Rayner consulted three people about flat purchase, BBC understands
Angela Rayner admits she didn’t pay enough tax on her second home and has alerted HMRC Angela Rayner initially consulted three people about the purchase of her £800,000 flat in…
Firmus Energy cuts prices for some gas customers in Northern Ireland
Firmus Energy has announced its gas price in the Ten Towns area will fall by almost 8% in April, which is the equivalent to £78 a year for a typical…
Portsmouth City Council support scheme to help with rising costs
A new support scheme has opened to help low-income households with the rising costs of energy and water. Portsmouth City Council’s utilities payment scheme offers £150 for eligible single households,…
Martha’s rule rolled out to all acute hospitals in England
Smitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC News Merope Mills Martha Mills died aged 13 after developing sepsis. Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they…
Record payout for ‘illegal’ Australian welfare scheme victims
Hundreds of thousands of Australians forced to pay back welfare debts created by an illegal automated system have won the largest payout in the country’s history. Known as “Robodebt”, the…
Trump asks US Supreme Court to uphold his tariffs after lower court defeat
President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that found many of his sweeping tariffs were illegal. In a petition filed late on…
Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit
A US federal court has told Google to pay $425m (£316.3m) for breaching users’ privacy by collecting data from millions of users even after they had turned off a tracking…
UK and allies ready to back Ukraine before and after peace deal
Sarah RainsfordBBC Southern and Eastern Europe Correspondent BBC The UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an…
Experts aim to close the language gap
Pumza FihlaniBBC News in Johannesburg BBC Farmer Kelebogile Mosime uses an AI app that speaks her language Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages –…
How China spectacle shows dangers of Trump’s trade policy
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Getty Images Chinese soldiers take part the ‘Victory Day’ parade in Beijing The military might of the People’s Republic of China was on full display in…