Family handout Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel screamed “Mum, I’m scared” seconds before she was shot dead in her own home, a jury has heard. She was on the stairs behind her mother when she was hit in the chest by a bullet fired by alleged gunman Thomas Cashman, Manchester Crown Court heard. Olivia had been frightened
Month: March 2023
PA Media By Christy Cooney BBC News A new law will place a duty on the home secretary to remove anyone who enters the UK by an illegal route. A bill expected to be introduced on Tuesday would also prevent those arriving illegally from claiming asylum or returning to the UK in future. Writing in
Social media Tributes have been paid to three people who were found dead in a crashed car days after they went missing. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found in a vehicle which had come off a major road in Cardiff. Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were taken
By Anna Foster BBC News, Samandag, southern Turkey Songul Yucesoy carefully washes her dishes, soaping the plates and cutlery before rinsing off the bubbles and laying them out to dry. An unremarkable scene, except she’s outdoors, sitting in the shadow of her ruined house. It tilts at an alarming angle, the window frames are hanging
PA Media By Nick Edser Business reporter Ambulance strikes due to take place in England on Monday and Wednesday have been called off. The Unite union suspended the industrial action to enter pay talks with the government, it said. It followed the Unison and GMB unions earlier suspending walkouts after what they called a “huge
Getty Images By Marie Jackson & Simon Jones BBC News Anyone arriving in the UK on a small boat will be prevented from claiming asylum, under new laws expected to be announced next week. Ministers will have a duty to remove anyone who comes to the UK through that route as soon as “reasonably practicable”.
Reuters By James Landale in Kyiv and Laura Gozzi in London BBC News Russian and Ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of Bakhmut – but Russia does not control the eastern city, its deputy mayor has said. Oleksandr Marchenko also told the BBC the remaining 4,000 civilians are living in shelters without access to
Getty Images By Ione Wells Political correspondent Matt Hancock and his staff agonised for hours over whether or not he broke Covid guidance when he kissed his aide, leaked messages in the Telegraph show. The WhatsApp messages were sent after The Sun newspaper published a photo of Mr Hancock kissing Gina Coladangelo. His spokesman said
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News MPs have said Boris Johnson may have misled Parliament multiple times over Partygate – but the former PM insists he will be vindicated by their report. The privileges committee said
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kayla Epstein in Walterboro, South Carolina & Jude Sheerin in Washington BBC News A disgraced South Carolina lawyer has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son to distract from his multi-million dollar financial crimes.
Family handouts The head of MI5 said he was “profoundly sorry” the security service did not prevent the Manchester Arena attack. A public inquiry found MI5 missed a significant chance to take action to stop the 2017 bombing in which 22 died. Chairman Sir John Saunders said the intelligence could have led to suicide bomber
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sean Seddon BBC News The remains of a baby have been found by police searching for the missing child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon. The discovery in an area of woodland came as hundreds of
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rachel Russell & Sean Seddon BBC News A fingertip search of a vast area of around 90 square miles is being carried out for a missing baby. Hundreds of officers are scouring land near Brighton and