BBC News During a police interview at the start of the investigation, Bush accepted he should have contacted the council’s bereavement services when debts began to mount and he found himself unable to pay for cremations. “I know that this has hurt people,” said Bush. “I am so sorry for the hurt caused but I […]
BBC News A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew. Edward Killiwick had been travelling back from a friend’s birthday party with his partner Julie, on the […]
BBC News Two more people have been interviewed under caution as part of an investigation into former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. A woman and a man, both in their 80s, were questioned between Monday and Wednesday on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, and assisting the commission of sexual offences, the […]
BBC News An amateur cricket league has expressed its “genuine concern for the welfare” of Saltburn Cricket Club members over a recent finger clicking controversy that has made global headlines. The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League spoke out in the wake of worldwide interest in an alleged incident that has led to a […]
BBC News Nigerians might be surprised to learn they live in a landlocked country and people in Ivory Coast shocked that they are East African not West African – but that is what a map used by a US official at a recent conference showed. Not only that, the cartographic malfunction included completely unrecognisable shapes […]
BBC News A High Court challenge against the construction of a Chinese mega embassy in London has failed. The decision to uphold planning permission for the site on the old Royal Mint, near the Tower of London, has dismayed campaigners from the Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association (RMCRA), which represents families and businesses in about […]
BBC News Any comic book fan knows that Spider-Man’s secret identity is Peter Parker, a science nerd who gained superhero powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. But in the latest installment from the Marvel cinematic universe, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Parker – played by Tom Holland – is not the only star in […]
BBC News Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones had a heated argument with team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai after his side’s 1-0 win over Wrexham at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. After the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Kostas Tsimikas argued with one another as the team were walking across the pitch to applaud supporters. It is unclear what […]
