Martin Lindsay BBC Investigations, North East & Cumbria Supplied The Read sisters Jenny, Wendy and Christina were abused as children The Church of England has apologised to three sisters who say they were “fobbed off” after reporting historical child sex abuse claims. Jenny, Wendy and Christina Read said they were “frequently” abused as young children...
Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent KCNA via Reuters Experts say Kim Jong Un has used the botched warship launch to strengthen people’s loyalty to the regime and its ideology When North Korea’s new warship capsized into the sea during its launch last month, it made international headlines. News organisations followed every development, from its successful refloating...
Heartfelt Technologies The British Heart Foundation said more than a million people in the UK had heart failure An at-home ‘foot-recognition’ scanner could prevent heart failure hospitalisations, a study has found. The National Institute for Health and Care Research, with the involvement of Torbay researchers, said the device could detect a build-up of fluid in...
As you may recall, Space X’s test launches #7 and #8 both ended in the destruction of the ship over the Caribbean, which was a disappointment. In flights seven and eight, both explosions occurred at about the same point in the flight, just before the second-stage engines cut off. But the causes were “distinctly different,”...
North Korea has arrested a fourth official over the failed launch of a new warship that has enraged the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un. Ri Hyong-son, deputy director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Munitions Industry Department, was “largely responsible for the serious accident” last week, state-run news agency KCNA said on Monday. The 5,000-ton destroyer...
The Indian Premier League match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala was abandoned because of reported floodlight failure. The players walked off the field after 10.1 overs with Kings on 122-1, having just seen Priyansh Arya dismissed for a 34-ball 70. Arya had made a blistering opening stand alongside Prabhsimran Singh, who struck...
Sam Francis Political reporter Watch: Leaders clash over grooming scandal Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of breaking its promise to set up five local inquiries into grooming gangs despite pledging to do so. The Conservative leader said Sir Keir Starmer had promised £5m to fund five locally-led investigations into grooming gangs but delivered just...
Vitaliy Shevchenko BBC Monitoring Russia editor Reuters Russia’s ceasefire in Ukraine lasted only 30 hours, and even then it appears to have been very limited in scope, with accusations of violations on both sides. Kyiv said there had been no “air raids alerts” on Sunday during Vladimir Putin’s “Easter truce” and President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested...
Real Madrid are second in La Liga, in the final of the Copa del Rey and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but even if they pick up silverware should it be viewed as a successful season? Kiyan Sobhani from the Managing Madrid fan channel tells The Football News Show that the manner of...
Arif Naqvi said he could make money and do good – but now he faces 291 years of jail. Read full article at source...