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Ukraine war: Zelensky visits front line near Bakhmut as Russia targets cities - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Ukrainian leader's visit near Bakhmut coincides with two deadly Russian attacks. | Europe | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned to the front line near Bakhmut where fighting has raged for months.
The devastated city has long been a focal point of the war as Russian forces try to revive their military campaign in the east.
His visit came as Russian forces launched a series of strikes on Ukrai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65036208 |
Mosque fire suspect arrested over second attack - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man accused of setting a pensioner on fire as he left a Birmingham mosque is held over an attack in west London. | Birmingham & Black Country | Mr Rayaz has undergone a skin graft in hospital, his family said.
A man held after a pensioner was set alight as he left a Birmingham mosque has been arrested over a similar attack in west London last month.
An 82-year-old man was set alight outside a mosque in Ealing on 27 February. Mohammed Rayaz was set on fire in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65045660 |
Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul hit with SEC charges over crypto scheme - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight stars including Soulja Boy did not disclose payments for touting cryptocurrencies, the SEC says. | US & Canada | Actress Lindsay Lohan is among eight celebrities who US regulators say failed to disclose they were being paid to promote cryptocurrencies
Eight celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul, have been charged by US regulators with participating in an illegal crypto scheme.
The stars allegedly used their social ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65046882 |
Chris Mason: 'Box set Boris Johnson' is pure political theatre - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM before last was never likely to gently fade out and disappear, writes the BBC's political editor. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson is walking, talking political theatre. It has always been his great political knack: compelling to some, infuriating to others.
A headline-generating, column-filling, attention-grabbing, outsized personality. He attracts loyalty from some, opprobrium from others.
And, yet again, he is back.
The prime m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65034673 |
The shops dealing with the long shadow of Covid - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Perthshire shop owners reflect on the changes they have faced since the pandemic hit three years ago. | Scotland business | Morgwn Preston-Jones says people were "ready to engage again" after the lockdowns
Exactly three years on from the first pandemic lockdown, Dunkeld's high street is vibrant and busy.
It's a place where tourists and day-trippers stop and shop, attracted by a host of small, independent outlets.
Redwood Wines is a new a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-65031339 |
Culture Club to pay 'expelled' ex-drummer Jon Moss £1.75m - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jon Moss had been due to take his ex-bandmates to court in a dispute over the group's earnings. | Entertainment & Arts | Culture Club reunited in 2014, but Jon Moss (second right) said he was fired in 2018
Culture Club will pay former drummer Jon Moss £1.75m to end a legal battle after he claimed they "expelled" him.
Mr Moss had been due to take his ex-bandmates to court in a dispute over the group's earnings next week.
The case will ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65038883 |
Afghan unlawful killings inquiry ‘critical to restoring reputation of armed forces’ - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The inquiry is critical to restoring the reputation of the military and the country, says its chair. | UK | Lord Justice Haddon-Cave has stepped down from his role as a judge to lead the inquiry
The inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan is critical to "restoring the reputation of the military and the country", its chair has said.
The inquiry will look into night raids carried out... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65027239 |
Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Putin says China's plan could end the war - but he claims Ukraine and the West are not ready for peace. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
China's peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said.
But Mr Putin said the plan could be put forward only when they are ready "in the West and Kyiv".
The Russian leader met Chine... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65030929 |
James Webb telescope detects dust storm on distant world - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new super space telescope makes unprecedented observations of a far-off planet's atmosphere. | Science & Environment | Artwork of VHS 1256b: The planet takes about 10,000 years to go around its two parent stars
A raging dust storm has been observed on a planet outside our Solar System for the first time.
It was detected on the exoplanet known as VHS 1256b, which is about 40 light-years from Earth.
It took the remarkable capabilities... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65040983 |
Bafta TV Awards 2023: This is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead nominations - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ben Whishaw's This Is Going To Hurt and Martin Freeman's The Responder have six TV nominations each. | Entertainment & Arts | Ben Whishaw's This Is Going To Hurt and Martin Freeman's The Responder lead the field at his year's Bafta TV Awards, with six nominations each.
Whishaw is up for best actor for playing a doctor in the adaptation of Adam Kay's best-selling memoir.
He will go up against Freeman, who is shortlisted for playing a police ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65026718 |
Mesut Ozil: Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder retires - BBC Sport | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | null | Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil retires from football at the age of 34. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has retired from football at the age of 34.
Ozil won nine trophies during his club career including four FA Cups and the Spanish La Liga title in 2012.
