Elections are like nothing else in politics. They’re manic; politicians whizzing around the country, from town to town, city to city, trying to set the agenda and control the narrative. Rishi Sunak will be photographed hundreds of times a day – some of them will be slightly less flattering, like the above one of him...
37 minutes ago Lee Bottomley,BBC News, West Midlands PA Media Coventry Building Society has bought Co-op Bank in a deal worth £780m Coventry Building Society has finalised its £780m deal to buy the Co-operative Bank, but will not be giving its members a vote. The purchase is subject to approval from financial regulators, but is...
Thirty years after apartheid, South Africa is a very different country. But while democracy has endured, and the fear and racist brutality of the past is gone, there is widespread disillusionment. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) have been in power since Nelson Mandela became the country’s first black president. Back in 1994, a woman...
Thames Valley Police said officers also dealt with protesters “in the immediate vicinity of Wellington Square”, who “have been peaceful and no arrests were made”. A spokesperson for OX4P said the students had staged “a peaceful sit-in to demand that the university meet with us after two weeks of non-response”, demanding that administration meet with...
10 minutes ago Emma Saunders,Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Charlotte Church has attended protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza Hay Festival has suspended its sponsorship deal with management investment firm Baillie Gifford, following controversy over the latter’s links with Israel and fossil fuel firms. The news comes after artists including Charlotte Church...
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in west London. The boy died at the scene in Bourne Avenue, Hayes, on Friday afternoon. His family has been informed. A crime scene remains in place and there have been no arrests. Ch Supt Sean Wilson said: “I am so saddened to confirm that another teenager...
In a suburb on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a family is processing the news that their pet was taken by a lioness during the night. CCTV footage reveals the animal jumping up across the house gate, later leaving the same way while clutching a Rottweiler in her mouth. The BBC caught up...
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed him four years ago. Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday. Mr Sanusi...
20 minutes ago Sofia Ferreira Santos,BBC News BBC/Studio Lambert Race Across the World contestant Betty had an emotional conversation with her brother James on Wednesday’s programme Race Across the World contestant Betty has been praised after she shared her diagnosis of Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH) on this week’s programme. In a post on...
This was the outcome Israel sought to avoid: a demand to halt a military operation the government regards as essential for the defeat of Hamas and the return of hostages. But there is no immediate indication that Israel will change course as a result of Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Its...