How Paris’s cathedral was restored after fire
Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron has toured Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral live on TV, giving the public a first look inside the building since much of it was destroyed or damaged…
Syria rebels enter Aleppo city, reports say
Rebel forces have entered parts of Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, a monitoring group says, in the biggest offensive against the government in years. The UK-based group says fighters set off…
MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law. Under draft legislation being…
TV licence fee to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025
The cost of a TV licence is to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025, the government has announced. Thousands more households are also to be offered support to pay…
Police hunt mum’s killer after e-bike hit-and-run
Supplied Police said Alana Armstrong’s little boy and her family would “never get the chance to see her again” A young mother killed when she was rammed off an e-bike…
JG Windows music store in Newcastle ‘closes permanently’
BBC JG Windows music store in Newcastle’s Central Arcade had traded since 1908 A store described as the “cornerstone” of a region’s musical heritage for more than 100 years has…
Who’s in Keir Starmer’s cabinet?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced into making the first change to his cabinet after Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary, replacing her with former justice minister Heidi Alexander.…
MPs debate the arguments for and against assisted dying
MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, following an impassioned debate in Parliament. They were given a free vote on…
First look inside Notre-Dame ahead of reopening
A restored Notre-Dame cathedral will soon re-open in Paris – five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic building. On Friday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron visited the cathedral to mark…
France admits West African colonial ‘massacre’, Senegal President Faye says
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a “massacre” in Senegal in which dozens – perhaps hundreds – of West African troops were killed almost…