Bishop of Liverpool retires after sexual assault allegations
BBC The Bishop of Liverpool has announced his retirement after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him. The Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath said he did not…
New crime of endangering lives to target small boat crossings
Getty Images People smuggling gangs could be charged with a new criminal offence of endangering lives at sea, under plans announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Border officials will also…
Three teenagers jailed for killing Gary Belfield
Northumbria Police Leandro Lopes and two other teenagers were found guilty of murder Three teenagers who murdered a man and attempted to kill his son in a vicious stabbing have…
BBC apologises after report into comedian’s behaviour
The BBC has apologised to staff members who felt unable to raise concerns about Russell Brand’s behaviour while he worked at the corporation. The apology came as the BBC published…
Victim accepted to university on day of funeral
Julian O’Neill BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent Pacemaker Debra-Anne Cartwright was working in a beauty salon on the day of the explosion A student victim of the Omagh…
Coventry staff seen dragging patients in children’s hospital
Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands Google A CQC report said a child told inspectors staff “sometimes bent their wrist” Staff in a children’s hospital were caught on CCTV footage…
Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches
AFP/ Getty Five skiers were killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday, local officials have confirmed. One torrent of snow came in Val-Cenis, in the south-eastern…
First new medal winner recalls ‘extreme devastation’
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent BBC Anna Daniell becomes one of the first to be awarded the Humanitarian Medal The first recipients of the new Humanitarian Medal have been announced, recognising…
Consent for Rosebank and Jackdaw fields was unlawful
James Cook Scotland Editor, BBC News BBC A worker inside Shell’s Jackdaw gas platform in Aker’s yard at Verdal, Norway A court has ruled that consent for the Rosebank and…
Man who burned Quran ‘shot dead in Sweden’
A man who sparked violent protests after burning the Quran has been shot dead in Sweden, according to local media reports. Salwan Momika, 38, is reported to have been killed…