First arrest after anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth
BBC Newsby Curtis Lancaster28d ago
- Published A man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting a police officer following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth.
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top 81%Families of British victims mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
BBC Newsby Cachella Smith; Nick Johnson28d ago
- Published Families of British victims of 9/11 were among those who gathered in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks in the US.
How does assisted dying work in other countries?
BBC Newsby Fergus Walsh29d ago
- Published Around 400 million people now live in countries which have legalised assisted dying. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Austria have all introduced assisted dying laws since 2015...
Fraud-accused Southern Water boss appears in court
BBC News29d ago
- Published The former chief executive of Southern Water has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to defraud, over allegations water quality tests were manipulated to avoid penalties.
Thai abbot arrested in $3 million embezzlement scandal
BBC Newsby Kelly Ng29d ago
- Published Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex...
NI Schools: Girls to be given right to wear trousers
BBC Newsby Adam Mandeville29d ago
- Published Girls in Northern Ireland are to be given the legal right to wear trousers in school if they wish to do so.
'I was working for dad who died in 9/11 - now I have a second family'
BBC Newsby Hayley Coyle29d ago
- Published "It was a series of sliding doors moments that led us to each other and from something so tragic, came an enduring, special friendship."
Singapore: Man loses case to claw back $369,000 he spent on gifts for ex-girlfriend
BBC Newsby Kelly Ng29d ago
- Published A Singaporean man has lost a court case to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars that he had lavished on his ex-girlfriend while they were together.
Henry Zeffman: How Burnham got ready to govern with four key moments mapped out
BBC Newsby Henry Zeffman29d ago
- Published At the start of summer, in the pillared room in 10 Downing Street, Andy Burnham looked out at his new special advisers, the few dozen political officials tasked with driving hundreds of...
Garcia vs Benn: 'He lives through me' - why Nigel Benn can't walk away from Conor
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad29d ago
- Published Nigel Benn had insisted he was stepping away from his son's career for good. The 10,000-mile trips from Australia - where Nigel is based - were done, and Conor Benn was on his own after...
Philippine rescuers board burning ferry 40 hours after blaze began
BBC Newsby Virma Simonette Rivera; Kelly Ng29d ago
- Published More than 40 hours after a deadly ferry fire began, Philippine rescuers have boarded the charred remains of the MV June Aster in search of dozens of missing people.
UK autumn forecast: El Niño to cause wetter and warmer-than-normal season
BBC Newsby Matt Taylor; Simon King29d ago
- Published The UK is set for wetter and warmer-than-normal weather this autumn, driven by a strengthening El Niño, according to the latest forecasts from the Met Office.
As Trump dominates convention, some Republicans quietly ask who comes next
BBC Newsby Daniel Bush29d ago
- Published Republicans descended on Dallas this week to turn their midterm prospects around, hoping an unprecedented convention dominated by President Donald Trump would energise voters ahead of...
The Yorkshire man who survived 9/11 and filmed tower collapsing
BBC Newsby Amy Oakden; Seb Cheer29d ago
- Published Warning: This story contains graphic details of the aftermath from the 9/11 attacks. On 11 September 2001, photographer and documentary filmmaker Paul Berriff was living and working in...
Chess: 'I was beating adults at chess when I was eight'
BBC Newsby Gráinne Connolly29d ago
- Published "When I was eight or nine I was beating adults at chess and they were raging when they lost, like 'I just lost to a little kid'."
Garcia vs Benn: Champion taunts Briton with an egg during a theatrical news conference
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad29d ago
- Published A performative Ryan Garcia shouted, repeatedly swore and even ate a boiled egg - while Briton Conor Benn kept his cool - during a peculiar news conference in Las Vegas.
I was weeks from marrying a violent serial rapist - my loved ones saved my life
BBC Newsby Mary McCool29d ago
- Published This article contains details, including depictions of violence, which some readers may find distressing.
I watched as 9/11 plane flew over my home - moments later my wife was killed
BBC Newsby Brendon Williams29d ago
- Published When a plane flew low over Charles Wolf's New York City apartment on a sunny morning 25 years ago, he knew immediately that something was wrong.
Angela Rayner defends pause to local council overhaul in England
BBC Newsby Paul Seddon29d ago
- Published Angela Rayner has defended her decision to pause plans to redraw local council boundaries, saying she wanted to ensure they would survive legal challenge.
We Will Rock You strangler was jailed for trying to hire hitman
BBC Newsby Lewis Adams29d ago
- Published Theatre-lover Kirsty O'Donnell was a regular visitor to the West End to enjoy musicals and plays.