Brian Lawless/PA Relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday have been remembering their loved ones on the 50th anniversary. Thirteen people were shot dead when soldiers opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry on 30 January 1972. Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin laid a wreath at a memorial ceremony in Londonderry and said he
Month: January 2022
Last updated on 45 minutes ago45 minutes ago.From the section Tennis Dates: 17-30 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries online; TV highlights from middle Saturday. Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in
Getty Images Opposition MPs have accused the prime minister and the chancellor of ignoring struggling families, after they confirmed taxes would rise in April. Writing in the Sunday Times, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak insisted their £12bn National Insurance increase would go ahead, despite opposition. Labour, the Lib Dems and some Tory MPs are urging
The frontlines of Eastern Ukraine are snow-laden and the big guns are largely silent. But snipers are bedded into this winter white wasteland. Ukrainian troops who forget to stay low in their World War One-style trenches risk a bullet to the head. The conflict here has been frozen in place since 2014, when separatists, backed
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. There is a “real threat” of Russia invading Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned, but it is “very unlikely” British soldiers would be deployed to fight in any conflict. Instead, she said the UK was sending
Reuters North Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017. The weapon was apparently an intermediate range missile which reached an altitude of 2,000km before coming down into the Sea of Japan. Japan, South Korea and the US have all condemned the launch, the seventh test this month. The
EPA Britain – like other western powers – is coming to Ukraine’s aid. It’s threatening economic sanctions against Russia if it invades. It’s providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles. It’s promising to deploy British forces to eastern European members of the Nato military alliance if Russian troops cross Ukraine’s borders. But why is
Joe Jenkins has turned his passion for piano-playing into a full-time career on YouTube. The 20-year-old from Bristol has gained 3.9 million subscribers playing songs from video games, films, memes and anime shows in unusual places. He’s taken his piano on a boat, outside Buckingham Palace and even in a hot-air balloon. Video journalist: Jonathan
Getty Images Young children between the ages of five and 11 considered most at risk of coronavirus will be offered Covid jabs from Monday in England. The move comes after the UK drugs regulator approved a low-dose version of a Covid vaccine for children last month, deeming it safe and effective. Eligible children include those
Last updated on 29 January 202229 January 2022.From the section American Football Tom Brady, one of the greatest players in NFL history, is expected to retire. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 44, has won seven Super Bowls in an astonishing career spanning 22 seasons. It was widely reported on Saturday evening that he had decided
Andrew Parsons/No 10 The UK is considering offering to double its number of troops deployed in Eastern Europe, as ministers weigh up options to increase pressure on Russia amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the possible deployment would send a “clear message to the Kremlin”. The defence and foreign secretaries are
Getty Images A planned £12bn rise in National Insurance from April is “the right plan” and “must go ahead”, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have said. In an article in the Sunday Times, the PM and chancellor said the rise – which applies to employees and employers – will help clear the NHS backlog. Despite
EPA Italian President Sergio Mattarella has agreed to serve a second term after coalition parties failed to agree on a compromise candidate for the office. The 80-year-old emerged as the most popular choice after six days of often tense voting in Rome. He had expressed a desire to leave office, but local media reported Prime
AFP via Getty Images After a week-long drive across Canada, a convoy of big rigs has arrived in the national capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures. Organisers insist it will be peaceful, but police say they’re prepared for trouble. It’s been dubbed the Freedom Convoy, and it’s got the country talking. The movement
A nine-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman have died after being hit by falling trees during Storm Malik. The boy was killed after a tree fell in Winnothdale, Staffordshire, on Saturday afternoon, while the woman was killed in Aberdeen. Power lines have also been affected with thousands of homes in Scotland and England without electricity.
Getty Images Senior Tories have joined opposition MPs in demanding the report on No 10 lockdown parties be published in full. MP Sir Christopher Chope accused the Met Police of an “abuse of power”, amid concerns senior civil servant Sue Gray will leave out crucial findings. Doubts over how complete the report will be came
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