MP abuse worse than in Jo Cox era, says sister Kim Leadbeater
Level of abuse and nastiness is “worse than ever” says Kim Leadbeater MP Kim Leadbeater, the sister of murdered MP Jo Cox, has said MPs now face more severe abuse…
HMS Unicorn receives ‘incredible’ £796,000 grant
Unicorn Preservation Society The ship will be the centrepiece of a new maritime heritage centre. HMS Unicorn, Scotland’s oldest ship, has received a £796,000 grant toward the cost of moving…
Schools close and travel disrupted as Storm Éowyn hits
Almost 40 schools will remain closed on Friday in Wales as Storm Éowyn brings severe gales. Several weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, with coastal gusts of…
Are Nimbys blocking major infrastructure plans in the East?
Alice Cunningham BBC News, East of England PA Media The government believes Sizewell C, which would be a neighbour to Sizewell B, would play an important role in the UK’s…
Australians react to smell of plant in bloom
Almost 20,000 people have visited Sydney’s Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of an endangered plant known as the “corpse flower” as it bloomed. Dubbed Putricia, the titan arum plant…
My 27-year wait to face my daughter’s killers
Paul O’Hare BBC Scotland News Firecrest Films/BBC Margaret McKeich was in court for the trial of her daughter’s murderers Margaret McKeich turned 40 on the day her only child was…
Derby jobs boosted by £9bn nuclear submarine deal
Greig Watson BBC News, East Midlands BAE A new fleet of nuclear submarines are at the heart of a defence deal between the US, the UK and Australia A £9bn…
Storm brings weather warning and gale force winds
Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria PA Media North East England and Cumbria are set to be battered by severe gale force winds (picture from December) Roads have…
‘Bravery’ of Southport girls and calls for justice reform
The 52-year prison sentence handed to Axel Rudakubana, 18, for the Southport attacks leads many of the papers. Six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and nine-year-old Alice da Silva…
Mostly civilians died in IDF attack on Lebanon village, BBC finds
Nawal al-Maghafi Senior international investigations correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Ashraf (l) persuaded his sister Julia to join him in the family apartment, which he believed was safe from IDF…