He also won 92 caps for Germany and was part of the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65037573 |
MPs back Rishi Sunak's new Brexit Northern Ireland deal - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But former PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss joined 20 other Tory MPs and the DUP to vote against the agreement. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland has been passed by MPs, despite a rebellion from 22 of his backbenchers.
Ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were among Tories joining Northern Ireland's DUP in voting against the agreement.
But it passed by 515 to 29 overall, with the backing of other Tories, Labour ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65034260 |
Partygate live: Boris Johnson 'insists Partygate events were necessary at heated hearing - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Raising a toast at a leaving do "was essential for work purposes", the former prime minister tells a panel investigating him. | UK Politics | It was tense, uncomfortable, and not just because the room was swelteringly warm.
The committee’s grilling didn’t last the full five hours some anticipated, but it was still extensive - and long.
So how did Johnson do? Well, we won’t know just yet whether or not his evidence was enough to convince MPs that when - as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65033262 |
Brexit: MPs back Stormont Brake as part of Sunak's new NI deal - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs vote in favour of regulations to implement the Stormont Brake section of the Windsor Framework. | UK Politics | If you have your ear to the ground you'll know that all the action is going on in one of Westminster's committee rooms, where Boris Johnson is being grilled about whether he intentionally misled Parliament over lockdown parties.
Our colleagues have been following all the action live - you can join them here as they un... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65032440 |
Boris Johnson challenged in hearing: Key moments - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | null | The former prime minister faces a committee of MPs on whether he intentionally misled parliament. | null | Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced a committee of MPs looking at whether he intentionally misled parliament over lockdown-era parties.
Here are the key moments from Johnson's Partygate grilling. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65043513 |
Two held after mob rushes Sydney LGBT protesters - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two men have been arrested after a mob clashed with LGBT activists outside a Sydney church, police say. | Australia | Two men have been arrested after a mob clashed with LGBT activists outside a Sydney church, Australian police say.
The LGBT group said "hundreds of far-right thugs" punched protesters outside the church event attended by right-wing politician Mark Latham.
Mr Latham said the meeting was being held to discuss "religiou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65034603 |
Ending sewage dumping will mean higher water bills - report - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The House of Lords report blames government, regulator and water companies for pollution. | Science & Environment | Water companies are allowed to release raw sewage to prevent treatment plants being overwhelmed during heavy rain.
Stopping the dumping of sewage into rivers and the sea will require huge infrastructure spending and will probably push up water bills, according to a new House of Lords report.
Raw sewage discharge thro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65028971 |
Andrew Tate: Brothers' custody in Romania extended by another month - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The controversial social media influencer and his brother have both been detained since December. | Europe | Under Romanian law Andrew and Tristan Tate can be held for up to six months in detention
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in custody in Romania for a fourth consecutive month, a court has ruled.
The brothers have been detained since December and are being investigated on allega... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65041668 |
Ed Sheeran 'didn't want to live' after his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne died - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star says he reached a low point after the deaths of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne. | Entertainment & Arts | Sheeran says the trauma he experienced at the start of 2022 left him at his lowest ebb
Ed Sheeran says he "didn't want to live any more" after the deaths of his friends SBTV founder Jamal Edwards and cricketer Shane Warne in 2022.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, the star said he had dealt with depression "through... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65031622 |
US raises interest rates despite banking turmoil - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Federal Reserve moves borrowing costs higher as it focuses on efforts to stabilise prices. | Business | The US central bank has raised interest rates again, despite fears that the move could add to financial turmoil after a string of bank failures.
The Federal Reserve increased its key rate by 0.25 percentage points, calling the banking system "sound and resilient".
But it also warned that fallout from the bank failure... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65041649 |
Ramadan: London's West End lit up for Islamic festival for first time - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some 30,000 lights are aglow in central London to celebrate the start of the holy month of Ramadan. | London | The lights are in London's theatre district
For the first time, London's West End has been lit up with 30,000 lights to mark the holy month of Ramadan.
Coventry Street, which links Leicester Square with Piccadilly, is illuminated with "Happy Ramadan".
The lights were switched on by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65030988 |
Ukraine to clinch first IMF loan to nation at war - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The $15.6bn financing package is expected to be approved in the coming weeks. | Business | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached an agreement with Ukraine on funding worth $15.6bn (£12.8bn).
The organisation's first loan to a country at war is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.
It would also be one of the largest financing packages Ukraine has received since Russia's invasion.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65034765 |
Sofia Coppola's daughter becomes film family's latest star, with viral TikTok clip - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The next generation in the famous film-making dynasty inadvertently becomes a social media star. | Entertainment & Arts | Romy Coppola Mars with her mother, Sofia, in 2020
Her mother is an Oscar-winning film-maker. Her grandfather shot one of the greatest movies, The Godfather.
