Post Office jobs and branches at risk in shake-up
More than 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as part of a radical shake-up of the business, the BBC understands. Under the plan,…
Learn how to say Wales’ tallest mountain in Welsh
Wales’ tallest mountain will continue to be referred to solely by its Welsh name by its local national park authority. Eryri National Park Authority voted to use Yr Wyddfa, rather…
Why did Justin Welby resign after abuse scandal?
Getty Images Justin Welby has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury after facing increasing pressure to stand down over his failure to report prolific child abuser John Smyth. Here are the…
Serving police officer arrested on suspicion of supporting Hamas
A serving police office in South West England has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The officer, a constable aged in his thirties, was arrested…
‘If assisted dying was legal, I’d have missed precious time with family’
BBC Nik Ward, 53, suffers from MND and now uses a wheelchair and breathing apparatus The question of whether terminally-ill people should have the right to end their lives is…
Shark attacks on surfers could be deterred by LED lights
Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped…
BBC China reporter pushed away from filming at car attack scene
At least 35 people have been killed in a car attack in southern China, believed to be the deadliest known act of public violence in the country in decades. Police…
Jury shown video of father slapping girl
Surrey Police A video showing the father of Sara Sharif slapping his daughter less than 13 months before she died of multiple injuries has been shown to jurors. In the…
Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks
Ahead of the verdict, Nadezhda Buyanova was led, handcuffed, into the courtroom and locked inside a glass and metal cage. Through the glass, the 68-year-old paediatrician told me what she…
Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says host Azerbaijan president
Reuters Azerbaijan’s president said countries should not be blamed for having oil, gas and other natural resources or bringing them to the market. The president of COP29’s host country told…