BBC News The United States launched strikes on Iran for the 11th consecutive night late on Tuesday, as Tehran warned the US against targeting its nuclear facilities. US Central Command (Centcom) said the wave of strikes were “designed to continue degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping” in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media […]
BBC News For Celeste’s parents, it was an ordeal they had prepared themselves for but could never fully anticipate, according to their lawyer. “This is the first time they’ve heard this evidence in detail, and they’re horrified,” the family’s attorney, Patrick Steinfeld, told the BBC after the court hearing. “There was an image of Celeste’s […]
BBC News Andy Burnham has pulled back from suggestions about increasing the tax-free personal allowance. The £12,570 threshold has been frozen since 2021, resulting in more people being dragged into paying tax as earnings increase. Burnham told the Times over the weekend that the “frustration about the personal allowance” he had heard while campaigning in […]
BBC News A humanitarian worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been medically evacuated to the UK after a potential healthcare‑related exposure to Ebola. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the individual, who is a UK resident and has not been named, has no symptoms, and the move is purely precautionary. The individual […]
BBC News Narelle Cowan and Aimee Lipley’s gardens have a few things in common. Both have pretty plants, chairs for al fresco dining – and one of the UK’s busiest motorways. About 75,000 vehicles travel over the elevated concrete monolith hanging about 45ft (14m) above their plot every day on the main route between London […]
BBC News Sharon Osbourne, the widow of heavy metal pioneer Ozzy, has used the first anniversary of his death to tell fans to remember him by playing music “really loud”. Osbourne spoke to the BBC exactly a year on from her husband’s passing, which led to an outpouring of public grief, and celebration of his […]
BBC News It is vital that those at risk are diagnosed early to prevent long-term organ damage, the charity says. Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be put into remission by eating a healthy diet and keeping slim without needing to rely on glucose-lowering medications. The researchers say newer obesity treatments – such as GLP-1 jabs […]
BBC News The defamation case is currently focused on the procedure known as discovery, where the two sides provide internal or other records that could form evidence. The BBC’s lawyers said the corporation had produced 87,000 pages of documents, whereas they said Trump’s side had released a “sham production” of only 735 pages, which they […]