Now, Romy Coppola Mars has joined the family dynasty - with a TikTok that has inadvertently made her a viral star.
In the clip, the 16-year-old daughter of Sofi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65038887 |
The struggle to find a home in a picture-postcard village - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some people have spent years trying to find an affordable property in part of the Scottish Highlands. | Highlands & Islands | Sitting on the shores of Loch Broom, Ullapool is one of the most popular tourist spots in the Highlands.
The fishing village and surrounding area, which is set among picture-postcard hills, lochs and coastline, has a population of just 2,200.
But for people who want to live and work in the community, it is a huge cha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-64785851 |
Sidemen manager: 'I cut out alcohol to succeed' - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | null | Jordan Schwarzenberger talks about his attitude to alcohol in the workplace for our CEO Secrets series. | null | Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of Arcade Media and manager of the group of YouTubers known as The Sidemen, talks about his attitude to alcohol in the workplace. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65029392 |
Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twenty three people were treated to hospital and another 12 at the scene of the incident in Leith. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Petrel began to tip to one side at Imperial Dock
Thirty-five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard.
NHS Lothian said 23 people had been treated in hospital and 12 people at the scene of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65038617 |
Alexis Green: BBC South presenter speaks out over harassment ordeal - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The South Today weather presenter was sent 150 explicit messages and videos. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alexis Green told BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent she felt sick going into work
The face of the weather for millions, Alexis Green has long been a familiar and friendly companion to people in the south of England.
But as BBC S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-65031843 |
Into the ‘lion’s den’: Questions the TikTok CEO will face from Congress today over a possible ban - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The video-sharing app's chief executive will testify to US lawmakers in a much-anticipated grilling. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The fight over TikTok explained in 60 seconds
On Thursday, TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion's mouth and placing his own head into it.
He's giving testimony in the US Congress for the first time, a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65045804 |
Usain Bolt's surprise visit to Blackburn under-15s match - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Olympic champion dropped in at the under-15s game between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. | Lancashire | Usain Bolt turned up on the touchline of the Blackburn Rovers under-15s team
Junior footballers received a surprise at their latest match when the world's fastest man turned up to cheer them on.
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt called into the under-15s derby between rivals Blackburn Rovers and Burnley on Monda... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-65036493 |
Khayri Mclean: Teenager guilty of murdering 15-year-old schoolboy - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Khayri Mclean was ambushed and stabbed twice as he walked home from school in Huddersfield. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Khayri Mclean died after he was stabbed near North Huddersfield Trust School in September 2022
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he walked home from school in West Yorkshire.
Khayri Mclean was stabbed twice after being ambushed by the teen and another boy outs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64993056 |
Prince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukraine border in Poland - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Prince of Wales meets troops in Poland an hour's drive from the border with Ukraine. | UK | The Prince of Wales has thanked British troops for "defending our freedoms" in a secret visit to a military base in Poland near to the Ukraine border.
Prince William's visit to Rzeszow in south-eastern Poland was kept under wraps over security concerns until he left and arrived in the capital Warsaw.
He told British ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65043528 |
Met Police: Where next for the force after Casey review? - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | This is a merciless report, writes the BBC's home editor Mark Easton. But what does the Met do now? | UK | Policing in this country is in a state of emergency. The warning lights are flashing. The alarms are wailing.
Baroness Casey says the Metropolitan Police was expecting a report highlighting the things it needed to look at - but that, overall, the force thought she would say it's doing a good job.
"It's the exact oppo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65032325 |
British Gas boss takes £3.7m bonus despite criticism - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chris O'Shea will still take a bonus after the firm's debt agents broke into vulnerable people's homes to fit meters. | Business | The Centrica boss has refused bonuses for the past three years
The boss of British Gas-owner Centrica will receive bonuses worth £3.7m after the firm posted record profits in 2022.
Chris O'Shea, who has refused bonuses for the past three years, will also get a £790,000 salary.
It comes as millions struggle to pay en... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65042314 |
Olivia Pratt-Korbel: I'm a dad not a killer, murder-accused says - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thomas Cashman denies being the gunman, saying a witness is "trying to ruin his life". | Liverpool | Thomas Cashman previously told the jury he was making between £3,000 and £5,000 a week selling cannabis
The man accused of killing Olivia Pratt-Korbel told a court "I'm a dad, I'm not a killer".
