Whitehaven ex-miner calls for ‘unjust’ pension payment change
BBC Dave Cradduck worked in the ventilation department at Haig Pit in Whitehaven A former miner who is among those missing out on extra pension payments is calling for the…
Milton Keynes ice rink has mobile phone frozen inside it
Steve Hubbard/BBC The mystery workman left his daughter’s phone “on ice” at the new rink A workman was left red-faced after his daughter’s bright pink mobile phone became frozen within…
High Court case over closure of nurseries dropped
Beatrice Hackett Hackney Council wanted to close Fernbank and Sebright children’s centres in Stoke Newington and Haggerston A High Court challenge over plans to close children’s centres in east London…
Push to improve air travel for disabled passengers
Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is to lead a new group of experts tasked with improving air travel for disabled passengers. The Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group, announced by…
Sydney identifies objects that shut beaches
Australian scientists have solved a mystery which has gripped Sydney: what were the sticky dark blobs which washed up on some of the city’s famed beaches last month? Initially believed…
2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be world’s warmest year on record
EPA It is now “virtually certain” that 2024 – a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms – will be the world’s warmest on record, according to projections by…
Homes engulfed by flames as wildfires spread in California
A wildfire fanned by winds of up to 80mph (130km/h) is burning out of control in California’s Ventura County. The fire was first reported near Moorpark, 40 miles northwest of…
The view from countries where Trump’s win really matters
BBC News of Donald Trump’s return to power in the White House has made global headlines. His so-called ‘America First’ foreign policy could see a withdrawal of US involvement in…
Trump victory a blow to climate action, experts say
Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have a hugely negative effect on climate change action in the short-term but the longer term impact is less certain, experts say.…
‘Seismic’ changes to adoption contact
BBC Angela lost contact with her two sons after they were removed from her in 2004 and adopted by another family Adopted children are likely to be allowed much closer…