Andy Giddings BBC News, West Midlands BBC Donna Ockenden’s report in 2022 found serious failings in Shropshire’s maternity services A police investigation into maternity services at two hospitals has started interviewing current and former members of staff. West Mercia Police began the inquiry in June 2020, while a review by senior midwife Donna Ockenden was […]
The United States Federal Reserve has left its benchmark rate unchanged despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to cut rates. On Wednesday, the Fed said it will leave its short-term rate steady at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent. The central bank’s decision was largely in line with expectations, and it has not cut interest […]
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins during an event in her office on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Democratic lawmakers expressed “deep concern” about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intent to collect the personal data of tens of millions of federal food assistance recipients and sent […]
Security forces and hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs clashed with protesters in Kenya, with a police officer’s shooting of an unarmed bystander triggering widespread anger. Tensions were already high in the East African country as it marked a year since massive Gen Z-led protests over the state of the economy, and the […]
Danny Mendoza says he feels like he is letting his father down since he was moved to a hospital 140 miles from his home A son has said he is being robbed of precious time with his father after he was placed in a mental health hospital nearly 140 miles from home. Bernard Mendoza, 83, […]
French forward Kylian Mbappe is battling illness on the eve of Club World Cup opener for Real Madrid against Al Hilal. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe is a doubt for the club’s opening Club World Cup match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal after missing training on Tuesday due to illness. The club said Mbappe had been […]
MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. The Labour MP for Gower, Tonia Antoniazzi, led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks, saying these were “desperate women” who need “compassion not criminalisation”. As an issue of […]
Getty Images More than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike Stagecoach drivers in the West of Scotland are set to return to work on Wednesday after the bus operator tabled a new pay offer. More than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike since 9 June, with action […]
Tomasz Schafernaker BBC weather presenter BBC Weather Watchers/Juniperbeddy Blue skies on the beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to climb as high as 33C by the weekend. Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East England, the South East, the South West […]
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The high court is slated to issue opinions on high-profile cases in the coming weeks as its term ends. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The high court is slated to issue opinions on high-profile cases in the coming […]