[ad_1] 2 hours ago Eleanor Lawson,BBC News, West Midlands Kayleigh Coclough Kayleigh Coclough said coroners would not release Shay Kang’s body without parental permission A 10-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with her murder has still not been buried as coroners need parental permission to release her body, the girl’s godmother has said. Shay...
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Ironman competitor raising money after heart ‘rupture’ at 19
[ad_1] 4 hours ago Leigh Boobyer & John Darvall,BBC News, Bristol Marathon Photos Simon Page ran the Great Bristol run on 19 May “I remember saying to myself ‘what next can this world give me?’ At that point I knew I needed to kick into shape and start fighting back. And when I did, everything...
Does banning mobile phones stop friction in the classroom?
[ad_1] 5 hours ago Suzanne Allan,BBC Scotland News BBC Gracie, a senior pupil, says the phone ban has been a good thing for her school To ban or not to ban? That’s the question head teachers across Scotland have been faced with as they try to deal with the increasing use of mobile phones in...
Labour makes NHS pledge as Tories promise new apprenticeships
[ad_1] It’s now been a week since the election was called, and today the campaigns continue. Rishi Sunak is heading to the South West, where he will likely be wanting to push the Tories’ new plan, announced today, to axe some degrees and instead increase the number of apprenticeships. Over in the Labour camp, they’re...
Police officers injured and 40 arrests at protest in Westminster
[ad_1] Three police officers were injured and 40 people have been arrested during a demonstration in Westminster. One officer suffered a serious facial injury after she was hit with a bottle thrown from within the crowd, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said the suspect has not yet been identified but police are investigating. Other...
Why is the TV show so popular?
[ad_1] 7 minutes ago Helen Bushby,Culture reporter This article does not reveal the winner of Race Across the World, but does include details of some earlier moments from series four. BBC/Studio Lambert/Pete Dadds The current series reached a record audience of more than seven million, including catch-up As the final for Race Across the World...
‘Sextortion guides’ for sale on social media, BBC finds
[ad_1] Just now Tony Smith,Angus Crawford BBC Online sellers are explicit in what they offer Criminals are selling guides on social media on how to carry out sextortion, BBC News has learned. The guides show people how to pose as young women online, trick a victim into sending sexually explicit material and then blackmail them....
Why Nigel Farage’s return to the fray matters
[ad_1] Just now Chris Mason,Political editor, @ChrisMasonBBC EPA Nigel Farage following a press conference in Dover on Tuesday Nigel Farage is one of the most influential politicians of our time. Quite the achievement for a man who has never been an MP, despite trying to become one seven times. Would the UK have left the...
Vaughan Gething no confidence vote expected
[ad_1] 10 minutes ago Gareth Lewis,Political editor, BBC Wales Senedd Cymru Vaughan Gething looks set to face a Tory no confidence motion next week Wales’ First Minister Vaughan Gething looks set to face a vote of no confidence when the Senedd returns next week. The Welsh Conservatives are said to be very likely to table...
PM pledges to scrap ‘rip-off degrees’
[ad_1] 13 minutes ago Hazel Shearing,Education correspondent, @hazelshearing Getty Images The Conservatives would scrap some university courses in England and replace them with 100,000 apprenticeships per year if they win the July election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. The party says it would replace the “worst performing” degrees that it considers a “rip-off” because...









