Helen Briggs Environment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs Getty Images The swallow is a common summer visitor, arriving in April and leaving in October With what’s being called a mini-heatwave looming for the UK, it’s not just humans looking forward to warmer weather. The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory […]
Martin Cavaney/Athena Pictures The death of four people who got into difficulty while attempting to navigate a weir has been described as „tragic and avoidable“ On a bright October morning nine paddleboarders entered the River Cleddau for an idyllic paddle through the Pembrokeshire town of Haverfordwest. Just minutes later three were dead and a fourth […]
Jonathan Geddes and Gillian Sharpe BBC Scotland News Getty Images Thousands of Scots are preparing to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral in Rome. First Minister John Swinney has travelled to the Italian capital for the Mass, where he will join Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Prince William, US President […]
Shutterstock for Big Brother Six of the original 13 celebrities were left in the Big Brother house for Friday’s final Warning: This story contains spoilers about who has won Celebrity Big Brother Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has been crowned the winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. Shepherd, who has played David Platt […]
Ione Wells South America correspondent Getty Images Brazil hopes to see countries such as Japan buy its beef instead of American When Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed a sigh of relief. Ten of the 12 states on […]
Reform UK’s candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said. Questions had been raised about whether Dame Andrea Jenkyns was entitled to be on the electoral roll in the county, one of the […]
The culture secretary has said the BBC’s licence fee is „unenforceable“ and insisted „no options are off the table“ when the government begins a review into the corporation’s current funding model later this year. In an interview with the Telegraph, Lisa Nandy said there were „problems“ with the annual charge, with „fewer and fewer people“ […]
A woman in her 60s has died after a crash involving three vehicles near Newtownards in County Down. Police said it happened on the Portaferry Road shortly after 10:20 BST on Friday. Insp Cherith Adair said: „A red-coloured lorry travelling towards Greyabbey had been involved in a collision with a silver Citroen Berlingo people carrier […]
Getty Images Palestinians have been relying on community kitchens, like this one in Jabalia, to provide around one million hot meals daily The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for seven weeks. „Today, WFP delivered its last remaining food […]
BBC/Shine TV Gregg Wallace has defended himself against allegations about him, insisting „they’re not all true“. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Wallace – who stepped away from presenting MasterChef last November in the wake of the claims against him – said he felt „under attack“ and that he had contemplated suicide. A BBC News investigation […]