A gunman shot nine-year-old Olivia and injured her mother, Cheryl Korbel, after chasing a convicted drug dealer into their ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65042977 |
Rishi Sunak paid over £1m in UK tax since 2019, records show - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK tax was paid on earnings of more than £4.7m from income and a US-based investment fund. | UK Politics | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced calls to be more open about his financial affairs
Rishi Sunak paid more than £1m in UK tax over the last three years, details of the prime minister's financial affairs show.
The UK tax was paid on earnings of more than £4.7m from income and a US-based investment fund.
Mr Sunak fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65040300 |
Boris Johnson clashes with MPs over Partygate denials - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former PM repeatedly insists he did not deliberately lie to Parliament in a marathon grilling. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Boris Johnson has repeatedly insisted he did not intentionally mislead Parliament over Partygate in a heated grilling by MPs.
The former prime minister began the marathon three-hour session with a Bible in his hands, as he ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65039661 |
Train strikes planned in March and April suspended - BBC News | 2023-03-22T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail workers across 14 train companies were due to walk out on 30 March and 1 April. | Business | Planned rail strikes in March and April have been called off.
RMT union members, including train guards, who work at 14 train companies were set to walk out on 30 March and 1 April.
The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) - which represents train companies - said it was now focused on "working constructively towards a settleme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64896128 |
Massive asteroid passes between Earth and Moon - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The unusually large space object harmlessly bypasses the planet, as predicted by scientists. | Science & Environment | The asteroid will be visible from Earth through binoculars
An asteroid large enough to destroy a city has passed between the orbits of the Earth and the Moon - luckily for us, missing both.
As predicted by scientists, it passed within 175,000km of the Earth on Saturday after flying past the Moon.
It is rare for such... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65061818 |
Deutsche Bank share slide reignites worries among investors - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Worries over the financial strength of the sector persist, with Deutsche Bank down 14% at one point. | Business | Sharp declines in banking shares in Europe have renewed concerns the panic triggered by the collapse of two US banks and rushed takeover of Swiss giant Credit Suisse may not be easily contained.
Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fell by 14% at one point on Friday, with other lenders also seeing big losses.
London's F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65064378 |
Trucks piled on buildings as tornado hits Mississippi - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | null | Drone footage captures the devastation after a tornado hits Rolling Fork, Mississippi. | null | Drone footage has captured the devastation after a tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
There is widespread destruction in the southern US state, with dozens of people killed, injured or missing. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65077137 |
Ukraine war: Battle for Bakhmut 'stabilising', says commander - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite Russia spending months trying to take the city, Ukrainian officials say they are holding on. | Europe | The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been devastated after months of fighting
The battle for Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city which Russia has spent months trying to capture, is "stabilising", says Ukraine's commander-in-chief.
Earlier this month, Western officials estimated between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65072173 |
Northern Ireland March weather has made for month of contrasts - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The saying "mad as a March hare" has certainly rung true about our weather, writes Cee Daly. | Northern Ireland | You have probably heard the saying "mad as a March hare".
This month the saying has rung especially true as the weather has been all over the place - to put it mildly.
It has always been a month of contrasts and by halfway into March we had warnings of ice, snow and heavy rain.
There has been significant snowfall in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64974874 |
Bangor: Nantporth Stadium football complex £63k dispute - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The future of community football complex could be in doubt due to a dispute over an unpaid bill. | Wales | Defender Catrin Hughes: "It wouldn't be nice to be denied promotion because of the uncertainty about the stadium"
The future of a community football complex could be in doubt due to a dispute over £63,000 in rent and insurance arrears.
About 25 teams use the pitches at Nantporth Stadium in Bangor, Gwynedd.
But the c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65074604 |
Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Greek culture minister said she hopes their return will set an example for other institutions to follow. | Europe | The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship".
The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was announced by Pope Francis last year.
One is a chunk of a horses head, the other a bearded man and the third a head of a b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65071987 |
Greens: New FM must have 'progressive values' - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scottish Greens says they will quit government if the new first minister does not back climate justice and trans rights. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater spoke at the Scottish Greens' party conference
The Scottish Greens say they will quit the government if the new first minister does not share their "progressive values".
Co-leader Patrick Har... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65075733 |
'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Donald Trump stares down a potential arrest, it is business as usual at his campaign rally. | US & Canada | A Donald Trump fan dresses up as the former president at the rally
In his first public appearance since speculating a week ago that he would soon be arrested, Donald Trump lashed out against the multiple criminal inquiries that have bedevilled him since he left office in January 2021.
