Jayne McCormack,political correspondentand Maria McCann,north east reporter, BBC News NI PA Media Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of all his titles earlier this month Councillors in Mid and East Antrim have voted to change the name of a road called Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. It follows the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s titles by the King […]
The third stage of the Covid-19 Inquiry begins hearing evidence on Monday focusing on the measures taken to support workers’ incomes and keep businesses afloat when the pandemic struck. It will focus on what action the UK government, devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and local authorities took, how well schemes were designed […]
Noor NanjiCulture reporter PA Media The Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addiction, and urged people to offer “empathy and support” to those dependent on alcohol, drugs or gambling. Catherine, who sent the message to mark Addiction Awareness Week, said “significant progress” has been made to better understand addiction, […]
US and Ukrainian negotiators have drawn up an “updated and refined peace framework”, and plan to continue “intensive” work on a peace plan over the coming days, the countries announced on Sunday. A joint statement said talks on a US-backed plan in Geneva had been “highly productive”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there […]
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Alex Smith Reuters/Adriano Machado Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after being determined a “concrete flight risk” while under house arrest. The right-wing former Brazilian president was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced to more than 27 years in prison, but remains under house arrest […]
President Donald Trump has said a US plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war is not his “final offer” for Kyiv, after Ukrainian allies voiced concerns over proposals. Earlier on Saturday, leaders from Europe, Canada and Japan said the plan had elements “essential for a just and lasting peace”, but would “require additional work”, citing concerns […]
Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent getty COP30 President President André Corrêa do Lago at a critical moment in the final plenary session of talks In three decades of these meetings aimed at forging global consensus on how to prevent and deal with global warming, this will go down as among the most divisive. […]
Three people have been arrested in India after a daring 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) heist in which armed men posing as central bank officials robbed an ATM cash van. On Saturday police in the southern city of Bengaluru said they had cracked the case and recovered 57.6m rupees of the money stolen three days earlier. […]
Mark Poynting,Climate and science reporter and Georgina Rannard,Climate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil EPA The summit has had a large number of delegates from indigenous groups, but some say they still have not been listened to Fights over fossil fuels and money appear to have deadlocked the COP30 climate talks, as negotiations ran through the […]
Philippa Roxby,Health reporter and Alison Holt,Social affairs editor Getty Images Details of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender have been announced. It follows the banning of the drugs for gender treatment last year after a major review raised concerns about the […]