Danish women to face conscription by lottery
Danish women now face being called up for 11 months of military service when they turn 18, after a change in law came into effect. Under new rules passed by…
Manslaughter arrests in Lucy Letby hospital investigation
BBC Cheshire Police had been conducting an investigation into potential gross negligence and corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital Three former senior staff at the hospital where nurse…
Roads closed as police investigate serious incident in Barry
Several roads have been cordoned off in a south Wales town after what police described as a serious incident. An officer said the cordoned off streets in Barry, Vale of…
TikToker Charley Marlowe joins BBC Radio 1 as presenter
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Charley Marlowe’s also known for her coverage of the 2024 Olympics and narrating I Kissed A Girl TikTok star Charley Marlowe is set to…
Ghana police say they have rescued dozens from Nigeria job scam
Some 76 Ghanaians who were trafficked to Nigeria under a fraudulent recruitment scheme have been rescued, Ghanaian police say. The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football…
House prices see biggest monthly fall for over two years
UK house prices saw their biggest monthly fall for more than two years in June, according to mortgage lender Nationwide. Prices fell by 0.8% last month, the biggest monthly decline…
Two dead in Italy as much of Europe scorches
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Twenty-one Italian cities are on the highest alert, including Rome, Milan and Venice Two people have died in Italy as temperatures continue to soar…
Chief Rabbi says ‘vile Jew-hatred at Glastonbury’ a ‘national shame’
The UK’s Chief Rabbi has strongly criticised “the airing of vile Jew-hate at Glastonbury” after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan’s performance at the festival went out on the BBC,…
Singapore police can now seize bank accounts to stop scams
Police in Singapore can now seize control of a person’s bank account and block money transfers if they suspect the person is being scammed, under a new law that kicked…
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra suspended over leaked phone call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has come under mounting pressure to resign over her leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. The clip,…