Darran Marshall and Catherine Moore BBC News NI BBC Unison’s Nathalie Donnelly, who works with migrant workers, said they were terrified Demonstrators gathered in Belfast city centre to show support for Northern Ireland’s migrant community following a week of disorder. People in the crowd held signs with slogans such as “racists go home”, “refugees are...
England’s friendly against Senegal on Tuesday is taking place at the City Ground in Nottingham as Wembley enters concert season. The Three Lions traditionally play their home matches at the national stadium, but their final match of this season will be staged at Nottingham Forest’s home ground. Wembley will host seven concerts in the next...
Ian Shoesmith and Lauren Hirst BBC News PA Media Fifty people have been treated in hospital following the crash in Liverpool city centre The driver of a car that ploughed into football fans during Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, police have said. Merseyside Police said a Ford...
Despite being one of the older members of the squad, Stirling says that ODIs against the West Indies still excite him and he is not yet contemplating retirement. “I think I realised when I have a month off, I find myself going into the shed and picking up the cricket bat and I think that...
Three men have been arrested in Japan for attempting to smuggle hermit crabs out of the country. The suspects, aged 24, 26 and 27, and widely identified in Japanese media as being Chinese nationals, were detained on Amami, a southerly island where the spiral-shelled crustaceans are a protected species. Authorities were alerted to the men’s...
Getty Images / Raymond Hall The morning after the heist, burglar Yunice Abbas went home to catch up on some sleep. When he woke up, his wife was glued to the TV. The headline news of the day was that American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, 35, had been tied up and robbed at gunpoint...
An informative event has been held by Devon and Cornwall Police at Haldon Forest, near Exeter, to promote road safety. The event, held on 16 April, comes after there were a total of 600 injury collisions across Devon and Cornwall, which included 56 fatal incidents. A 2m (6.5ft) close pass mat was used as a...
Weeks after the Rutgers University Senate passed a resolution to form a “mutual defense compact” — aiming to band together with other universities to protect from the Trump administration’s attacks on academic freedom and free speech — university communities’ push for their schools to stand up to the White House is gaining momentum. Labor unions,...
Rhian Mannings Nurse Andrea (right) cared for Rhian’s (left) one-year-old son George the day he died Rhian Mannings and Andrea Evans have been the best of friends for 13 years – but the circumstances that brought them together could not be more tragic. Nurse Andrea was the last person to hold Rhian’s one-year-old son George...
Elizabeth Glinka Political Editor, BBC West Midlands Rob Mayor Political Reporter, Birmingham Reuters A major incident was declared after the city council estimated that some 17,000 tonnes of rubbish was piled on Birmingham’s streets A deal between striking bin workers and Birmingham City Council could have been reached were it not for the interventions of...
Handout Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife Barbie, 75, have been in prison since the start of February The son of a British couple who were detained by the Taliban nine weeks ago is calling on the US to help secure their release from an Afghan prison. Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife Barbie, 75, were arrested...
The Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize will be held in Brazil later this year, Kensington Palace has announced, in the same month the country hosts the COP30 UN climate change conference. The main awards ceremony, along with several days of events for nominees, investors and environmental leaders, will be held in Rio de Janeiro in...
Sebastian Usher Middle East correspondent Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Hamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been attacked by Israeli settlers, activists who witnessed the event say, before being detained by the Israeli military. Hamdan...