Ian Youngs Culture reporter Netflix Owen Cooper has been praised for his performance as 13-year-old Jamie One of the most talked-about TV shows of recent years, Netflix’s hard-hitting drama Adolescence, has been the hot topic of discussion this week, from the House of Commons to US talk shows to the gates of the scriptwriter’s son’s...
Oleg Gordievsky, the long-standing KGB double agent who defected to Britain, has died aged 86. Gordievsky was said to be Britain’s most valuable spy in living memory inside Russia’s intelligence agencies. Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. He died peacefully at his home in Surrey, the...
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has returned to the club after sustaining a “suspected concussion” on international duty with Brazil. The 32-year-old was substituted late on in the 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Friday after a nasty clash of heads with former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez. Alisson will now return to Merseyside for...
It seems astounding that a single fire at an electricity source shut down one of the world’s busiest airports. The disruption to the journeys of thousands of passengers and millions of tonnes of trade goods on Friday has prompted a series of questions over the resilience of the UK’s major infrastructure. Disaster recovery plans keep...
Jonny Humphries BBC News Reporting fromLiverpool Crown Court Cheshire Constabulary Joanne Sharkey told police she felt like she could not face becoming a mother when she killed her newborn son The mother of a baby boy who was found dead in a woodland in 1998 told police she felt “relief” at her arrest after living...
Israel’s defence minister has told the military to “seize additional areas in Gaza” and threatened to permanently occupy parts of it, if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages. Israel Katz said that the military would continue its ground operation in Gaza “with increasing intensity” until all of the hostages “both living and dead” were...
British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan said on Friday they have left the US and are flying back to Romania, where they face human trafficking and other charges. “Spending $185,000 (£143,000) on a private jet across the Atlantic to sign one single piece of paper in Romania,” Andrew Tate posted to his 10.8...
When violence broke out in Syria’s coastal area recently, including mass killings of civilians allegedly carried out as revenge for attacks on Syrian security forces, volunteer rescuers quickly came to help. They were part of the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, which had operated in rebel-held areas during the civil war....
Every Uber driver in the UK will be eligible for 20 hours of free childcare under a new scheme intended to get more women driving taxis. They will be able to use the allowance through a nannying and babysitting app for the rest of 2025. “We really, really would like to attract more female drivers...
Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu sprints to 60m gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships to secure the first global title of his career. Source link...
Tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday for briefings that have sparked debate after multiple US media outlets reported that he would be given an overview of US plans in the event of war with China. President Donald Trump denied the reports, saying “China will not even be mentioned...
Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News PA Media Ida Lock died a week after she suffered serious brain injuries around the time of her delivery A newborn baby died due to the gross failure of three midwives to provide basic medical care, a corner has ruled. Ida Lock was born at the Royal Lancaster...
Forward Matheus Cunha has been banned for an extra game and fined £50,000 for his actions at the end of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ FA Cup defeat at Bournemouth. The Brazil striker admitted a charge of acting in an improper manner after he was sent off for clashing with Cherries defender Milos Kerkez in the final minute...
No doubt many were hoping the warm and sunny weather would last into the weekend. Unfortunately a change is arriving at just the wrong time with Friday seeing a strong southerly wind push warmer air into Scotland. With more cloud elsewhere – and some rain – temperatures will drop from Thursday’s high of 21.3C recorded...
Tom Gerken & Tom Singleton Technology reporters Kayleigh Gresty Sadie said she didn’t think the filter should be allowed on TikTok without some kind of warning A viral filter which made people appear overweight has been removed from TikTok, after the BBC reported it had sparked a wave of user criticism. Known as a “chubby...