This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By George Wright BBC News The US airline regulator has ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after an outer section of one of the planes fell off during an Alaska Airlines flight. The
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ITV By Vishala Sri-Pathma and Emma Simpson BBC News The Metropolitan Police is looking at “potential fraud offences” committed in the Horizon IT scandal. More than 700 Post Office branch managers were accused of wrongdoing after faulty accounting software made it appear money was missing. The Met said it was investigating possible fraud offences from
ITV / Shutterstock Derek Draper, the author and former political adviser, has died aged 56, his wife Kate Garraway has said. Draper had been living with extreme complications from Covid since contracting the disease in March 2020. TV presenter Garraway confirmed his death in a statement posted on Instagram. “I’m sad to have to tell
EPA Hundreds of flood alerts and warnings remain in place across England and Wales following a week of heavy downpours. It comes as weather is expected to be drier on Friday and into the weekend. This week, heavy rain has fallen on sodden ground in the wake of Storm Henk, leading to flooding and people
PA Media By Chas Geiger Political reporter Rishi Sunak has appeared to rule out holding a general election in the spring. During a visit to Mansfield, the prime minister said: “My working assumption is we’ll have a general election in the second half of this year.” In recent weeks, there has been speculation that Mr
Reuters Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew are named in court documents detailing people connected to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A New York federal judge has ordered the release of files as part of a lawsuit related to Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She is serving a 20-year jail term for crimes she committed
Social media At least 73 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran’s state media report. State broadcaster Irib said another 171 people were wounded when the blasts hit a procession near the Saheb al-Zaman mosque
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Serious disruption to travel is being forecast for Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of the UK. Large parts of England and Wales saw strong winds and heavy rain, leading
PA Media By Marie Jackson, Ali Abbas Ahmadi & Simon King BBC News High winds and heavy rain are battering a large swathe of the UK as the small but potent Storm Henk hits. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for travel disruption, roof damage and possible power cuts across southern England,
A powerful earthquake has struck Japan, causing large waves and damage to buildings. The 7.6-magnitude quake took place in Noto province on Honshu island, with officials urging people in coastal areas to move to higher ground. Although the full extent of the damage is still unknown, dozens of buildings have collapsed in several towns, trapping
Reuters By Jemma Crew BBC News A mother accused of murdering two of her children in the US has appeared in court for extradition proceedings after being arrested in the UK. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was detained on Saturday in central London. Her daughter, aged nine, and son, seven, were found dead at a home in