Gemma Dillon,West Yorkshire political reporterand Rima Ahmed,BBC Radio Leeds BBC Tracy Brabin says the emphasis on mayors in the Budget is “revolutionary” West Yorkshire’s mayor says scrapping the two-child benefit cap will help families that have jobs but still struggle to make ends meet. Labour’s Tracy Brabin has been answering questions on Message the Mayor […]
Judith Moritz,Special Correspondent, Lynette Horsburgh,North Westand Sarah Spina-Matthews,North West BBC Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of the crush at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989 Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings over the Hillsborough disaster, a long-awaited report has found. Former South Yorkshire Police (SYP) chief constable Peter Wright and Ch […]
Family handout Meg Draper joined the swimming and netball teams and was a popular figure in the student community A popular and sporty teenager who made a “big impression” at her new university died within weeks of starting, after contracting meningitis. Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in […]
Aleem MaqboolReligion Editor, Travelling with the Pope, Beirut Getty Images The Pope arrived in Beirut on Sunday Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Beirut a week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital. For a man known for being measured and careful in what he does, it seems quite the statement to land in […]
The death toll from devastating floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has exceeded 330 people, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years. More than 200 are missing, and some 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported. Officials said that […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Intel stock (NYSE: INTC) rose over 10% on Friday amid reports that the company is working on a partnership with Apple, a decade after the Cupertino-based company began transitioning away from Intel processors […]
Heavy rain could cause travel disruption and flooding on Monday as an amber weather warning is put in place for south Wales. The Met Office said a band of heavy rain was expected to move over south Wales between late Sunday and late Monday, with 20 to 40 mm (0.78in to 1.58in) of rain expected […]
PA Media EasyJet, which has flights to and from Belfast International and Belfast City airports, says it is expecting the announcement to result in some disruption. Airline passengers travelling from Northern Ireland airports have been advised to be aware of potential disruption to flights, after European aerospace company Airbus requested immediate modifications to thousands of […]
Getty Images The UK’s National Screening Committee has recommended that only a very small group of men at high risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease. There is currently no screening programme for prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men. But there has been some energetic campaigning for change by high-profile […]
Available for over a year How can the world speed up its efforts to fight climate change? It’s been a dramatic fortnight at the COP climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem, with torrential rains and floods, protests and even a fire. A deal has finally been done but it’s divisive and has left […]