Month: December 2022

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jasmine Andersson BBC News New year celebrations are in full flow in parts of the world where 2023 has already arrived. The Pacific nation of Kiribati was the first to welcome in the new year, followed

PA Media / Getty Images By Sarah Bell BBC News Queen guitarist Brian May has been knighted in a New Year Honours list that celebrates the Lionesses’ victory at Euro 2022. England captain Leah Williamson is made an OBE and teammates Lucy Bronze, Beth Mead and Ellen White become MBEs. There is also a knighthood

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Lynette Horsburgh BBC News The father of Elle Edwards, who was fatally shot in a pub on Christmas Eve, has said she was “the most beautiful and bright star”. The family of Ms Edwards, who was

Last updated on 29 December 202229 December 2022.From the section Football Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only

Getty Images By Hugo Bachega & Matt Murphy in Kyiv and London Cities across Ukraine have been targeted by a wave of Russian missile strikes, in one of the largest bombardments since the war began. At least three people – including a 14-year-old girl – were taken to hospital after explosions hit the capital Kyiv,

By Hugo Bachega BBC News, Kyiv Fighting in Ukraine is currently at a deadlock as neither Ukraine nor Russia can make significant advances, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency has said, while Kyiv waits for more advanced weapons from Western allies. “The situation is just stuck,” Kyrylo Budanov told the BBC in an

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed to death on a nightclub dancefloor in Birmingham. Cody Fisher, 23, who was a non-league footballer and school sports coach, was attacked at The Crane nightclub, just before midnight on Boxing Day. Paying tribute, his family said his death had “broken

Getty Images By Yogita Limaye BBC News, Kherson Thirteen-year-old Nika Selivanova made a heart shape with both her hands, waving goodbye to her best friend Inna who was pressed up against the glass partition that divided the entrance hall of Kherson’s train station from the waiting area. Moments earlier, they’d hugged, tears welling up in

A murder investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death on the dance floor of a Birmingham nightclub. The man was fatally injured at The Crane on Adderley Street, Digbeth, just before 23:45 GMT on 26 December. Despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later, West

family handout A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old who was shot at a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve. Beautician Elle Edwards died in hospital after being shot in the head at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village. Police said a 30-year-old man has been arrested in

Family handout The woman who died in a shooting at a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve has been named as Elle Edwards. The 26-year-old beautician was with her sister and friends at The Lighthouse in Wallasey when she was shot in the head. Four men were also wounded – one critically – but Ms Edwards

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. At least 38 deaths have now been linked to a severe Arctic freeze that continues to pummel the US and Canada. Officials say 34 people died across the US, with the worst-hit area being the city of

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles has used his first Christmas message to reflect on the cost-of-living crisis. He spoke of the “great anxiety and hardship” for those struggling to “pay their bills and keep their

By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was fatally shot near Liverpool on Christmas Eve. Merseyside Police said officers were called to the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village at about 23:50 GMT on Saturday. Three men and the female victim were taken to hospital suffering gunshot wounds –

Getty Images By James FitzGerald & Haniya Ali BBC News Women’s freedoms have been further curtailed in Afghanistan, after the Taliban barred them from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Islamist rulers said female NGO employees had been breaking Sharia law by failing to wear the hijab. It comes days after female students were banned

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jude Sheerin & Max Matza BBC News, Washington and Seattle Some 200 million Americans are feeling the icy grip of a massive winter storm that has been linked to at least 12 deaths ahead of the