Month: July 2023

PA Media By Nathan Standley BBC News Teacher strikes have ended in England, after all four unions in a dispute with the government accepted a 6.5% pay rise. Members of the NEU, the UK’s largest teaching union, voted overwhelmingly to accept the pay offer. The NASUWT and NAHT unions also accepted the deal on Monday,

PA Media The prime minister is expected to announce millions of pounds of funding for a carbon capture project during a visit to the north east of Scotland. Rishi Sunak will emphasise the role the region will play in the UK’s wider energy security plans as he meets industry figures this week. The UK government

Rescue 1122 Bajaur By Anbarasan Ethirajan, South Asia editor & Adam Durbin BBC News At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. At least 200 people were also injured in the explosion in north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was holding a

By Oliver Slow BBC News Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of low traffic neighbourhoods, saying that he is on the side of drivers. The prime minister told the Sunday Telegraph he was supporting people to “use their cars to do all the things that matter to them”. LTNs aim to reduce traffic, in part

PA Media By Marie Jackson BBC News A senior Conservative MP has urged ministers to change prison compensation rules after it emerged a man who wrongly spent 17 years in jail may have money deducted from his payout. Andrew Malkinson, 57, was cleared of a rape he did not commit. He called the current rules

By Alison Holt Social affairs editor Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing A teenager who helped jail her paternal grandfather after he sexually abused her as a small child is speaking out to “take away the shame” for survivors like her. Poppy hopes her story will change attitudes and help others.

England are on the brink of last-16 qualification in the Women’s World Cup after a much-improved performance saw off Denmark – though they lost key midfielder Keira Walsh to a worrying injury. Lauren James announced herself on the global stage with a superb strike from the edge of the box just six minutes into her

Melody Powell By Alex Taylor BBC News Major airlines are charging some disabled passengers double to fly from the UK, the BBC has found. Nearly 30 carriers contacted by the BBC said passengers with mobility problems must purchase a full-price ticket for a personal care assistant (PA). This is despite Civil Aviation Authority guidance on

Getty Images By Annabel Rackham Entertainment reporter Police say the death of Sinéad O’Connor is not being treated as suspicious following the discovery of her body on Wednesday. The singer and activist, best known for the song Nothing Compares 2 U, died age 56 at her home in London. Police say she was found “unresponsive”

Gaye Gerard By Michael Sheils McNamee and Steven McIntosh BBC News Irish singer and activist Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56. In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy

By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Competition among renters is so intense that there are 20 requests to view each available property, according to data commissioned by the BBC. The average number of requests to see each home has more than tripled from six in 2019, the figures from property portal Rightmove show. The

Getty Images By Faarea Masud Business reporter The chief executive of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, is facing pressure from the government to resign. Downing Street and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have “serious concerns” over her conduct, BBC News has been told. She has apologised for discussing the closure of Nigel Farage’s account at Natwest’s private banking

Goktay Koraltan/BBC By Orla Guerin BBC News, Yemen If suffering had an address, it might be al-Rasheed Street, in Taiz, a Yemeni city ringed by mountains and rebel Houthi fighters. On this narrow street of rough-hewn homes, the young can’t escape a grinding conflict the world tends to forget. A slight boy with a mop

By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter George Alagiah, one of the BBC’s longest-serving and most respected journalists, has died at 67, nine years after being diagnosed with cancer. A statement from his agent said he “died peacefully today, surrounded by his family and loved ones”. “George was deeply loved by everybody who knew him, whether it

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Flights are due to land on Rhodes later on Monday to bring back holidaymakers left stranded by wildfires which have swept the Greek island. British tourists have been sleeping at the airport, makeshift rescue centres and on

Caryn Savazzi By Rozina Sini & Jasmine Andersson & Charlene Anne Rodrigues BBC News A Welsh family who were taken in by Greek locals when their holiday hotel was evacuated in the Rhodes wildfires said it had “restored their faith in human kindness”. Caryn Savazzi travelled to the island with her husband and sons on