Getty Images The Assynt estate was taken into community ownership 20 years ago MSPs are set to vote on legislation which could allow the government to intervene in private land sales and require for large estates to be broken up. Ministers say they want to address the high concentration of land ownership in the hands […]
Ana Faguy and Sakshi Venkatraman,New York Watch: ‘Hard’ to send money to New York City if Mamdani wins mayoral race, Trump says US President Donald Trump has endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race, urging voters not to elect left-wing front-runner Zohran Mamdani. “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you […]
Daniela Relph,Senior royal correspondent, Rio de Janeiro and John Hand William plays football with children at iconic Maracana stadium The Prince of Wales was presented with the keys to Rio de Janeiro as he began a five-day visit to Brazil. Prince William was on the city’s Sugarloaf Mountain, with a bird’s eye view of the […]
The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night. He said on X that more than 30 […]
Catherine Lyst,BBC Scotland and Chris Foote BBC James Lacey (right) and his son, also called James, went back to the set and filmed scenes as extras for an upcoming episode James Lacey had been working as a bricklayer on construction sites for 50 years when he found himself building the set of a BBC TV […]
Rachel Hagan and Mark Poynting,Climate Reporter Strong winds and wild waves in Kingston, Jamaica A very powerful hurricane has made landfall in Jamaica and is the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 4 storm, first hit the island’s southern coast with maximum sustained winds of 295km/h […]
Phil Shepka,Cambridgeshire political reporter and Harriet Heywood Phil Shepka/BBC Natasha, pictured with her daughter Neave, said her child would “never walk again” after two failed surgeries at Addenbrooke’s “My daughter walked into Addenbrooke’s talking, and she was wheeled out non-verbal.” A mother is demanding “accountability” from Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Trust after two failed […]
Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC News Getty Images World leaders will soon gather for their annual meeting on how to tackle climate change. COP30 is taking place ten years after the Paris climate agreement, in which countries pledged to try to restrict the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C. What is COP30 and what does it […]
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It’s been described as the mineral of the moment. Millions of us are taking magnesium for a whole range of reasons. Can it help us sleep better? Sort our digestion problems? Give our busy brains a moment of peace? In the fast-moving world of supplements, it’s magnesium’s time […]
Chloe HughesWest Midlands Andrew Palmer Andrew Palmer’s wife Jen died a month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer A man whose wife died from pancreatic cancer is backing a new clinical trial into breath tests which could help detect the disease. Andrew Palmer’s wife Jen, 50, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February 2024 and […]