Vishala Sri-Pathma BBC business reporter Getty Images The IMF predicts that the UK will have higher than expected inflation this year for the Bank of England to battle. The Bank of England could cut interest rates three more times this year, as the UK grapples with higher-than-expected inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. […]
Bryony Mills-Evans Bryony Mills-Evans said she was in work when she gave birth to her daughter, Willow A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby’s umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors. Bryony Mills-Evans said she did not think she […]
Getty Images Maggie Chapman said there was “bigotry, prejudice and hatred” in the court ruling The dean of the faculty of advocates has criticised Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman for what he described as “reprehensible” comments attacking the judiciary following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman. Ms Chapman – the deputy […]
Attack on Hezbollah ally one of two deadly strikes as Lebanon PM under pressure to dismantle armed groups. A top commander of the armed wing of the Lebanese party al-Jamaa al-Islamiya has been killed in an Israeli drone attack in Lebanon. The attack on Hussein Atoui’s car south of Beirut was one of two deadly […]
Matthew Hill Health Correspondent Reporting fromBBC News, West of England BBC Care and Support West CEO David Smallacombe warns that some operators may go out of business A leading care association in the west is warning some residential homes may go under due to rising costs such as National Insurance (NI) and the national living […]
BBC The annual dig and planting is part of the RSPB Giving Corncrake a Home Project Multiple tonne bags of nettles from across Northern Ireland have been shipped to Rathlin Island in an effort to support the endangered corncrake bird. The nettle rhizomes have proven to be a success with the secretive bird as they […]
Josh Parry LGBT & identity reporter Getty Images James’s career went from Drag Race star and into the mainstream, appearing in the West End and on various TV programmes. The sister of James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, says her family only learned of the drag performer’s battle with ketamine addiction after watching […]
LONDON — Five teams, each with five games to play, and three Champions League spots up for grabs. Nottingham Forest weren’t supposed to be in that conversation, but they now lead the five-way race after their 2-1 win at Tottenham on Monday. With the result, Forest are turning the screws on Newcastle United, Manchester City, […]
Apr 21, 2025, 04:58 PM ET Leicester City have endured a torrid Premier League campaign. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Jamie Vardy criticised himself and his fellow Leicester City players following their relegation from the Premier League, saying his own performance in the campaign had been an “embarrassment.” A 1-0 home defeat by runaway Premier […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Pope Francis on Capitol Hill in September 2015. Nikki Kahn/Pool/ AP hide caption toggle caption Nikki Kahn/Pool/ AP Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at age 88. Among them is Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who told […]