Lucy Manning Special correspondent Metropolitan Police handout Daniel Anjorin wearing his school uniform A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy with a samurai sword in east London. Marcus Monzo fatally wounded Daniel Anjorin minutes after the schoolboy left his home in Hainault on 30 April last year....
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent Reporting fromTehran, Iran Watch: BBC inside Iran state building in Tehran hit by Israeli missile strike In the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof cafe serves up refreshing cold drinks on a hot summer’s day. They must be the most distinctive iced Americano coffees in this city – the...
Warning: This article contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died. His family has given permission to use his name and image. Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an Aboriginal schoolboy, in a case that shocked Australia. Cassius Turvey died of head injuries after a brutal assault...
Goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel is part of the Wales squad for Euro 2025. She is sparky, thoughtful, and has an infectious laugh. She is also autistic. Overstimulation has sent her to bed, exhausted, for a week. A misunderstood social interaction can ruin her mood for months. She will drive miles past a petrol station to find...
BBC Chef Aldo Zilli, left, and his wife Nichola, right, are calling for tighter e-bike regulations after Nikki’s mother Maureen, centre, was seriously injured while crossing the road When 83-year-old Maureen Welch set off for her weekly aqua aerobics class in October, she had no idea that her life was about to drastically change. As...
“Stuck”. That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli attacks, “everyone is trying to escape” Tehran “one way or another,” one resident told BBC News Persian. On Sunday, long queues formed at petrol stations across the city. Many...
A new exhibition is to show what life was like on Dartmoor during the 1920s. Dartmoor Trust chairman Tony Clark said it would offer people the chance to see “what’s changed and what hasn’t” on the moor. Organisers said photographic displays and a collection of items would be on show at the Dartmoor National Park...
Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Reporting fromUN Oceans Conference, Nice, France Federico Cabello/Getty Images The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and more progress on curbing plastics and illegal fishing in our seas. Nearly 200 countries came together in Nice, France...
Family Photo Holly Martin, 19, was treated by fire co-responders after a horse riding accident in April 2021 A man from Cornwall who believes his daughter’s life was saved by fire co-responders is urging an ambulance trust to rethink its decision to replace them with volunteers. Adam Martin’s daughter, Holly, 19, suffered a severe traumatic...
Getty Images Brian Wilson, the lead singer, composer and front man of the Beach Boys, has died aged 82, his family have announced. In a statement shared online, they said they were “heartbroken” by his death and requested privacy. Tributes from fans and musicians saw him described as an icon, a genius and a pioneer....
Getty Images Sly Stone of Sly And The Family Stone poses in London on 16 July 1973. Sly Stone, a funk-rock star who led the group Sly and the Family Stone, has died at the age of 82, his family statement. A statement said he had suffered a “prolongued battle” with the lung disease COPD....
Getty Images Frederick Forsyth, who has died at the age of 86, wrote meticulously researched thrillers which sold in their millions. A former fighter pilot, journalist and spy, many of his books were based on his own experience. He wove intricate technical details into his stories, without detracting from the lightning pace of his plots....
Clara Bullock & Matt Faulkner BBC News, Somerset The Exmoor Oral History Archive is available to listen to on the South West Heritage Trust’s website Interview recordings that capture personal stories and pivotal moments in Exmoor’s history have been published for the first time. The audio was recorded between 2000 and 2002 by archivist Birdie...
Watch as England’s Matthew Potts ‘revives’ a pigeon after it’s struck by the ball in the third ODI against West Indies at The Oval. Read full article at source...
Gemma Sherlock BBC News, Manchester Mick Martindale Facebook Mick Martindale has been described as a “larger than life character” A former rugby league player whose death has prompted a murder investigation was “a well-known face throughout the community game”, according to one of the clubs he played for. The body of a man, named locally...