From London baptism to first millennial saint
Aleem MaqboolBBC Religion Editor EPA Carlo Acutis – nicknamed as ‘God’s influencer’ – created websites documenting ‘miracles’ A London-born boy has become the first millennial saint, in a ceremony steeped…
Seoul concludes US talks to release South Koreans detained in Hyundai raid
South Korea’s government says it has concluded talks with the US to release its citizens detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. The chief of…
Glasgow’s M8 set for nine months of roadworks
Getty Images The M8 is used by about 150,000 people a day Drivers using Scotland’s busiest road are set for nine months of disruption due to roadworks. Work on Junction…
BBC at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike
One of Kyiv’s main government buildings has been damaged in overnight missile and drone strikes by Russia. Until now, no government building has been hit with the centre of Kyiv…
Recognition of Palestinian state is ‘disastrous’, US ambassador says
Mike Huckabee, the United States Ambassador to Israel, has told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that plans to recognise a Palestinian state have had “disastrous consequences”. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…
‘I bunked off school and became Bob Marley’s photographer’
Dennis Morris Dennis Morris took this photo, called Babylon by van, during Bob Marley’s first tour of England On a chilly morning in 1973, a 14-year-old Dennis Morris made a…
London faces first Tube strike since March 2023
London Underground staff have started a five-day walkout over pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are carrying out rolling action over pay and fatigue…
‘No plans’ for closed Abingdon private school site
Chris McHughBBC News, Oxfordshire BBC “Robust” security measures are being put in place to protect Our Lady’s of Abingdon There are currently “no plans” for the site of a private…
The key areas on the Assembly list ahead of return
Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondent Reuters Schools in Northern Ireland may have been back for some time, but Stormont’s summer break officially ends this weekend. On Monday, assembly members…
Sixth forms struggle to keep students, says Suffolk consultant
Sarah LilleyBBC News, Suffolk and Alice CunninghamBBC News, Suffolk Getty Images Bungay High’s sixth form would not be offering provisions for Year 12 students for the upcoming academic year School…