1 hour ago By Rumeana Jahangir, Michaela Howard & Judith Moritz, BBC News Cheshire Police Lucy Letby had already been convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others Former nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole life term for trying to kill a premature baby girl. The 34-year-old is […]
18 hours ago By Louise Parry, BBC News, Essex Getty Images BBL surgery has the highest death rate of all cosmetic procedures, according to the NHS A council is investigating after people ended up in hospital following Brazilian butt lift procedures. Brentwood Borough Council in Essex wants to hear from anyone in the area who has had […]
Andy Murray was given an emotional farewell after his final appearance at Wimbledon began with a straight-set defeat alongside older brother Jamie in the men’s doubles. The two-time singles champion is playing at the All England Club for the last time before retiring later this year. “It is hard because I want to keep playing, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Gearing up to buy a new computer? Get ready to hear a lot about AI. Over the last few weeks, Dell, HP, Samsung, Lenovo and other PC makers released nearly a dozen new Windows laptops, all packing AI processors and features. Microsoft calls them “Copilot+ PCs” — a nod to its Copilot […]
Just now By Luke Sproule, BBC News NI Pacemaker A man and two dogs were among the first at a polling station in Northern Ireland on Thursday morning Voting is under way in Northern Ireland’s 18 Westminster constituencies for the general election. Voters can cast a ballot at their local polling station until 22:00 BST. It is […]
22 minutes ago By Tom Espiner, BBC business reporter Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Former Post Office chair Tim Parker has denied deliberately hiding a key report he commissioned into the Horizon IT system from members of the Post Office board. The 2016 report, written by former top Treasury lawyer Jonathan Swift, raised concerns about the accounting […]
35 minutes ago By Ana Faguy, BBC News, Washington BBC In the days since President Joe Biden’s widely-criticised debate performance against former president Donald Trump, Democrats across the country have begun questioning whether Mr Biden is the best candidate for the party. Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping the White House if Biden […]
Labour likely to win with ‘largest majority this country has ever seen’, Tory cabinet minister Mel Stride claims Andrew Sparrow Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Helen Sullivan. Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, has been the lead voice for the Conservative party on the morning broadast round during the election, but […]
7 hours ago By Sophie Law, Charlotte Andrews & Marcus White, BBC News PA Media Hamish had neuroblastoma and was given three months to live A mother has admitted giving her terminally ill seven-year-old son a large dose of morphine to stop his suffering and “quietly end his life”. Antonya Cooper, from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, said her son […]
Twelve former Biden administration officials who resigned over policy on Israel and the Gaza war say the government’s actions have endangered US national security. The policies have further destabilised the region and “put a target on America’s back”, they say in a joint statement. One of the 12 resigned only on Tuesday from the US […]