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…
Geraint Thomas: Wales legend to sign off career at Tour of Britain climax in Cardiff
His team, Ineos Grenadiers, will wear a special jersey designed by the Welshman celebrating the names of people, places and victories that defined his journey as well as a hand-drawn…
Baby among two killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv, officials say
At least two people have been killed and 11 injured in a new Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local officials have said. One of the victims was…
India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut down after 60 years
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai BBC The magazine was started in 1964 to chronicle the community in Mumbai In an old, neo-gothic building in Fort, an upmarket area in India’s financial…
Reform UK hopefuls vie to share spotlight with Farage
For a party that makes a lot of noise in British politics, Reform UK has relatively few senior elected politicians. And one man, its leader Nigel Farage, who’s a true…
Market ructions and cabinet reshuffles will help shape Reeves’ Budget
Faisal IslamEconomics editor WPA Pool/Getty Images It’s been a bruising first week back for the government, full of resignations, reshuffles, and ructions in markets. All of this will have an…
‘We want to spread the word about women at war’
Jeremy BallSocial affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Bex Bennett Dr Bex Bennett is the co-founder of Sisters in Service A former soldier who came under mortar fire in Iraq says…
Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over Nile waters with its mighty dam
Farouk Chothia & Yemane NagishBBC News & BBC Tigrinya AFP/Getty Images After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade, Ethiopia is set to officially inaugurate one…
One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a mega-resort
Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem Universal Images Group via Getty Images The 6th Century St Catherine’s is the world’s oldest continuously used Christian monastery For years, visitors would venture up Mount…