BBC Ellie Wilson is a campaigner for survivors of male sexual violence A charity is calling for a GP to be suspended over his “harassment” of a woman who was raped by his son. Dr Andrew McFarlane, 61, was arrested and charged with communications offences in August after he called Ellie Wilson a “manipulative liar”, […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. While there are concerns over tech companies’ ability to generate commensurate returns on their burgeoning capex towards artificial intelligence (AI), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has said that it is seeing strong returns and is […]
Sara DafyddBBC Wales, Swansea Crown Court Athena Picture Agency Christopher Mills was attacked by two masked men in his caravan in September 2024 A woman accused of plotting to kill her husband with her lover and another man has said she “never believed” they would kill anyone, a court has heard. Ethel Mills, 46, known […]
More than £13m has been given to a town’s trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents. The money from Luton Rising, the Luton Borough Council company that owns London Luton Airport, has been given to Active Luton to secure investment in leisure and library services until 2030. The council […]
The UK’s largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government. Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from the field. The amount would vary each year, but by […]
Alex McIntyreWest Midlands Staffordshire Police James Harrison Trimble-Pettitt, 32, was the owner of two XL bullies that killed Ian Price in 2023 A dog owner whose XL bullies attacked and killed a man has pleaded guilty to having dogs dangerously out of control. Ian Price, 52, was attacked by two dogs outside a property in […]
Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent and Matt PreceyBBC East Investigations Family photo Colin Flatt, who his partner described as having been a “strong, capable man” never recovered after falling over a hospital balcony on to a glass table An ex-footballer with dementia who died after falling from a height was “stripped of his dignity” […]
The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said. The country was “not yet adapted” to worsening weather extremes already occurring at current levels of warming, “let alone” what was expected to come, the Climate Change Committee […]
Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter Wim van den Heever A brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He set up his camera trap after spotting fresh hyena tracks in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, […]
The Melodies for Mums classes in south London started in 2017 and now take on more than 400 women a year Specially designed singing classes are clinically effective at treating mums with postnatal depression, a major three-year study has found. The authors say they could also be cost effective for the NHS at a time […]