A new criminal offence of “pet abduction” will come into force in August in England and Northern Ireland after legislation was pushed through on the final day of Parliament. Planned new laws to tackle puppy-smuggling and to address dog attacks on livestock have run out of time and will not now become law. Animal welfare...
23 minutes ago Duncan Leatherdale,BBC North East & Cumbria Durham Police Christina Robinson had denied injuring and killing her three-year-old son A woman who caned, scalded and murdered her three-year-old son has been jailed for at least 25 years. Christina Robinson subjected Dwelaniyah to “extreme cruelty” in the weeks before his death in November 2022....
Hello and welcome to the first day of Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024, which is this year being held in Luton. Join us as we follow all the live action as some of the biggest names in music descend on Stockwood Park. Chase & Status, Raye and Coldplay are this year’s main headliners and they’ll...
The PM said he “stepped up to do something that is bold” over his bid to phase out smoking. But the bill is one of those that will not get debated, or voted. on, before Parliament closes on Friday ahead of the general election. Some bills will fail to make it in time in the...
Family Photo Dylan Cope’s GP had referred him to hospital with suspected appendicitis, but doctors and nurses discharged him with flu after missing the note A nine-year-old boy who died from sepsis days after being sent home from hospital with a leaflet on the flu was “erroneously discharged”, a coroner has concluded. Dylan Cope from...
Just now Ian Youngs,Entertainment & arts reporter Getty Images Charlotte Church pictured addressing a pro-Palestinian rally in London in March Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar have become the latest speakers to withdraw from the Hay literary festival in protest at a sponsor’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies. The pair had been due to...
Liam James-Morris Toby Pearl (right) and Liam James-Morris (left) said they thought they were going to die when their plane hit severe turbulence A backpacker from Wales rushed to perform CPR for 30 minutes on a passenger who had a fatal heart attack aboard the Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence. Toby Pearl, 21,...
38 minutes ago Katy Scott,BBC Scotland reporter PA Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make Scotland “central to the mission” of a Labour government. The Labour leader outlined his vision at a Scottish campaign launch event in Glasgow ahead of the general election on 4 July. Sir Keir said Scotland needed to be a “leading...
A French policeman has killed a protester in France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Seven people have now died in a week of violence sparked by controversial voting reforms. Prosecutor Yves Dupas, in New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa, said the officer came under attack from demonstrators and fired his weapon on Friday. The death comes a...
3 hours ago Abigail Taylor,BBC News NI HBO Game of Thrones was mostly filmed in locations across Northern Ireland, including Titanic Studios, Belfast. Fans of fantasy show, Game of Thrones, are celebrating as the latest spin off show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, will be filmed in Belfast. It is set to begin filming...