At an airfield rally in Waco, Te... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65078418 |
Ukraine war: How a Russian child's drawing sparked a police investigation - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Masha, now 13, is in a children’s home after Russian authorities placed her father under house arrest. | Europe | Masha Moskaleva has not been seen in public since 1 March
In the centre of the Russian town of Yefremov is a wall covered in pictures of war. Giant photographs of masked Russian soldiers with guns and supersized letters Z and V - symbols of the country's so-called special military operation in Ukraine.
To tear the sk... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65015289 |
Plans to house migrants on ferries to be announced - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government has previously signalled it wants to end the practice of housing people in hotels. | UK | Over 45,000 people reached the UK via the dangerous route last year - up from around 300 in 2018
The government is preparing to announce alternatives to hotel accommodation for migrants as early as next week.
The use of ferries will be confirmed, but their exact location may not be announced for another few weeks.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65074419 |
Death sentence man Liam Holden: 'I was tortured into a false confession' - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Liam Holden says soldiers used waterboarding torture techniques and put a gun to his head to make him confess to a murder that he did not commit. | Northern Ireland | Liam Holden was 19 when he was arrested and convicted of a soldier's murder
It happened almost 40 years ago, but Liam Holden can still recall the sensation of gasping for breath as water was slowly poured on to a towel covering his face.
"That feeling will never leave me," he says.
"Even talking about it now, I get ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18525630 |
Mississippi tornado kills 26 and brings devastation to US state - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The storms have killed 26 and devastated rural towns, with Rolling Fork almost completely wiped out. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Search and rescue efforts are continuing in Mississippi after a deadly tornado hit the US state.
At least 25 people have died in the state, and one in Alabama, with dozens more left injured by Friday's tornado.
The storms ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65075276 |
MI5 spy reveals secret 'unauthorised' IRA talks - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The officer who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland tells the BBC he defied orders from the government. | UK | The BBC's Peter Taylor, pictured here, tracked down the MI5 agent
An MI5 spy who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland by defying orders, has broken his silence to the BBC.
He has revealed he met IRA leaders in March 1993, despite talks being called off by the British government after IRA bombs killed two young boys... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65038587 |
Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds calls for more generous society - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leader Jane Dodds said the party offers a "generous vision for our country" at a conference. | Wales politics | Jane Dodds will tell her party's conference that Liberal Democrats understand the value of community
A more generous society is needed for the challenges facing Wales and the UK today, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats told party members.
Jane Dodds said the Lib Dems offer a "generous vision for our country".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-65055887 |
Person dies in listeria outbreak linked to cheese - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three people are affected by the outbreak linked to a Wiltshire firm's Baronet cheese. | Wiltshire | Listeria has been linked to batches of the soft cheese Baronet
One person has died in a listeria outbreak and people have been warned to avoid Baronet semi-soft cheeses which were recalled as they were contaminated with a related strain of the bacteria.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned people not to eat the che... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-65069415 |
Rent rise: Sara Lewis's daily Aberllefenni bench protest - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sara Lewis, 55, who has to use an oxygen bottle, spends six hours a day on the bench in her village. | Wales | "It's just a horrible situation to be in," says Sara Lewis
A woman has been sitting on a bench for hours a day in protest over rising rent costs on her home.
Sara Lewis, 55, who has a lung disease, has to use her oxygen bottle on the bench at Aberllefenni, Gwynedd.
Her rent has increased from £435 to £550 after her ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65074607 |
French police clash with water reservoir protesters - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The unrest follows weeks of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms. | Europe | French police have fired tear gas at protesters at a large demonstration in the west of the country.
Thousands of people had gathered in Sainte-Soline to protest against plans for a new water reservoir.
Several police cars were set on fire after clashes broke out at the construction site.
The unrest follows weeks of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65076537 |
In pictures: Rubbish and fires in French protests - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | King Charles has postponed a state visit to France after protests over pension reform turned violent. | In Pictures | King Charles has postponed his first state visit to France after protests over pension reform turned violent.
Huge numbers of people have taken part in demonstrations across France over legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Refuse collectors have been on strike for over two weeks in several cities, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-65062962 |
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to pay almost £2k speeding fine - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Greater Manchester mayor admits driving at 78mph on a motorway with a temporary limit of 40mph. | Manchester | Andy Burnham said he accepted the court's decision as he was "going too fast"
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been fined for speeding after admitting driving at 78mph on a motorway where there was a reduced 40mph limit.
Mr Burnham was ordered by a court to pay nearly £2,000 in fines, charges and costs and g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65075890 |
Derbyshire PC to keep job after using database to find woman on Instagram - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The panel rules sacking the PC was "not a proportional or appropriate outcome" for his actions. | Derby | The misconduct panel heard evidence at the force's headquarters in Ripley
An officer will keep his job after it was found he used the Police National Computer (PNC) to find a woman on Instagram.
