Fighting The Crime Gangs Taking Over The High Street
The BBC investigates the challenges of closing high street shops selling illegal tobacco Source link
Lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestinian state could break international law
PA Media Some of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers have warned the government that recognising a Palestinian state would breach international law. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK would…
Stoke-on-Trent mum searched jail terms on day she killed children
Staffordshire Police Elizabeth and Ethan John were killed at their home in June 2023 A mother searched online for information on overdoses and prison sentences for murder on the day…
Bus in flames in central London
Footage captured by the BBC London team shows a double decker bus on fire outside the Portland Hospital on Great Portland Street. The number 88 bus was safely evacuated and…
Mayor urged to oppose ex-Sun editor’s new role
Claire Hamilton BBC Merseyside political reporter Steve Rotheram has voiced his opposition to the appointment A Hillsborough survivor’s partner has called on the mayor of the Liverpool City Region to…
Sunderland and Middlesbrough reflect on riots a year on
Martin Lindsay North East and Cumbria Investigations BBC Zaf Iqbal has installed CCTV and secure doors after his mosque in Sunderland was attacked during last summer’s riots A year ago,…
Plea to increase adult-child ratio
BBC Theresa McCaughey, who has been working as a childminder for 18 years, says the rules need to change for the industry to be financially viable Childminders should be allowed…
Reform UK would have to do unpopular things, says policy guru
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Getty Images An incoming Reform UK government would have to force “nasty cough medicine down the country’s throat”, says the man hoping to shape the party’s…
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill six and injure more than 50, Ukrainian officials say
Watch: Explosions seen in Kyiv during Russian attack At least six people were killed and more than 50 others injured after a barrage of Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv…
Dozens of Palestinians killed seeking aid, Gaza civil defence ministry says
Israeli gunfire killed at least 30 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency. A Gaza civil defence spokesperson told the…