Month: June 2023

Getty Images By Daniel Thomas, Nick Edser & Faisal Islam Business reporters and economics editor, BBC News Interest rates have risen by more than expected in a shock move as the Bank of England battles to slow soaring prices. The Bank raised rates to 5% from 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. Most analysts

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Eloise Alanna and Nadine Yousif in Newfoundland & Alex Therrien and Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News It is a claustrophobic, terrifying prospect – being trapped in a 22ft submersible, potentially thousands of feet underwater, with

Reuters By Rebecca Morelle & Jake Horton BBC News A former employee of OceanGate – the company that operates the missing Titan submersible – warned of potential safety problems with the vessel as far back as 2018. US court documents show that David Lochridge, the company’s Director of Marine Operations, had raised concerns in an

OceanGate Expeditions By the Visual Journalism Team BBC News Rescue teams are in a race against time after a tourist submersible carrying five people went missing during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. But how are rescuers trying to find a vessel that has already been missing for nearly two days in the

EPA By Lucy Williamson & George Wright BBC News in Bucharest and London Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. His brother Tristan and two associates also face charges. All have denied the allegations. The Tate brothers were first

In 2022, the BBC filmed inside the OceanGate Titanic submersible that has gone missing during a dive to see the wreck. US and Canadian search teams are racing against time to find the vessel, which lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes into a dive on Sunday. It’s believed Stockton Rush, the chief executive

Getty Images By Matthew Davis BBC News British adventurer Hamish Harding is among those missing on a submersible that was diving to the wreck of Titanic, his family have said. Mr Harding, 58, chairman of aircraft firm Action Aviation, is a renowned explorer who has flown to space and holds three Guinness World Records. His

BBC/Darren Conway By Quentin Sommerville Blahodatne, Ukraine Two weeks since the counter-offensive began, Ukraine is making modest but steady progress in three areas of attack across the 1,000km (620 mile) front line. Troops are launching probing attacks, while most of Ukraine’s forces are being held in reserve, waiting for a big enough opening in Russian

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nick Beake, Europe correspondent & Kostas Kallergis, Senior Europe producer BBC News in Kalamata The BBC has obtained evidence casting doubt on the Greek coastguard’s account of Wednesday’s migrant shipwreck in which hundreds are feared to

Daily Mirror By Charley Adams BBC News Michael Gove has apologised for a video showing Tory activists at a Christmas party during lockdown in 2020, saying it is “indefensible”. The video published by the Mirror shows workers drinking and dancing at an event in London in December that year. The housing secretary told the BBC

Getty Images By Vanessa Clarke Education reporter Teachers in England will strike over pay again on two dates in July, the National Education Union (NEU) has announced. National strikes are scheduled for 5 and 7 July. Many schools are likely to fully or partially close. The NEU is calling for negotiations with the government to

Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Jemma Dempsey BBC News Rising interest rates means people looking to remortgage their homes will pay an average £2,900 a year more from 2024, a think tank has said. The Resolution Foundation predicts the average two-year fixed rate deal will hit 6.25% later this year, leaving the UK in a “mortgage crunch”.

A man has been charged with the murders of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham. Nineteen-year-old students Mr Webber and Ms O’Malley-Kumar and school caretaker Mr Coates, 65, were stabbed in the early hours of Tuesday. Valdo Calocane has also been charged with attempted murder after three people were injured, one critically,

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Lucy Adams BBC Scotland social affairs correspondent Leann Sutherland was 21 and suffering from chronic migraines when one of Scotland’s top surgeons offered to operate. She was told she would be in hospital for a few

EPA By Ione Wells & Kate Whannel BBC News Conservative MPs are split over whether or not to approve a report condemning Boris Johnson for misleading Parliament over Covid rule-breaking. The former PM has branded the Privileges Committee’s findings “deranged” – and his most loyal supporters are set to vote against it. But other Tory

Hellenic Coast Guard By George Wright & Laura Gozzi BBC News At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing vessel capsized off the coast of southern Greece. But survivors and Greek officials say that hundreds more migrants were on board. The government says this is one of