EPA By Becky Morton Political reporter Robert Jenrick has resigned as immigration minister, saying the government’s emergency Rwanda legislation “does not go far enough”. He said “stronger protections” were needed to end “the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme”. The government said the bill, unveiled earlier, made clear in UK law Rwanda
Month: December 2023
Facebook By Adriana Elgueta BBC News A woman who was shot dead in east London on Tuesday evening has been named locally as Lianne Gordon. She was killed at the scene of the attack in Lower Clapton, Hackney, where a man, 20, and a 16-year-old boy also sustained gunshot wounds. The 42-year-old’s neighbours have described
BBC/Nik Millard By Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks. WARNING: CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RAPE Several people involved in collecting and identifying the bodies of those killed in the attack
Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Junior doctors in England are to stage more strikes, in December and January, after rejecting a new pay offer put forward in talks with government. The British Medical Association (BMA) union said the proposal was worth an extra 3% on average this year. This is on top of
By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News The government will hike the minimum salary required for foreign workers to take jobs in the UK, as part of plans to slash migration. The minimum salary needed to get a skilled worker visa will rise from £26,200 to £38,700 next year. The rise featured in a five-point
EPA By Marita Moloney BBC News Hamas had a premeditated plan to use sexual violence as a weapon of war, an Israeli women’s rights campaigner and lawyer has said. Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari said she saw footage of women in several locations whose condition left her in “no doubt” that they had been raped. There has
Getty Images Israeli ground forces are pushing into southern Gaza, after three days of heavy bombardment. Initial reports from Israeli army radio effectively confirmed Israel has launched a ground operation to the north of Khan Younis. The BBC has also verified images of an Israeli tank operating near the city. The head of the Israel
Reuters By Christy Cooney BBC News A man has died and two others have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris. France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said an attacker had targeted tourists around the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the Eiffel Tower. He added that a
Getty Images By Hugo Bachega in Jerusalem & Adam Durbin in London BBC News Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war. People in eastern areas of the city have been told by the Israeli military to evacuate further
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A fresh yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office for large parts of the UK. Forecasters say the latest alert will cover much of the
Getty Images By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to the Covid Inquiry next week and acknowledge the government did not get everything right during the pandemic. But the former PM will argue robustly that his government got many of the big calls right. He will talk with pride
Sheila/BBC Weather Watchers By Simon King & Marita Moloney BBC Weather Temperatures could drop as low as -10C (14F) in parts of the UK on Friday with snow also forecast as the current cold spell continues. A warning for ice and snow will be in place for eastern England and parts of Scotland overnight into