Teachers suspend industrial action planned for next week
PA Media Four unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland have suspended planned industrial action. The action short of strike was due to begin on Monday and run for four weeks.…
Donald Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing
A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge,” bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence in the hush-money…
Fewer US interest rate cuts expected after job gains surprise
Getty Images US jobs growth unexpectedly surged last month, suggesting the world’s largest’s economy is not about to give up its claim to be the “envy of the world” anytime…
US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro
BBC US announces $25m reward for the arrest or conviction of Nicolas Maduro on the day he is sworn in as president of Venezuela This breaking news story is being…
Met Police cleared of wrongdoing over dogs shot dead in Poplar
Officers talk with a man holding two dogs before he is Tasered The Metropolitan Police has been cleared by the police watchdog of wrongdoing over its handling of an incident…
LA fires: How three days of devastation unfolded
Multiple fires are still burning in LA as authorities warn fierce winds threaten more destruction. Source link
Search pauses for second British man
The search and rescue operation for a second British man who went missing while hiking in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains has been called off for the day. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and…
Met officer’s WhatsApp chat was gross misconduct, panel finds
The head of the Met’s Black Police Association (MBPA) has been found to have committed gross misconduct over a group chat where racist, sexist and inappropriate messages were sent and…
Yorkshire farmer rescues sheep from snow drift
This is the moment a sheep pulled to safety after being trapped in a snow drift. However, Frank Carr, a farmer in the Yorkshire Dales, warned that not all of…
Laurie Holloway, ex-Strictly Come Dancing musical director, dies aged 86
Laurie Holloway, the former musical director of BBC entertainment shows such as Parkinson and Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 86. The pianist and composer was well known to a…