Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images All UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said. Several people with blue badges got in touch with the BBC following news that more than half of the busiest airports had raised the so-called “kiss-and-fly” […]
BBC Belfast Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly says the festival is about “bringing communities together” Large crowds have gathered to celebrate Mela Day at Botanic Gardens in Belfast, which its organiser says is “more important than ever”. The event marks the end of the nine day festival which is an annual celebration of global cultures. Mela […]
California Democratic lawmakers are in Sacramento advancing a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional map to counter a move in Texas that Trump is driving to get an edge in the 2026 midterms. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The national fight over redistricting is escalating, and lawmakers in Texas and California are back to work in their […]
The US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities. United States President Donald Trump has said the nation’s Smithsonian museums only discuss “horrible” topics, including “how bad Slavery was”, as his administration continues a review into the institution’s exhibits for their “Americanism”. In a […]
Son of a legendary former world champion boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez is deported by the US, facing charges of arms trafficking and organised crime in Mexico. Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been detained in Mexico after being deported by the United States to face drug trafficking-related charges, Mexican authorities said. Chavez, the […]
Reuters Hostages’ families and their supporters want the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war and bring them all home Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The plan was presented by Qatar […]
Nicola Gilroy BBC Investigations, East Midlands BBC Charlotte Chapman-Hart lives with chiari malformation – type 1, and syringomyelia Weighing six stone and on the brink of organ failure, Charlotte Chapman-Hart is admitted to hospital in excruciating pain. It’s assumed the former model and dancer has an eating disorder. But Charlotte, who repeatedly denies she’s starving […]
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the eastern coast of the United States. The rains caused by the storm are already beginning to hit the south-eastern Bahamas, and the Turk and Caicos Islands, where a tropical storm warning is in effect. […]
A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting […]
The US television network has been building its own news division separate from NBC News, and will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its new logo. The MSNBC news network has said it will change its name to become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from […]