Wales amber weather warning for heavy rain on Sunday
Heavy rain is likely to cause some flooding and disruption across parts of Wales, according to the Met Office. It has issued an amber weather warning across mid and south…
Woman dies after being struck by a car
A woman has died after being struck by a car in Comber, County Down. The collision happened on the Ballygowan Road shortly before 16:45 GMT on Saturday. The woman died…
Homes evacuated after huge lorry fire breaks out
Homes have been evacuated after a large lorry fire has broken out on an industrial estate, the fire service has said. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said 10…
Electronic devices used in car thefts to be banned
Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in England and Wales. More than 700,000 vehicles were broken into last year…
Russia launches large-scale drone attack across Ukraine
Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Saturday night, causing civilian casualties across Ukraine, official have said. Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force Command, said a “record” 267 Russian…
100-year-old commando inspires the next generation in Devon
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Royal Navy John Eskdale earned his Green Beret in 1942 at the height of World War Two A 100-year-old World War Two commando has…
More than 100 knives brought into South Yorkshire schools
Danielle Andrews Local Democracy Reporting Service David Spereall BBC News, Yorkshire BBC South Yorkshire Police said it took a “robust approach” to those carrying weapons More than 100 cases of…
India bans two drugs behind opioid crisis in West Africa
BBC Eye Investigations BBC World Service BBC Mumbai-based Aveo had been selling the addictive combination in West Africa Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC…
Baby loss football club bonds ‘friends for life’
Dan Wareing BBC News, Manchester Angels United The club trains every Tuesday night and is intended to be a place where fathers who have lost children can meet “Since we…
Didcot Power Station probe reaching ‘latter stages’, police say
Katharine Da Costa & Galya Dimitrova BBC News, Oxford Reuters It is nine years since the fatal collapse at the Didcot A plant The investigation into the deaths of four…