Reuters The start of Vaughan Gething’s time as first minister of Wales has been marred by a row over money donated to his campaign A company that bankrolled Vaughan Gething’s successful bid to become Wales’ first minister was linked to a criminal investigation at the time, the BBC can reveal. Mr Gething’s leadership campaign accepted...
Getty images There’s “very real potential for avoidable and serious harm” being caused, the health trust chairs said Cutbacks in Northern Ireland’s health service could have “catastrophic impacts”, the chairs of the health and social care trusts have warned. In a joint statement, the heads of NI’s six trusts said they are “deeply concerned at...
8 hours ago Chris Andrews and Catherine Morrison,BBC News NI BBC Ada Chell lost her suitor Robert Nicholson who died during the war The events of D-Day and the spirit of the war effort are best told by those who lived through it. With each passing year such first-hand accounts become more precious to record...
An 85-year-old man has been arrested following the sudden death of a woman in Bangor. The woman was aged in her 80s. Police were at the scene of the incident in the Hawthorne Court area late on Monday. Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death continue and the man remains in custody, the Police Service...
5 hours ago Marianna Spring,Disinformation reporter and social media correspondent BBC Misinformation about Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak is among the content promoted to young voters’ TikTok feeds Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being recommended fake AI-generated videos featuring party leaders, misinformation, and clips littered with abusive comments, the BBC has found....
17 minutes ago Steve Jones & PA Media ,BBC News Zac Goodwin / PA Wire Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019 Tributes have been paid to rugby league legend Rob Burrow following his death aged 41. Burrow’s former club Leeds Rhinos announced his death on Sunday, describing him as “a true...
1 hour ago Samantha Noble,BBC News, East Midlands Nottinghamshire Police Jonathan Blundell broke into a Wetherspoons pub, in Nottingham A man who stole three children’s cancer charity collections in a pub break-in and threatened the manager has been sentenced. Police said Jonathan Blundell broke into Lloyds No.1 bar, in Carlton Street, Nottingham, at about 02:30...
Burrow married his childhood sweetheart Lindsey in 2006 and the couple had three children together. “He always says, ‘find somebody else, you’re still young’,” Lindsey said in the documentary, discussing the prospect of a future without her husband. “There will never be anyone else. No-one can ever take Rob’s place.” His parents, Geoff and Irene,...
A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital two days after being seriously injured during a disturbance in the Cranhill area of Glasgow. He has been named by police as Kory McCrimmon from Glasgow. Emergency services were called to Greenfield Park in Eskbank Street at about 20:15 on Friday. The victim was taken to the Queen...
Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain rugby league great Rob Burrow has died. Burrow, who was 41, had lived with motor neurone disease (MND) for nearly five years after being diagnosed in late 2019. The diagnosis came just two years after he retired from playing, following a stellar 17-year career that included winning eight Super League...