reuters Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement announcing a UK general election for the 4 July Political leaders across Northern Ireland have been reacting to the news that the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election for 4 July. The announcement comes after UK Cabinet members cancelled travel plans and prior arrangements...
17 minutes ago Gareth Lewis,BBC Wales political editor Getty Images The new Bangor Aberconwy seat, home of Conwy Castle, is central to Labour plans The 2019 general election changed the political map of Wales, with a Boris Johnson-inspired Conservative Party turning some unexpected parts of it blue. The Tories took Bridgend and also swept across...
8 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Airbus UK Artwork: Vigil would provide a side-on view of the gap between the Sun and the Earth British engineers will lead the development of a new satellite to monitor the Sun for the energetic outbursts it sends towards Earth. The announcement of Vigil, as the spacecraft will...
A judge in Tennessee has blocked a planned auction of Graceland, the former home of singer Elvis Presley. The mansion has been at the centre of a dispute between Presley’s granddaughter, actress Riley Keough, and a company that claimed ownership after saying his estate failed to repay a loan. Keough inherited Graceland and much of...
A second teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne on Saturday in Ovingham, Northumberland, police have confirmed. The 13-year-old, who has been named as Aras Rudzianskas from Newcastle, was one of two teenagers who got into difficulty after entering the water on Saturday. The other victim, whose body was found...
A model has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2003, the latest in a string of allegations against the rapper and businessman. Crystal McKinney said in a lawsuit that Mr Combs invited her to his New York studio and plied her with alcohol and marijuana until she became intoxicated. He...
But the painting also had supporters. “I actually don’t mind it because I don’t think the painting was meant to look like the Princess of Wales in a realistic way, but more like an image we recognise to be her. To me it works,” wrote Fafo. “Painting in whatever medium you chose isn’t meant to...
A Chinese blogger jailed for four years for her reporting on the first Covid outbreak in Wuhan has been released from prison, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has confirmed. The media watchdog shared a video of Ms Zhang saying she had been released on schedule, thanking everyone for their concern. She was due to be freed...
He collected Olympic silver in Munich in 1972 and won World Championship gold the following year. Wilkie added three more Commonwealth medals for Scotland, including two golds, in 1974. In 1975, he completed a 100m and 200m breaststroke double at world level and was voted British Sports Personality of the Year. Wilkie’s crowning moment came...
6 minutes ago Angus Cochrane ,BBC Scotland News Getty Images First Minister John Swinney outlined his government’s plans in a speech to the Scottish Parliament First Minister John Swinney has declared the eradication of child poverty as his “single most important objective”. The SNP leader also pledged to grow the economy, tackle the climate emergency...