomb - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fumio Kishida said Japan must "maximise" security for G7 officials after an object was thrown at him. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to boost security as ministers from overseas visit the country, after an apparent smoke bomb was thrown at him.
He was evacuated unharmed on Saturday from a public event, with ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65290047 |
EU rejects Ukraine grain bans by Poland and Hungary - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two countries say the measures are necessary to protect their farming sectors from cheap imports. | Europe | Polish farmers have been protesting against the flood of Ukrainian grain, which they say has depressed prices on the local market
The European Commission has rejected bans introduced by Poland and Hungary on Ukrainian grain imports.
The two countries said the measures were necessary to protect their farming sectors f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65292698 |
Cardiff: Man in court accused of attempted murder of courier - BBC News | 2023-04-16T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes after a delivery driver was hit and dragged under his van in Cardiff. | Wales | Police in North Road, Cardiff where a delivery driver was allegedly hit by a stolen van
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a delivery driver was hit and dragged under his van.
The incident happened on North Road, one of the main routes into Cardiff city centre, on 28 March.
Christopher E... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65163874 |
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