The UK government has pledged a ‘new era of nuclear power’ after promising a major investment in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk. Sizewell C is the biggest nuclear programme to take place in a generation. Ros Atkins looks at the reasons behind the government’s significant investment, and how its plan fits into...
Opposition to a bill which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is growing among MPs, the BBC has found. The Assisted Dying Bill was supported by 330 MPs last year, passing its first major vote in the House of Commons with a majority of 55 MPs from a wide range of political parties....
Yogita Limaye BBC News Reporting fromRodynske, Donetsk region Watch: BBC team flees drone attack in Ukraine An acrid smell hangs over the town of Rodynske. A couple of minutes after we drive into the city we see where it’s coming from. A 250kg glide bomb has ripped through the town’s main administrative building, and taken...
In February, Jeff Bezos announced that the Washington Post Opinion page would move in a new direction: promoting personal liberty and free market principles. That’s quite a nice change, unless you are a Washington Post Opinion Page writer, in which case, you found yourself on the other side of the looking glass. New: Jeff Bezos...
Google Plymouth Crown Court heard how Benjamin Lilly had recorded girls aged between 12 and 15 while working at Plymouth Life Centre A lifeguard who used his mobile phone to record young girls undressing in changing room cubicles has been given a two year suspended sentence. Plymouth Crown Court heard how Benjamin Lilly recorded girls...
Kemi Badenoch has said it would be wrong to think a change of leader would “fix everything” after the Conservatives suffered heavy losses in English local elections. The Tory leader told the BBC her party would “come out fighting” after losing 674 council seats and control of 16 authorities. But she cautioned against a knee-jerk...
The SPFL has effectively ruled out altering the size of the Scottish Premiership but will continue to explore reconfiguring the Championship and Leagues 1 and 2. The league body has been looking at possible reconstruction but said “there was no reasonable prospect of achieving consensus around a new format for the” 12-team top flight. Since...
Natalie Sherman BBC News Reporting fromNew York, New York BBC Days after Richard Medina went looking for a smartphone to beat new tariffs, the US announced the devices would be exempt from the duties When his camera stopped working on his iPhone recently, New Yorker Richard Medina didn’t waste any time. With the threat of...
From DJs and club owners to party-goers, we find out why the UK’s club scene is shrinking. Read full article at source...