Derbyshire PC Jack Harrison followed a woman's car at a Co-op supermarket before checking the database on the car's registr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-65071673 |
Alison Hammond: Man arrested over blackmail claims - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say they arrested a 36-year-old man at an address in Warwickshire on Saturday evening. | Birmingham & Black Country | A man has been arrested on suspicion of blackmailing TV presenter Alison Hammond.
West Midlands police said the 36-year-old was arrested at an address in Warwickshire on Saturday evening.
According to a report in The Sun, the This Morning presenter, 48, has paid out large sums after falling victim.
It is alleged the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65077545 |
Liz Truss resignation honours list criticised by ex-aides - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former PM, who spent 49 days in office, has reportedly nominated four people for peerages. | UK | Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has been criticised by two former aides for choosing to submit a list of resignation honours.
Ms Truss, who spent only 49 days in office, has put forward four people, the Sun and i reported.
Tory party donor Jon Moynihan, aide Ruth Porter, ex-Vote Leave's Matthew Elliott and think tank... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65075328 |
Northampton: Teenagers charged with murder of 16-year-old - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boys, 16 and 14, appear in court over the stabbing of Northamptonshire school pupil Rohan Shand. | Northampton | Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death in Northampton.
Rohan Shand, known to his family and friends as Fred, died in Kingsthorpe, at about 15:35 GMT on Wednesday.
The two teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared at No... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-65073463 |
Nelson Piquet fined for racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton - BBC Sport | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | null | Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet is fined for using racist and homophobic language about British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay five million Brazilian Reals (£780,000) for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton.
The 70-year-old Brazilian used a racially offensive term in referring to Hamilton in an intervie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65074698 |
Gwyneth Paltrow trial: Actress denies hit-and-run in ski crash - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress testifies she felt "hurt and violated" when she says a man crashed into her on the slope. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Jaw-dropping moments from the courtroom as Gwyneth Paltrow testifies
Gwyneth Paltrow has denied in court that she caused a 2016 ski collision in Utah that the man suing her says has left him with life-changing injurie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65072367 |
Patriotic Alternative: The town fighting the far-right with Welsh cakes - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When Patriotic Alternative started targeting a Welsh town, the community found a way to push back. | UK | Annie had never heard of Patriotic Alternative before it started leafleting her town
Far-right groups have been stoking tensions in UK towns by posting inflammatory leaflets through people's doors and staging anti-migrant rallies. In one town in south Wales, a local community has banded together and is planning a peac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65057093 |
Ukraine war: Why Bakhmut matters for Russia and Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tens of thousands have died fighting for a city with little strategic value. Why? | Europe | Russia has virtually destroyed Bakhmut in its attempts to seize the city
For more than seven long months, this small industrial city in eastern Ukraine has been pounded by Russian forces.
According to its deputy mayor, Oleksandr Marchenko, there are just a few thousand civilians left living in underground shelters wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64877991 |
Putin: Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US Defense Department says it does not believe Russia is preparing to use the nuclear weapons. | Europe | The Iskander - seen here in an archive photo - has a range of up to 500km (310 miles)
Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said.
President Putin said the move would not violate nuclear non-proliferation agreements and compared it to the US stationing its weapons in Eur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65077687 |
King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emmanuel Macron says the trip could not go ahead because of pension protests during the trip. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.
The president said "we would not be sensible and would lack common sense" to go ahead after unio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65064510 |
Alesia Nazarova: Man charged with murder of Portadown mother - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There is a "familial connection" between the accused and Alesia Nazarova, the court hears. | Northern Ireland | Alesia Nazarova was 37 and a mother of one
A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Alesia Nazarova in Portadown.
The 37-year-old mother was found dead at her Church Street home on Tuesday.
Kornelijus Bracas, originally from Lithuania but with an address at Church Street in Portadown, is accused of murd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65074202 |
France protests: Macron takes off watch during TV interview - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The French president removed his watch during an interview, drawing criticism from left-wing politicians. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been criticised after he removed his watch during an interview about pension changes.
France is gripped by protests and strikes over Mr Macron's decision to raise the retirement age from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65069823 |
No Ukraine offensive without more weapons – Zelensky - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There has been talk for some weeks of Ukraine launching a spring offensive against Russian forces. | Europe | President Zelensky said he would not send his troops to the front lines without more tanks, artillery and Himars rocket launchers
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia cannot start until Western allies send more military support.
