Sarah Davies Alberto Almeida’s life has been saved twice because of blood donations Alberto Almeida treasures every day with his family because he could bleed to death at any moment due to a rare illness. Donated blood has saved his life twice in the past year, after he suffered severe haemorrhages caused by an inoperable...
BBC Jackie Barnes received a letter confirming her mother’s ashes were found A grieving daughter has been told her mother’s ashes were found during a police search at a funeral parlour, months after she thought she had scattered them. Jackie Barnes from Dumbarton received a letter from Argyll and Bute council confirming the ashes were...
The tallest rollercoaster in the UK is opening at Thorpe Park in Surrey. The adventure park says Hyperia is the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the country – exceeding 80mph (129kmph). The ride includes 3,264ft (995m) of track, is 236ft tall and has the tallest loop in Europe, according to the park. Thorpe Park director...
Young performers in Luton have been filmed performing a spoken word piece to be shown on screens at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Made in collaboration with BBC Three Counties Radio, We’re Proud of Luton features 15 young people from Next Generation Youth Theatre (NGYT) based in the town. Words were written by the group to...
9 minutes ago Tom Symonds,BBC Home Affairs Correspondent, @BBCTomSymonds BBC Immigration enforcement staff practise loading detainees on to planes Plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda have already proved to be divisive. The Conservatives say flights will take off if they are re-elected but Labour want to scrap the policy completely. BBC News has been...
Once lush green forests in Mozambique are being decimated at an alarming rate. Trees are cleared to make way for farmland. There is evidence of unsustainable commercial logging of protected species. But one project is working with villages alongside Chimanimani National Park in central Mozambique to try to restore the forests to their natural diversity....
Czech President Petr Pavel has been taken to hospital after injuring himself while riding a motorcycle, his office has said. It said the injuries “are not serious”, but a “short observation” was required. It gave no further details. Czech police said they were not investigating the accident because it happened on a closed racing circuit...
Reuters Donald Trump has held a campaign rally in New York’s South Bronx neighbourhood as he seeks to win over black and Latino voters ahead of November’s presidential election. Among those he shared the stage with on Thursday was Florida Republican Byron Donalds, a black congressman and rumoured potential running mate. It was Mr Trump’s...
Tesla boss Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), just days after President Joe Biden quadrupled levies on EVs imported from China. “Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs”, the multi-billionaire told a technology conference in Paris via video link. Mr Musk’s comments are at odds with a warning...
The Conservatives’ promise to abolish no-fault evictions before the election will not happen, sources have told the BBC. The Renters (Reform) Bill, which would ban landlords from evicting tenants without a reason, will not become law before parliament is prorogued on Friday. Rishi Sunak’s flagship bill to eventually ban smoking also looks set to be...