Month: June 2023

Getty Images By Hugh Schofield BBC News, París Come to Nanterre to get an all-round view of the crisis boiling over in France. But if you are a journalist, be advised to keep your head down. An approach to a group of young men – some bearded, one built like a bodybuilder – outside the

PA Media By Becky Morton Political reporter Sue Gray may have broken civil service rules by failing to declare her contact with Labour over a potential job offer, the government is to say. The former senior civil servant has been cleared to start working for the party from September. But the government is expected to

Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent There will be a major expansion in training places for health staff in England, under a “historic” 15-year plan to fill NHS staffing shortages. It includes more university places for medical and nursing students and a greater emphasis on apprenticeships with the first ever scheme for doctors. A

PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News The government will appeal against a court ruling which deemed plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, Rishi Sunak has said. Court of Appeal judges ruled Rwanda had not provided enough safeguards to prove it is a “safe third country”. The prime minister said he “fundamentally

Human remains are believed to have been found in wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, killing five people, was unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Coast Guard officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover

PA Media By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News The government has said it is prepared for a “range of scenarios” following reports that Thames Water could be on the brink of collapse. Ministers declined to comment on the company’s situation, but said regulator Ofwat monitored “the financial position” of all water firms. Thames Water

Belarus presidency handout By Paul Kirby BBC News The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, claiming credit arranging his exile. Prigozhin’s whereabouts

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jim Reed and Michelle Roberts BBC News Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock has criticised the UK’s pandemic planning ahead of Covid, saying it was too focused on dealing with deaths rather than averting them. He told the

Racism, sexism, classism and elitism are “widespread” in English and Welsh cricket, according to a long-awaited independent report. The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) has delivered its findings from a two-year investigation. The ICEC has made 44 recommendations, including that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) make an unreserved public apology for

By Daniel De Simone Correspondent, BBC News A major suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder is publicly named today for the first time, after a BBC investigation. He is Matthew White, who died in 2021, aged 50. The BBC has found the Met Police seriously mishandled key inquiries related to him. In response, the Met

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nomia Iqbal & Chelsea Bailey BBC News, St John’s Newfoundland Teenager Suleman Dawood, who died in the Titan submersible, took his Rubik’s Cube with him because he wanted to break a world record, his mother has

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Dearbail Jordan & Sam Francis BBC News The UK Prime Minister has urged homeowners and borrowers to “hold their nerve” over rising interest rates aimed at bringing down stubborn inflation. Rishi Sunak told Sunday with Laura

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Kirby BBC News For one long June night and a day, Russia’s notorious mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an apparent insurrection, sending an armoured convoy towards Moscow and raising questions about Vladimir Putin’s grip on

Reuters By Christy Cooney BBC News The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of a launching a deadly missile strike on his troops. Yevgeny Prigozhin said the “evil” in the military leadership must be stopped and vowed to “march for justice”. Authorities have denied

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis & Gareth Evans BBC News Warnings over the safety of OceanGate’s Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration specialist show.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rebecca Morelle Science Editor, BBC News Hollywood film director James Cameron, who helmed the 1997 movie Titanic, has told the BBC he felt the loss of the Titan submersible “in my bones”. Cameron has completed 33