16 minutes ago Rumeana Jahangir,BBC News, Liverpool Pyranha Kayaks Bren Orton, from Warrington, shared his kayaking adventures with more than 55,000 followers on social media The body of a British kayaker has been found two weeks after he went missing in Switzerland, his sponsors have confirmed. Bren Orton, who drew more than 55,000 followers on...
2 hours ago Catrin Haf Jones,BBC News Getty Images Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation think tank, has been announced as Labour’s candidate for Swansea West Welsh Labour is facing questions from local members about general election candidates being “parachuted” into “safe seats”. Some local party members have raised concerns about being kept...
BBC Douglas Ross said the effects of levelling-up funding were already being felt around Scotland Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said the prime minister’s latest pledge on levelling-up funding would be “crucial” in helping local communities in Scotland. Rishi Sunak has announced a further 30 towns across the UK – including Perth – will...
Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’ military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. The statement from Israel’s prime minister comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had proposed a three-stage plan to Hamas aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire. Hamas has already...
A 24-year-old man has been charged over an on-the-field protest before Scotland’s Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Israel at Glasgow’s Hampden stadium. A protester was led away by police after appearing to chain himself to the goalposts on Thursday evening. The match was played behind closed doors as several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the stadium...
Just now Thomas Mackintosh,BBC News Reuters On 29 May, a balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement was spotted over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea North Korea is sending more balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border...
Britain’s Got Talent Jack Rhodes has reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent A magician who used to film parody videos of auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent is now in the show’s final. Jack Rhodes, from Ulverston, earned a spot in the ITV programme’s grand final by impressing the audience and the judges with his...
Simon Thake/BBC Sir Nathaniel Creswick, a solicitor and footballer, worked on East Parade in Sheffield A blue plaque has been unveiled in Sheffield to commemorate a “founding father” of football’s rules. Sir Nathaniel Creswick co-wrote the so-called Sheffield Rules at 9 East Parade in 1858. They went on to influence the Football Association (FA), says...
Saliva tests carried out at home are better at identifying men who are at higher risk of prostate cancer than the standard blood test, new research suggests. The at-home test could identify genetic factors which make men more likely to develop the disease which claims around 12,000 lives a year in the UK. The study...
New rules banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people have come into force in Venice. The measures have been introduced to limit the impact of over-tourism on the Italian city, officials say. The canals of Venice’s historic quarter make the city one of the most visited places in Europe. Venice introduced a...