Shakira Abdi Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Growth in the UK’s economy is set to be slower than previously predicted as a result of the trade disruption and uncertainty caused by US trade tariffs, an economic forecaster has said. The EY Item Club has downgraded its UK growth forecast for this year to 0.8% […]
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex PA Media Baroness Lampard is leading the inquiry The chair of England’s first public inquiry into mental health deaths vowed to “seek out the truth” – despite difficulties getting documents from the NHS. The first key evidence sessions in the Lampard Inquiry – examining […]
Apr 28, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Disney+ on Monday released the official season-four trailer for the hit FX series “Welcome to Wrexham” ahead of its complete release next month. The Emmy-Award winning docuseries by Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny has documented the Welsh club’s historic rise up the English football pyramid. Editor’s Picks […]
For many New Yorkers, Midtown Manhattan, with its gleaming skyscrapers and busy transportation hubs, lacks an element of cool and cachet that its more culturally vibrant neighbors have. Hordes of office workers, commuters and tourists typically flood the area, leaving it feeling anything but residential. What Midtown does have, though, is a glut of underutilized […]
Duncan Kennedy BBC News at Bergen Belsen AFP Tens of thousands of people, most of them Jews, died at Belsen in northern Germany There had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had been the written testimony of a few escapees. But it took liberation for the revelation of the shocking reality of the […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 27, 2025, 04:43 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti will meet with Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez in the coming days to discuss the coach’s departure from the club, a source told ESPN. Madrid were beaten 3-2 after extra time by Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, a defeat […]
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Crisps, croissants, doughnuts, muffins, sweets and hot dogs all count as ultra-processed food People who eat lots of ultra-processed foods (UPF) may be at greater risk of dying early, a study in eight countries including the UK and the US suggests. Processed meats, biscuits, fizzy drinks, ice cream and […]
French authorities have condemned the fatal stabbing as an ‘Islamophobic attack’ and a hate crime. Italian police have arrested a man suspected of killing a Muslim worshipper in a mosque in southern France in an “Islamophobic attack”. The suspect turned himself in at a police station near Florence late on Sunday, two days after the […]
EPA A leading health think tank says urgent and emergency care in England is performing “far worse” than before the pandemic. The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was “in distress” this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high. The group says it would be wrong just to blame relatively high levels of […]
Apr 27, 2025, 02:12 PM ET Finally, Liverpool have clinched the 2024-25 Premier League title, their first since 2020-21 and their first under new manager Arne Slot, who succeeded club legend Jürgen Klopp as manager last summer. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Sunday’s 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur ensured they could no longer be caught by […]