This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Natasha Preskey & Sean Seddon BBC News Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as police search for their missing baby. A vast outdoor area in Brighton is
Month: February 2023
AFP By Nduka Orjinmo in Abuja & Joseph Winter in London BBC News Bola Tinubu from Nigeria’s ruling party has taken a strong lead as results are declared from Saturday’s presidential election, amid opposition protests. With results announced from about three-quarters of the states, he has a lead of about 1.5 million votes. Mr Tinubu,
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington DC Conservative justices on the US Supreme Court have cast doubt on the legality of a Biden administration proposal to wipe out billions in student debt. President Joe Biden announced the
Anton Gerashchenko By George Wright BBC News A drone has crashed in the Moscow region in what was likely an attempt to target civilian infrastructure, the regional governor said. Andrei Vorobyov was speaking after the defence ministry reported downing two Ukrainian drones in southern Russia. Ukraine does not claim responsibility for attacks inside Russia. Russian
GMP By Christy Cooney & Jasmine Andersson BBC News A massive search is under way for a missing baby after a couple – Constance Marten and Mark Gordon – were found and arrested in Brighton. The baby was thought to be days old when the couple disappeared in January. The pair have been arrested by
IRNA By Maryam Afshang BBC Persian At least 650 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut. No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. “It became evident that some people wanted
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Rishi Sunak has said the Brexit deal agreed with the EU restores “balance” to Northern Ireland’s politics. The prime minister announced the new agreement, which replaces the Northern Ireland Protocol
Getty Images By Daniel Thomas & Kevin Peachey Business reporters, BBC News The energy secretary says he is “very sympathetic” to suggestions that the government should stop a planned £500 rise in annual energy bills from April. Grant Shapps said he was working “hard” with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on the issue. There are warnings that
Family handouts By Daniel De Simone and Vinnie O’Dowd BBC News A Muslim preacher who was close to the Manchester bomber had been suspected by MI5 of being a radicaliser more than a decade earlier, the BBC can reveal. A public inquiry into the atrocity will this week report on how Salman Abedi was radicalised,
AFP By Alys Davies BBC News The situation in the city of Bakhmut, on the eastern frontline, is becoming “more and more difficult”, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Russian forces have been trying to take the city for over six months. “The enemy is constantly destroying everything that can be used to protect our
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton BBC News Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed his deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland as a “decisive breakthrough”. Many Conservative MPs, including those who supported Brexit, gave their backing to the
Reuters By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned people to “buckle up” as he signed a bill giving the state control over Disney’s sprawling Orlando theme parks. The bill strips power uniquely held by Disney for over 50 years and enables more oversight by Mr DeSantis’ Republican-led legislature. The move
PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles has met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for tea at Windsor Castle following the unveiling of a new Northern Ireland Brexit deal. Buckingham Palace said the meeting had been arranged on the advice of the government. The pair were pictured shaking hands shortly after
Getty Images By Alistair Coleman & Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Monitoring The first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a spike in false claims about the war on social media, with some posts gaining millions of engagements. A number of US right-wing accounts with large followings posted a series of baseless claims
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By David Gritten BBC News Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages in the northern occupied West Bank, after two settlers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman. One Palestinian man was killed and more than 100 others
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York This week marks another critical moment for US President Joe Biden’s one-time student loan forgiveness plan. The Supreme Court is reconvening to hear two cases related to the programme, which
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