Birmingham brain op failings made patients’ lives ‘hell’
BBC Wendy Swain said the surgery left her feeling even more disabled Patients who had probes located in the wrong part of their brain due to failings at an NHS…
Three climbers feared dead on New Zealand’s tallest mountain
Police in New Zealand say they believe three men who went missing days ago on Aoraki Mt Cook – the country’s tallest mountain – are dead. Americans Kurt Blair (56)…
Childcare providers in Wales warn of closures without more help
BBC A survey carried out before the Budget found that 91% of nurseries in Wales are expected to make a loss or break even this year A nursery boss says…
Elon Musk is a ‘political puppet master’, says Clegg
Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk is becoming a “political puppet master” in the US, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Clegg, who is now Mark Zuckerberg’s second-in-command…
No plan for more tax rises, Starmer tells BBC
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC it is not his “plan” to have any more tax rises before the next election – but says he could not…
Biden considering pre-emptive pardons for Trump critics
Outgoing US President Joe Biden is considering pre-emptive pardons for prominent critics of his successor Donald Trump, multiple people familiar with the discussions have told CBS, the BBC’s US partner.…
Storm Darragh: UK to be battered by rain, winds as amber warnings issued
Late on Friday, a developing area of low pressure will start to bring heavy rain and strengthening winds across western parts of the UK. As this develops further into Saturday,…
California shooting suspect used fake story to gain access to school
A gunman in the US state of California who shot and injured two children aged six and five at a school before fatally shooting himself used a “guise” to gain…
Citizens may be in danger if Yoon Suk Yeol stays: PPP chief
South Korea’s ruling party chief has called for President Yoon Suk Yeol to “suspend his duties soon”, saying that citizens could be in “great danger” if he remained in power.…
Mahamudu Bawumia’s ‘digital economy’ versus John Mahama’s ’24-hour economy’
Ernest Ansah / BBC Unable to get a job as an accountant since graduating five years ago, Ghanaian Nathaniel Qainoo has been forced to swap his calculator for a spanner.…