Month: December 2022

Family Two young brothers and their cousin were three of the four boys who died when they plunged into an icy lake in the West Midlands. Finlay Butler, eight, and his younger brother Samuel, six, died, as did their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, and another boy, Jack Johnson, 10. They were pulled from water at

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Harry has described how “terrifying” it was to have his brother “scream and shout” at him when they met to discuss his and Meghan’s future. In a Netflix series, Prince Harry says it was his decision,

Getty Images By Jim Reed Health reporter Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to go on strike from 08:00 on Thursday in the largest action of its kind in NHS history. Staff will continue to provide “life-preserving” and some urgent care but routine surgery and other planned treatment is likely to be disrupted.

By Jasmine Andersson BBC News Four people have died after a migrant boat got into difficulties crossing the English Channel on a freezing night. A fishing crew spotted the dinghy sinking in ice-cold waters between Kent and France just after 03:00 GMT. The skipper pulled his boat alongside and his crew hauled 31 people to

Philip Saltonstall By Esme Stallard BBC News Climate and Science A major breakthrough has been announced by US scientists in the race to recreate nuclear fusion. Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy. On Tuesday researchers confirmed they have overcome a major barrier – producing

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Rishi Sunak has promised more staff to help clear the UK’s backlog of asylum seekers by end of next year. Under a plan unveiled by the prime minister, a dedicated unit of 400 specialists will be set

Tom Williams By Peter Hoskins Business reporter The Bahamas police have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the country’s attorney general has said. He will appear in a magistrates court in The Bahamas on Tuesday, authorities in the Caribbean country said. Police said Mr Bankman-Fried was arrested for “Financial Offences” against

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Trystan Jones & Phil Mackie BBC News, West Midlands Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died after falling into an icy lake near Solihull. A police officer tried to punch through the ice as

PA Media By Jo Couzens & James FitzGerald BBC News Four children were taken to hospital in critical condition after being rescued from an icy lake near Birmingham. They are believed to have fallen into the water after playing on ice in Babbs Mill Park, Kingshurst. They were taken to two hospitals in Birmingham. West

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Maria Zaccaro & Antoinette Radford BBC News A nurses’ strike due to start this week could be called off if the health secretary negotiates “seriously” over pay, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Emergency workers are searching through the night after an explosion at a block of flats in Jersey left three people dead and a dozen missing. Specialist teams and a search dog are on the scene, following the

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One person has died after an explosion at a block of flats in Jersey. About 12 people are missing and two are being treated in hospital after the explosion on Pier Road in St Helier just before

Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage details It is a match many England fans have had in their mind as a possibility since the World Cup fixtures were

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Max Matza BBC News Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas. Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at

justice4harry19 By Dominic Casciani & Pete Cooper BBC News A US citizen responsible for the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for a year. Anne Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit the 19-year-old outside a US military base in

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Francesca Gillett BBC News Some royals questioned why Meghan should be protected from press harassment, Prince Harry has claimed in the couple’s new Netflix documentary. Harry said some members of the family felt negative treatment in