Month: January 2024

By Aurelia Foster and Hugh Pym Health reporter and health editor Treatments for seven conditions such as sore throats and earaches are now available directly from pharmacists, without the need to visit a doctor. The Pharmacy First scheme will allow most chemists in England to issue prescriptions to patients without appointments or referrals. NHS England

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Daniele Palumbo, Abdelrahman Abutaleb, Paul Cusiac & Erwan Rivault BBC Verify & BBC Arabic More than half of Gaza’s buildings have been damaged or destroyed since Israel launched its retaliation for the Hamas attacks of 7

Google A man armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by police in south London, the Met has said. Officers responded to a call just before 05:00 GMT to a home in Surrey Quays, Southwark, where he was trying to force his way inside. It was reported that the man, believed to be aged

US Department of Defense By Fiona Nimoni BBC News The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24 and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23 were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The

PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has left hospital almost two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery. A statement from Kensington Palace said the princess has now returned to her home in Windsor. She had been driven away from the London Clinic private hospital without any public appearance. The exact

Planet Labs/AP Three US troops have been killed and dozens injured in a drone attack on a US base near Jordan’s border with Syria. US President Joe Biden said the attack was carried out by “radical Iran-backed militant groups”. He added: “We shall respond.” It is the first time that a strike has killed US

By Harrison Jones BBC News The Post Office chairman had to leave his role because it “just wasn’t working”, the business secretary says. Kemi Badenoch told the BBC that Henry Staunton’s departure was about more than just the Horizon scandal, in the wake of public outcry over the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters. Ms Badenoch said

Reuters The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has urged the countries that halted funding to reconsider their “shocking” decision. “UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over two million people depending on it for their sheer survival,” Philippe Lazzarini said. Nine countries, including the UK, earlier paused funding the

Frank Findler By James Gregory BBC News An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile. The movement said it had targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening. Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of

Reuters By Brandon Livesay and Madeline Halpert Reporting from court in New York A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president. Mr Trump was previously found to have defamed Ms Carroll and to have sexually assaulted her in

Family handout By Vanessa Pearce & Nicola Goodwin BBC News and BBC Midlands Investigations team More than 60 calls were made to police and social services before a nine-year-old boy was killed by his mum and her partner, a BBC investigation has found. Alfie Steele died after “sadistic” punishments including beatings and being held under

By Gavin Bevis BBC News, East Midlands The families of those who died in the Nottingham attacks have expressed their anger after triple killer Valdo Calocane was given a hospital order. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, were fatally stabbed on 13 June along with Ian Coates, 65. Their killer will be detained at

PA Media By Oliver Slow & Callum May BBC News Actor Idris Elba says there is no “one size fits all” to tackling knife crime, after victims’ families urged mandatory prison terms for carrying knives. Dr Sinead O’Malley, whose daughter was killed in Nottingham last year, has called for compulsory prison sentences. Elba said deterrents

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura Gozzi & Paul Kirby BBC News Ukraine’s military intelligence has accused Russia of deliberately jeopardising the lives of prisoners of war, after Moscow said Kyiv had downed a plane with 65 PoWs on board. The

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent in New Hampshire Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, defeating his last remaining rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. His victory means

By Gavin Bevis and Press Association BBC News Prosecutors have accepted a plea of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility from the man who stabbed three people in Nottingham. Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, died after being attacked on 13 June. Valdo Calocane denied murder