Paul Glynn Culture reporter BBC The statue was seen being unveiled with a new protective covering on Wednesday morning A controversial statue carved by the sculptor Eric Gill has been restored and is being unveiled outside the BBC’s London headquarters. The Grade II-listed statue was damaged in 2022 and 2023, when it was attacked by...
A five-vehicle crash involving police cars has closed part of the A1 in Newcastle. The collision happened just before 02:30 BST on the northbound carriageway near junction 75 and the Denton Burn roundabout. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said five people were taken to hospital. Pictures from the scene show damaged police vehicles and a...
Bea Swallow BBC News, West of England PA Media Camilla Hempleman-Adams said she “apologised unreservedly” for causing offence to indigenous communities An adventurer who claimed to be the first woman to solo traverse Canada’s largest island has been criticised for her “privilege and ignorance”. Camilla Hempleman-Adams, from Wiltshire, covered 150 miles (241km) on foot and...
A “commercial solution” for British Steel is “within reach” according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy as the government considers nationalising the Chinese-owned business. Nandy told the BBC that British Steel – which employs 2,700 people – will “continue to be an important part of our economy for years to come” and an agreement over its...
Spring has sprung and lambing season is in full swing, so BBC Breakfast decided to visit Penhein Farm in Chepstow to meet some of the new arrivals. When lambs are orphaned or abandoned, the farm tries to match them with adoptive mothers and also steps in to feed them if required. But things didn’t go...
North Wales Police Anthony Saunderson was part of an organised crime group which produced an amount of drugs described by police as “eye-watering” The inmate who a prison governor began a relationship with was a notorious criminal who ran his drugs empire on the encrypted messaging service Encrochat. It was Anthony Saunderson’s use of Encrochat...
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Getty Images Trump’s tariffs are a blow for countries like Vietnam that rely heavily on exports US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs targeting most of the world are now in effect – and outside China, no other region has been hit as hard as South East Asia. Near the...
After two matches against Belgium in the Women’s Nations League, which Lionesses helped their case for Euro 2025 selection? Read full article at source...
BBC Martha, pictured with two of her three children, says her life has been transformed after she changed her job to work from home Martha was struggling to sleep, losing her hair, having palpitations, suffering tinnitus and was eventually hospitalised for deep vein thrombosis. She would come home from her job, as her daughter Amelie...
Kate McGough Education producer BBC News / Kate McGough More than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week, a survey commissioned by BBC News suggests. About 40% of the teachers who responded also said they felt ill-equipped to handle such conduct. The BBC asked...
Tony Smith and Angus Crawford BBC News Investigations BBC Joe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemical A pro-suicide forum is being investigated by the UK’s online regulator, the BBC understands – its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act. It comes...
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Watch: Trump says tariffs will be ‘legendary’ ahead of 104% tax on China US President Donald Trump is ripping up the rulebook on trade that has been in place for more than 50 years. His latest round of sweeping tariffs, which came into force shortly after midnight on Wednesday,...
For 20 years, Rj LaMendola found peace while paddling in the water on his surfboard. But last month off the coast of Southern California, the ocean turned hostile after a sea lion lunged at him, bit him and dragged him off his board. “It looked possessed,” Mr LaMendola wrote in a Facebook post, saying the...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Royal Society of Biology Alessandro Coatti worked for the Royal Society of Biology in London Tributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) after he was found murdered in northern Colombia. Alessandro Coatti’s remains were discovered on the outskirts of Santa...
Anne Cassidy Business reporter Getty Images Supermarkets in Canada have been putting Canadian flag stickers on domestic goods Todd Brayman is no longer buying his favourite red wine, which is from California. A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, he is one of a growing number of people in Canada, Europe, and other parts of...