He told a Japanese newspaper he would not sen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65075952 |
Principal resigns after Florida students shown Michelangelo statue - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One Florida parent complained Michelangelo's iconic statue amounted to pornography. | US & Canada | A principal of a Florida school has been forced to resign after a parent complained that sixth-grade students were exposed to pornography.
The complaint arose from a Renaissance art lesson where students were shown Michelangelo's statue of David.
The iconic statue is one of the most famous in Western history.
But on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65071989 |
Funeral for WW2 veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown moved as crowds expected - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Too many mourners were expected at Flt Sgt Peter Brown's funeral which was planned for Wednesday. | London | It is thought Flt Sgt Brown travelled to the UK from Jamaica and falsified his age in order to serve in World War Two
The funeral of one of the last black RAF World War Two veterans has had to be moved as too many people were expected to attend the service.
Organisers were inundated with requests to join the service ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65076119 |
Last ever UK death sentence conviction quashed - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Liam Holden, the last person to be sentenced to death in the United Kingdom, is cleared by the Court of Appeal of murdering a soldier in west Belfast in 1972. | Northern Ireland | A Belfast man, who was the last person to be sentenced to death in the United Kingdom, has been cleared of murdering a soldier in 1972.
Liam Holden spent 17 years in jail after being convicted. His death sentence was commuted to a life term.
At the time, he told the court he was forced to sign a confession after sold... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18525631 |
UK economy: When are you going to feel better off? - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How politicians answer that will set the terms for the next election, writes Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | When are you going to feel better off?
How politicians answer that big question sets the terms for the next election. The response is certainly not this week.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak might have told MPs "we are halving inflation" but repeating that political slogan in the Commons doesn't make it true. In fact he w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65075966 |
Liam Holden: Army torture forced murder confession, court rules - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Parachute Regiment troops tortured Liam Holden into saying he killed a soldier in 1972, a judge rules. | Northern Ireland | Parachute Regiment troops tortured Liam Holden, pictured in 2012, into saying he killed a soldier, the judge ruled
The family of a Belfast man has been awarded £350,000 in damages after he was tortured into admitting killing a British soldier in 1972.
Liam Holden was subjected to waterboarding techniques while in mil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65063511 |
Scotland 3-0 Cyprus: Scott McTominay's late double secures win in Euro 2024 Group A opener - BBC Sport | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | null | Scott McTominay's late double secures a comfortable win for Scotland over Cyprus in their European Championship qualifying Group A opener. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Scott McTominay's late double secured Scotland a comfortable winning start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign at home to Cyprus.
John McGinn's close-range finish - the Aston Villa midfielder's 16th goal for his country - was reward for a dominant first-half display.
And... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64997970 |
Man Utd takeover latest: Sheikh Jassim also submits second bid after Sir Jim Ratcliffe - BBC Sport | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | null | Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim joins Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in submitting a second bid to buy Manchester United. | null | Man Utd takeover latest: Sheikh Jassim also submits second bid after Sir Jim Ratcliffe Last updated on .From the section Man Utd | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65054294 |
Halt Israel legal reform, urges defence minister - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Yoav Gallant's call comes as Israelis opposed to the changes hold further nationwide mass rallies. | Middle East | Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt controversial plans for an overhaul of the justice system.
His intervention came as Israelis opposed to the changes held mass rallies across the country for the twelfth week in a row.
Mr Gallant added his voice to warnings t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65076682 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's son Nicholas dies aged 43 - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The composer says his family is "totally bereft" by the loss of his Grammy-nominated son. | Entertainment & Arts | Andrew Lloyd Webber pictured with his son Nicholas in 2010
The Grammy-nominated eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber has died aged 43, the composer has announced.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, a composer and record producer, had been having treatment for gastric cancer and died at Basingstoke Hospital, Hampshire.
"His whole f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65078024 |
England v Ukraine: Reece James withdraws from squad for 'assessment of ongoing issue' - BBC Sport | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | null | Chelsea defender Reece James will miss England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday. | null | Last updated on .From the section England
Chelsea defender Reece James will miss England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday through injury.
The 23-year-old has returned to the Premier League club for what the Football Association says is "assessment of an ongoing issue".
James came on for Ars... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65074856 |
Gandhi says disqualification 'politically motivated' - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi says he "will not stop" after being stripped of his MP status. | India | Rahul Gandhi speaks to the media in Delhi on Saturday, a day after being disqualified from parliament
The leader of Indian's opposition Congress party Rahul Gandhi has said his disqualification by parliament was politically motivated.
