Month: March 2023

PA Media A critical incident has been declared at Dover as coach passengers face delays of several hours at the start of the Easter getaway due to bad weather and long processing times in France. P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to their ferries crossing the English Channel. Strong winds are adding to

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared “on the balance of probabilities” of using racist language towards ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq. Vaughan was accused of saying “there’s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that” to Rafiq and three other Asian players representing Yorkshire in 2009. The Cricket

Getty Images Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. The details of the charges he will face have not yet been released. A grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges, after investigating a $130,000 pay-out to Stormy

Getty Images By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News The government has unveiled a new net zero plan which has been met with intense criticism from experts and environmental groups. The document was drawn up after the High Court ruled the government’s existing plans were not sufficient to meet its climate targets. A

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By James Gregory in London & Sean Coughlan in Berlin BBC News King Charles III has paid tribute to Germany’s “extraordinary hospitality” towards Ukrainian refugees during his first state visit as monarch. The King said both the

Getty Images By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Camilla, the Queen Consort, has said she is “deeply saddened” by the death of TV and radio host Paul O’Grady. The broadcaster died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening at the age of 67, his husband has announced. In a statement, Camilla said O’Grady’s “warm heart and infectious

PA Media Kate Forbes, who finished second in the SNP leadership race, is to leave the Scottish government. The BBC understands the finance secretary was offered a move to rural affairs by the new first minister, Humza Yousaf, but turned down the job. Her departure came hours after the new SNP leader was confirmed as

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Angélica Casas in Nashville & George Wright in London BBC News Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. The

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Stuart Nicolson BBC Scotland News Humza Yousaf is to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister after a vote of party members. Mr Yousaf defeated rivals Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a

PA Media A leak from a pipeline at an onshore oil field into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset is “unacceptable”, its council leader has said. About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid, including oil, leaked from a pipeline run by Perenco, on Sunday. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council leader Philip Broadhead said: “Serious questions

PA Media By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Possessing laughing gas is to be made a criminal offence for the first time, the government has announced. There will also be tighter controls on retailers to prevent the supply of nitrous oxide for misuse. It goes against recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sophie Long in Rolling Fork, Mississippi and Antoinette Radford in London BBC News At least 26 people have died in Mississippi and Alabama after a tornado tore through the southern US states. Search and rescue efforts

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. At least 23 people have died after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night. More people are thought to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings. The twister caused devastation in

BBC/Press Eye By Kirstie Brewer BBC News An MI5 spy who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland by defying orders, has broken his silence to the BBC. He has revealed he met IRA leaders in March 1993, despite talks being called off by the British government after IRA bombs killed two young boys in England.

Getty Images By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Eight pallbearers who carried Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at her funeral are among those to be recognised in a special honours list. King Charles has honoured scores of royal aides and military personnel for the roles they played during the period of national mourning. Angela Kelly, the Queen’s

Charles III’s first state visit as King has been postponed, the Elysée Palace has said, as France faces continued protests against the government’s pension reforms. The trip to Paris and Bordeaux was due to begin on Sunday but both cities saw some of the worst violence on Thursday since the protests began in January. The