This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A gunman has opened fire in central Paris, killing three people and wounding three others. The attacker targeted a Kurdish cultural centre and shot members of the local community. A possible racist motive is being investigated. A
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News Plunging temperatures wreaking havoc across the US and Canada can lead to frostbite on bare skin in only five to 10 minutes, experts are warning. A powerful Arctic winter storm has placed
PA Media Scotland has become the first part of the UK to approve a self-identification system for people who want to change their legal gender. The Scottish Parliament backed the controversial proposals by 86 to 39 in the final vote. The reforms were opposed by several SNP MSPs, with one government minister resigning in protest
As a person who lives with incontinence, I used to be resigned to an embarrassing routine. Every time I needed new underwear, I’d head to my local drugstore and buy a box of Depend (I avoid Always because it’s too expensive). The drugstore employees can never answer my questions about the difference between the various
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. President Joe Biden has told President Volodymyr Zelensky the US will stick by Ukraine “for as long as it takes” in its war with Russia. “You will never stand alone,” Mr Biden told Mr Zelensky as he
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton Political reporter Ministers and unions have clashed over who would be to blame for preventable deaths during ambulance strikes. Unite boss Sharon Graham accused Health Secretary Steve Barclay of telling “a blatant lie” when
Getty Images Health bosses have warned they cannot guarantee patient safety during strikes by thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales on Wednesday. But NHS England says emergency care will continue to be provided. Ambulance response times are already twice as long as two years ago and there is huge pressure on A&Es. People
PA Media By Kate Whannel Political reporter, BBC News Rishi Sunak has insisted he will not back down against striking workers, as nurses walk out in England, Northern Ireland and Wales for a second day. Nurses’ union boss Pat Cullen has urged the prime minister to resolve the crisis before Christmas. But there is no
By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor About 10,000 NHS nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for the second time in less than a week in protest over their pay. Wednesday will see ambulance staff in England and Wales walk out too, unless a meeting later with the health secretary can avert
A second woman has died after being injured in a crush at a gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy. The concert, by Afro-pop singer Asake, was abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” tried to force their way inside on Thursday, the Met Police said. The Met said Gabrielle Hutchinson, 23, died in
Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe. France’s own
Gareth Southgate will remain as England manager until after the European Championships in 2024, the Football Association has confirmed. He had said he was “conflicted” about his future in the role after England’s quarter-final exit at the World Cup. The 52-year-old, who was appointed in 2016, led the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals
Getty Images By Adam Durbin BBC News About 1,200 members of the military and 1,000 civil servants are to be drafted in to cover for striking ambulance and Border Force staff over Christmas. The government say the personnel will plug staffing gaps and keep front-line services running. Some 10,000 ambulance staff in England and Wales
PA Media A woman has died after being injured in a crush at a gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy that left several others hurt. The concert, by Afro-pop singer Asake, had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” tried to force their way inside on Thursday, the Met Police said.
PA Media By Mattea Bubalo BBC News Hospitals should free up beds to prepare for “extensive disruption” caused by ambulance staff strikes in England, NHS bosses have urged. They said patients would need to be safely discharged where possible ahead of a “very challenging” period. Ambulance staff are to walk out on 21 and 28
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Harry Low & Liz Jackson & Vinnie O’Dowd BBC News Three people remain in a critical condition after being injured in a crush at a gig at the Brixton O2 Academy that left several hurt. Police