The body of a Kenyan climber who died on Mt Everest last week will remain on the mountain where he died, his family has said. Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui died while on a daring mission to reach the summit of Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen. The 40-year-old mountaineer fell into a crevasse just about 48 metres...
Bombshells, blackholes and pledges – this morning’s announcements are part of a fiscal phony war ahead of the release of party manifestos in a fortnight. On tax and spend, at least for now, the main parties are more concerned with what they are not going to do rather than setting out actual plans. They are...
Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images Ukraine’s north-eastern region of Kharkiv is struggling to repel a Russian offensive Pressure is growing on US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use West-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory. A number of US allies this week signalled they were open to this possibility. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has warned of “serious...
Rail passengers in Cumbria have been told not to travel after a train derailed. There is disruption between Carlisle and Oxenholme Lake District due to the derailment near Shap on Wednesday. Avanti West Coast, which operates the impacted line between Preston and Glasgow and Edinburgh, said services north of Preston were cancelled on Thursday and...
A man has been found guilty of raping a homeless woman in Cardiff while he was on a night out. Liam Stimpson, 24, from Llanrumney, Cardiff, was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. The attack on the 40-year-old happened on 27...
The Green Party of England and Wales launch their election campaign in Bristol. Co-leader Carla Denyer told supporters that the party is “looking to win at least four Green MPs”. A full list of general election candidates will be available on the BBC website once nominations close. Source link
Getty Images MPs for the Together for Catalonia party celebrate the passing of the amnesty law Spain’s Congress has approved the government’s contentious Catalan amnesty law, which has now overcome its final parliamentary hurdle ahead of its implementation. The law seeks to withdraw pending legal action against Catalan nationalists for separatist activities, including a 2017...
The trial of three men for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry five years ago has begun. Peter Cavanagh, 35, of Mary Street in Derry, Jordan Devine, 23, of Bishop Street and Paul McIntyre, 56, of Kells Walk have all been charged with murder. Lyra McKee died after being struck by a bullet...
Just now Mark Savage,Music correspondent Getty Images CMAT played at Big Weekend shortly after being nominated for best album at the Ivor Novello Awards Singer-songwriter CMAT says the BBC has disabled comments on a video of her performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, after she received abusive messages about her weight. The Instagram clip showed...
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says it is working with Ticketmaster after hackers allegedly stole personal details of more than half a billion customers. The ShinyHunters hacking group is reportedly demanding a $500,000 (£400,000) ransom payment to prevent the information being sold to other parties. Australia said it was aware of a breach and was...