By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The late Queen’s lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey has apologised and resigned after she repeatedly asked a black British charity boss where she was “really” from. Ngozi Fulani, a charity founder, was questioned about her background at the charity event at the palace on Tuesday. Ms Fulani, said she was “totally
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Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous. The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia – is possible. Yet the
Marcus Rashford inspired England to the victory required to top Group B and ensure it was despair for Wales as they went out of the tournament after a bitterly disappointing World Cup campaign. Wales needed to either beat England and hope Iran and USA ended in a draw or pursue the more unlikely outcome of
Getty Images By Rachel Russell BBC News Fewer than half of people in England and Wales have described themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed. The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011. Meanwhile the number who said
Police handout By Mattea Bubalo BBC News A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries, the EU’s police agency, Europol, said. They included a British national, who is suspected of heading the
Getty Images Professional footballers in Scotland are to be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and the day after a game. Clubs are also being told to limit exercises that involve repetitive heading to one session per week. The new guidelines come after Glasgow University research that showed former footballers were
Getty Images Three people have been arrested after the bodies of two babies were found at a home. Officers were called to a house in Wildmill, Bridgend, just before 20:00 GMT on Saturday. Two men, aged 37 and 47, and one woman, 29, have been arrested on suspicion of concealing the birth of a child.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Protests in China against government’s strict Covid measures have intensified, with some people publicly venting their anger at the Communist Party leaders. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Shanghai, where the BBC saw people being
Russell family By Charley Adams BBC News The encouragement of self-harm will be criminalised in an update to the Online Safety Bill, the government has said. Content that encourages someone to physically harm will be targeted in a new offence, making it illegal. The government said the changes had been influenced by the case of
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Karl Mercer & Raphael Sheridan Political Correspondent, BBC London London Fire Brigade is “institutionally misogynist and racist”, according to a damning review into its culture. A black firefighter had a noose put by his locker, while
Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage details Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says Fifa threatened “unlimited” sanctions against players who wore
Reuters Dozens of Wales fans have been turned away at Dubai airport and have missed the key World Cup game against Iran. A “glitch in the system” meant that many supporters’ Hayya cards – the permit needed to enter Qatar for the tournament – have not been accepted. One told BBC Radio Cymru Dros Frecwast
By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent UK net migration hit 504,000 in the year to June – the highest figure ever recorded, The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates. The rise is driven by people arriving legally from outside the EU and the resumption of post-pandemic travel. Reception of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees and
Metropolitan Police By Tom Symonds Home affairs correspondent, BBC News Police will text 70,000 people to warn them they have been victims of a banking scam in the UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation. The Metropolitan Police have arrested an east London man accused of running an international service enabling fake phone calls to victims. Victims lost
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Stuart Nicolson BBC Scotland News The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government’s consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum on 19 October next
Getty Images By Sima Kotecha UK Editor, BBC Newsnight The Home Office is blighted by delays in dealing with asylum claims, as inexperienced and low-paid staff are hired to handle applications, several insiders have told BBC Two’s Newsnight. Staff said this was slowing down decisions, leading to long, expensive hotel stays for asylum seekers. Nearly
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