Alison Holt Social affairs editor BBC Phil Brown was able to get an ultrasound scan quickly and easily in a Barnsley shopping centre “That was really quick – straight in, straight out,” says Phil Brown as he leaves a smart glass building in a shopping centre in Barnsley. He has just had an ultrasound scan […]
Becky Morton Political reporter Jacqueline Howard BBC News Watch: Rachel Reeves confirms plan to cut Civil Service running costs Government running costs will be cut by 15% by the end of the decade, the chancellor has promised. Rachel Reeves told the BBC savings would be made from back office and administrative roles rather than front-line […]
The chief executive of the National Grid has confirmed power was available to keep Heathrow open throughout Friday’s shutdown. In an interview with the Financial Times, John Pettigrew said the fire that knocked out a substation was a “unique event”, but that two other substations remained operational and capable of powering the airport in west […]
El-Bireh, occupied West Bank – In a modest Ramallah hotel, nearly 100 displaced Palestinians from Gaza, most receiving medical treatment, wait silently for iftar. They sit on plastic chairs around long tables, bathed in the golden light of sunset. They carry stories of loss. Some lean on crutches, missing limbs. Parents watch over sick children, […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Penn State fans inside Wells Fargo Center rose to their feet and held five fingers in the air. In the waning seconds of Carter Starocci’s final match as a Nittany Lions superstar, one last gasp from Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen ended the same way every Starocci match has gone during his five […]
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC By the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars. It is a memorial to the mother and babies who died unnecessarily due to poor care at the hospital between 2004 and 2013. Inscribed underneath is a short verse: “Forever in […]
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: As soon as he returned to office, President Trump began to remake the federal government swiftly, aggressively in his image. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE) UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: The president has been talking about his Day 1 actions, and it’s believed 200 orders will be executed. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: A requirement that federal workers […]
Chris Driedger was 16 minutes away from winning the 2022 men’s World Championships for Team Canada when disaster struck. A post-to-post push led to the complete tear of his ACL, ending his night and putting his professional hockey career in jeopardy. He watched Finland complete its comeback from the sidelines, feeling helpless, haunted by the […]
Jacob Evans Reporting fromBusiness reporter Getty/Dave Benett Rum is one of Jamaica’s biggest exports Rum is a key part of Jamaica’s cultural identity, but what exactly makes a rum Jamaican? That question is at the centre of a dispute that is continuing to rumble on the Caribbean island, as some producers wish to strengthen rules […]
Amid the torrent of executive orders signed by President Trump were directives that affect the language on government web pages and the public’s access to government data touching on climate change, the environment, energy and public health. In the past two months, hundreds of terabytes of digital resources analyzing data have been taken off government […]