PA Media Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has been granted exemptions to ease the pressure on its services during the bank holiday nursing strike. The London children’s hospital expressed “serious concerns” about staffing as Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members prepare to walk out. During the strike from Sunday to Monday, nurses in the RCN
Month: April 2023
Reuters A drone strike has caused a massive fire at an oil depot in Russian-controlled Crimea, local officials say. Video on social media shows smoke and flames billowing from the facility in Sevastopol, Crimea’s main city. Firefighters are at the scene. No-one was hurt in the strike, the Moscow-appointed regional governor said. On Friday Russia
Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister has warned that a recent US-South Korean deal will lead to a “more serious danger”. Kim Yo-jong said North Korea’s nuclear deterrent “should be brought to further perfection”, state media reported. The US agreed to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear
By Malu Cursino & Joe Inwood BBC News The UK government has told NHS doctors in Sudan they can now catch evacuation flights out of the country, in a U-turn on its previous policy. More than 20 NHS medics were initially told they could not board flights because they were not British nationals – although
Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decreed six new indigenous reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming there. The lands – including a vast area of Amazon rainforest – cover about 620,000 hectares (1.5m acres). Indigenous leaders welcomed the move, but said more areas needed protection. Lula, who took office in January,
Accademia Gallery By Max Matza BBC News A US principal forced to resign after parents complained about an art lesson showing one of the world’s most famous sculptures has visited the masterpiece. Hope Carrasquilla and her family went to see Michelangelo’s David on Friday at Florence’s Accademia Galleria. They came at the invitation of museum
Getty Images By Zeinab Badawi & Lucy Fleming BBC News One of Sudan’s duelling generals, who leads the paramilitary force fighting the country’s army, has told the BBC he will not negotiate until fighting ends. But Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said his fighters were being “relentlessly” bombed since a three-day truce
PA Media By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent, at NAHT conference in Telford Teachers in four unions in England say they will team up on any strike action over pay – which could mean full school closures in the autumn term. Only the National Education Union (NEU) has enough backing from members to organise walkouts at
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington The young US airman accused of leaking Pentagon documents is alleged by prosecutors to have researched mass shootings, discussed violence and murder online, and kept a large arsenal of weapons. Jack Teixeira, 21, had a top-secret security clearance which gave him access to sensitive and highly classified
Fadi Ataban/BBC By Gabriela Pomeroy BBC News A family fleeing Sudan say they are among thousands stuck at the border with Egypt because drivers are demanding £40,000 ($50,000) to hire a bus to travel across. Only people travelling on buses with special permits can cross the border. Crossing on foot is banned. The family of
Getty Images The US central bank has said it failed to act with “sufficient force and urgency” in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed last month in the country’s biggest bank failure since 2008. The conclusion is one of the main findings from the Federal Reserve’s investigation of the episode. The panic it
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sean Seddon BBC News BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after a report found he did not disclose potential perceived conflicts of interest during his appointment. It looked at whether he was transparent about his role
AFP A Turkish evacuation plane coming into land at an airbase outside Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has been fired at, Turkey’s defence ministry confirms. No-one was injured and it landed safely at Wadi Seidna, where it was being checked. Sudan’s army blamed paramilitary fighters for firing at the aircraft and damaging its fuel system. The Rapid
Getty Images By Gareth Evans BBC News Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has testified as part of a criminal investigation into alleged efforts by Donald Trump to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Mr Pence, 63, sat for more than seven hours before a federal grand jury in Washington DC, sources told the BBC’S
By Joe Inwood BBC Newsnight An NHS doctor trapped in Sudan after visiting family for Eid has urged the government to fly him back to the UK, saying he feels “betrayed” after being turned away from evacuation flights. Sudanese-born Dr Abdulrahman Babiker is due back on shift as a registrar at the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Social media By Hugo Bachega in Kyiv & Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News Russian air strikes have hit cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, killing at least five people. A woman and a child of three were killed in the city of Dnipro, according to the local mayor. Three people died in Uman
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