On Friday, India's parliament stripped Mr Gandhi of his MP status a day after he wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65074804 |
Pallbearers of late Queen's coffin recognised in special honours list - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | King Charles formally recognises the roles played by scores of royal aides and military personnel. | UK | Eight Grenadier Guards carried the coffin of the late Queen during her state funeral
Eight pallbearers who carried Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at her funeral are among those to be recognised in a special honours list.
King Charles has honoured scores of royal aides and military personnel for the roles they played dur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65069857 |
Daniel White strangled and slit wife's throat in their home - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daniel White kicked open his wife's locked door, strangled her and then cut her throat. | Wales | Angie White was strangled and her throat was slit
Alexa recordings were used to piece together how a domestic abuser murdered his wife.
Daniel White, 36, kicked open Angie White's locked bedroom door, strangled her and cut her throat.
He then fled the house in Swansea in his wife's car before phoning police to confe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65067194 |
Plymouth tree felling 'really good' for city, council official says - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The felling of over 100 trees in Plymouth will lead to a "fabulous result", the official says. | Devon | Trees in Plymouth city centre were felled at night after an executive order was signed by council leader Richard Bingley
A senior council official has insisted a redevelopment scheme behind the felling of 110 trees in Plymouth will be "really good" for the city.
Giles Perritt, the council's assistant chief executive,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65074972 |
John Lewis: Mary Portas warns retailer it has 'let go' of its soul - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In an open letter the retail consultant says the store is "part of our collective cultural identity". | Business | Mary Portas said John Lewis and its supermarket chain, Waitrose, were part of the "fabric of everyday British life"
Retail consultant Mary Portas has written an open letter to John Lewis warning that the department store had "let go" of its soul.
The brand expert described the UK retail giant as part of "our collecti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65070604 |
Record revenue for staff agencies supplying NHS - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Companies thrive as the health service struggles with staffing gaps and increased patient demand. | Health | The NHS relies on agency staff to fill gaps
Companies providing freelance staff to the NHS to cover for big shortages of doctors and nurses have seen their income rise by tens of millions of pounds since 2019.
Two companies, amongst the largest providing workers to the NHS, saw their turnover rise by 80% and 77.5%.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65042658 |
Energy firms call for windfall tax to fall with prices - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes ahead of a package of measures on energy security, which the BBC understands will be announced on Thursday. | Business | Energy firms have called on ministers to reduce the windfall tax as oil and gas prices fall, ahead of a package of measures on energy security expected to be announced on Thursday.
Trade body Offshore Energies UK said that "when prices drop, it is fair that the windfall tax should fall away".
It came as the Financial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65077495 |
Rishi Sunak promises anti-social behaviour crackdown - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Offenders could be made to pick up litter or wash police cars within 48 hours of being given an order. | UK | Those caught engaging in anti-social behaviour could have to carry out their punishment in hi-vis clothing
People who vandalise public spaces will have to repair the damage they cause within 48 hours of being given an order, under new government plans.
Communities will also have a say on how offenders are punished, N... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65077271 |
SDLP: Eastwood says his party is 'here to stay' - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Colum Eastwood tells the SDLP's annual conference in Derry his party had a "bruising" election in May. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Colum Eastwood says the SDLP is "here to stay" despite last year's "bruising" election
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader has dismissed political "naysayers" and insisted his party is "here to stay".
Addre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65070878 |
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of Moore's Law, dies aged 94 - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Moore famously predicted that computer processing power would double every two years. | US & Canada | Silicon Valley pioneer and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died aged 94 in Hawaii.
Mr Moore started working on semiconductors in the 1950s and co-founded the Intel Corporation.
He famously predicted that computer processing powers would double every year - later revised to every two - an insight known as Moore's Law.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65073812 |
TikTok banned on all London City Hall devices amid security concerns - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The firm behind the app offers to meet Sadiq Khan to address what it calls "misconceptions". | London | The Greater London Authority said the rule would apply to 1,200 staff at City Hall
London City Hall staff will no longer be allowed to use TikTok on official devices amid security concerns.
The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule would apply to 1,200 staff.
It mirrors a similar decision by the UK government... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65068651 |
At least 23 killed as tornado rips through Mississippi - BBC News | 2023-03-25T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US state is waking up to devastation after storms brought high winds and golf ball-sized hailstones. | US and Canada | Local Mississippi TV station WAPT spoke to Rolling Fork resident Shanta Howard who said it was a fight for life.
“We had to help dead bodies out of the house, so that is very disturbing,” she told WAPT.
Another resident Andy Anderson said he and his wife ran to take shelter.
“Ran down to the tub in the bathroom with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/65074954 |
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