More than 40 Labour MPs are urging ministers to introduce a new form of digital ID to help control the migration system and improve public services. In an open letter, Labour MPs from three groups said a “gear shift” was needed to reap the benefits of digital identification. The idea of digital ID for all...
Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands PA Media The health secretary Wes Streeting said it was “not acceptable” that the bin strike was causing “unsanitary conditions” on the streets of Birmingham As Birmingham’s bin strikes enter their fifth week, the health secretary has said he is concerned about the impact of the walkout on public...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Andy Ward Evan Johnson, centre, became an accidental Southend United fan after boarding the wrong boat An American tourist who mistakenly boarded a boat full of die-hard Southend United fans has ended up a Shrimper. Evan Johnson, a student from Arizona, thought he was taking a hop-on hop-off cruise past...
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: The murder case that divided America takes a new turn For the first time in decades, Lyle and Erik Menendez say they are beginning to feel hope they could get parole. It is a shift in mindset for the brothers, who have spent more than 30 years behind...
The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice before an appeal in his legal challenge over his security protection when in the UK. A High Court judge ruled last year that there had been no unlawfulness in a decision to downgrade Prince Harry’s security status. The prince has not been automatically...
A “miracle” baby has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother using a donated womb. The baby’s mum, Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, and received her sister’s womb in 2023 – in what was then the UK’s only successful womb transplant. Mum Grace and her...
Global stock markets have been in a frenzy after US President Donald Trump announced new widespread tariffs on 2 April, which he dubbed “Liberation Day”. The BBC’s North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury explains three warning signs to watch for as US recession fears rise. Read full article at source...
Given the demotion to Racing Bulls for Liam Lawson, what are Jack Doohan’s chances looking like at Alpine given that Franco Colapinto is a reserve driver? – Anjum Well, the first thing to say is just because Red Bull demoted Lawson, that does not necessarily mean Alpine will do the same to Doohan. On the...
The ashes of a father which were lost in the post whilst being sent from the US to the UK have been found again. Lisa Barrett, 63, said her sister in Mississippi posted a sample of their dad’s ashes to her home in Doncaster because she had been unable to attend his funeral. The parcel...
Each gameday will begin at 07:00 on the morning of every Champions League matchday this season. You will have the chance to answer four trivia questions to earn up to four edit tokens before your Squares gamecard is generated, and you can use those tokens to make changes to your gamecard until 17:00 that day....
BBC Keir Bowater, 29, said the struggle to find a job has impacted his mental health Cambridge is at the centre of new plans by the government that could see £78bn added to the UK economy, yet figures suggest people living in the north of the city have a life expectancy that is 12 years...
Eleanor Lawson BBC Midlands Today SWNS Alexander Westwood was jailed for 15 and a half years for a catalogue of sex crimes against five victims, four of whom had been children at the time Lily has loved acting since she was a young girl and hoped that tuition from Sex Education actor Alexander Westwood would...
BBC Mark Lucas’ furniture business has not been able to retrieve his van for more than two years The owners of a small family-run business say they have been left £40,000 out of pocket after their van became trapped in a mechanical stacked car park in central London more than two years ago. Mark Lucas,...
Liam Barnes BBC News, Nottingham YouTube Jonathan Peter Brooks was arrested on the day of the stabbing and appeared in court days later – but has only just been convicted More than four years after he stabbed his colleague, plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks has been found guilty of attempted murder. On Monday, the 61-year-old...
Gary Lineker and Micah Richards go head-to-head over Micah’s claim that Dejan Stankovic’s volley for Inter Milan against Schalke in 2011 is not only the greatest goal in Uefa Champions League history, but the greatest of all time in any competition, full stop. But is Micah correct, or was Gary actually on the pitch to...