Three prison officers have been attacked by Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, a source has told the BBC. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham, the Prison Officers’ Association said. Abedi threw hot cooking oil over...
Kevin Shoesmith/BBC Steelworkers and their families make their voices heard in Scunthorpe on Saturday While MPs were being recalled to Westminster to pass a bill designed to keep British Steel going in Scunthorpe – and save 2,700 jobs – hundreds of those directly affected took to the streets to make their feelings known. BBC News...
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital and will miss the club’s Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Sunday. The 47-year-old went to hospital late on Friday evening, having felt unwell for a number of days. A club statement said: “Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are...
Israel’s defence minister has announced the military will soon “expand vigorously” its offensive throughout most of Gaza. Israel Katz also said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had completed the takeover of a “security zone” in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, separating the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis. Israel’s military also issued evacuation...
MPs met in Parliament on a Saturday to pass emergency bill. Read full article at source...
Officers are continuing to search for a driver after a woman was hit by a van on a golf course following a police chase. West Midlands Police said officers were using CCTV and information from witnesses to locate the driver and two passengers after the crash left the woman, aged in her 60s, with serious...
Davina McCall has revealed her benign brain tumour “is not coming back” following recent MRI scans. The former Big Brother host underwent surgery in November after a colloid cyst was found earlier that month during a health check-up as part of her menopause advocacy work. During a tearful interview last month, she said the craniotomy...
Aggie Beever-Jones scores a dramatic 94th-minute winner against Liverpool to send Chelsea to the Women’s FA Cup Final. Read full article at source...
Top Gear’s anonymous racing driver The Stig has broken a 20-year-old record for the fastest lap around the BBC motoring show’s test track in Surrey. The Stig completed the 1.75-mile (2.8km) figure of eight circuit at Dunsfold Aerodrome in 55.9 seconds in a McMurtry Speirling Pure VP1 electric track car, beating the previous record by...
BBC Weather Watchers – Pikman Fires have been burning for days at Glen Rosa on Arran An extreme wildfire warning covering all of Scotland is in place for a final day, with rain showers due in parts of the country on Sunday. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said crews remained at the scene...
Reuters Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Oman for talks with the United States over Iran’s nuclear programme. Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state television his country wanted a “fair agreement” as delegations from both countries prepare for negotiations. US President Donald...
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Leicester. Police said Louis Howard, 35, died at the scene after officers were called to a house in Oakdale Close, Braunstone Frith, shortly after 22:40 BST on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Howard died from a stab...
Madeline Halpert BBC News Reporting fromWestern Texas Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr traveled to be with the Mennonite community after another child died of measles On an unusually crisp April day in a rural Texas town, dozens of Mennonite community members gathered alongside the nation’s top health official, Robert F...
More than 2,000 people are due to line up for the Boston Marathon on Sunday. The 26-mile (42km) race – described as the flattest in the country – will start in Market Place at 08:00 BST. The route will wind along narrow country lanes and through villages before finishing at Boston College. Hundreds of runners...
Holly Phillips BBC News, Yorkshire North York Moors National Park The viewpoint overlooks the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors National Park A viewing platform aimed at improving accessibility at a well-known beauty spot has been criticised as an “eyesore” by people with disabilities. The wood and metal platform overlooking the Hole of...