Mystery wetsuit death ‘not believed suspicious’
The death of an unidentified man found in a wetsuit at a reservoir was “not currently thought to be suspicious”, an inquest has been told. Assistant coroner Rachel Knight has…
Boris Johnson backs Ukraine-US minerals deal
Joshua Nevett Political reporter James Waterhouse Ukraine correspondent BBC Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to secure Ukraine’s future by signing a minerals deal with the…
First 750 schools named for free breakfast clubs in England
The government has announced the first 750 schools to provide free daily breakfast clubs as part of a pilot scheme ahead of a planned England-wide roll-out. Starting in April, 180,000…
Army ends two-year siege of el-Obeid
The Sudanese army says it has broken a near two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the key southern state capital of el-Obeid. The breakthrough came…
Shooting linked to a republican feud
The man critically wounded in a shooting in west Belfast at the weekend is thought to have been the victim of a republican feud. It happened in Bell Steel Manor…
U-turn shows pitfalls of unpicking pensions triple-lock
Joshua Nevett Political reporter EPA A pensions timebomb is ticking on the Isle of Man and the self-governing island off the UK’s west coast came very close to defusing it…
Jonathan Reynolds in Delhi to relaunch trade talks
India and the UK will restart free trade talks on Monday, nearly a year after negotiations were paused ahead of general elections in both countries. Jonathan Reynolds, the UK’s business…
Suffolk nurse says 50 years working for NHS was a ‘privilege’
Alice Cunningham BBC News, Suffolk West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Kate Turner was presented with a trophy by her colleagues for her 50 years of service within the NHS A…
Germany’s Friedrich Merz signals seismic shift in Europe-US relations
Getty Images Friedrich Merz says he is eager to re-engage with international partners Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, didn’t wait for the final results of his country’s election on Sunday to herald a…
Farmers fear being ‘wiped out’ if any more diseases strike
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent BBC Michael Goldie lost more than half his lambs in January through the Schmallenberg virus A livestock farmer has lost more than half his…