[ad_1] A boy’s skull was fractured when he was shot with an airgun while climbing over a fence to get his football back. The 11-year-old was playing with friends in the back garden of a house on Roadtrain Avenue in Leyland at about 19:20 BST on Monday when the ball went over a fence. He...
[ad_1] An 11-year-old girl has died following a mudslide in North Yorkshire. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking ,...
[ad_1] Net migration to the UK fell 10% last year after hitting a record high in 2022, o figures show. The number – the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK and leaving – was 685,000 in the year to December 2023, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents a...
[ad_1] Speaking on the first day of the campaign, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he believes the Conservatives have the “right plan” and are capable of delivering a “secure future”. On Wednesday, Mr Sunak called a general election for 4 July, saying he was proud of the government’s record. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Getty Images Rishi Sunak called a general election on Wednesday Political parties have kicked started their campaigning for the general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended speculation on Wednesday, saying voters will go to the polls on 4 July. Speaking on Radio Wales Breakfast on Thursday, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour MP for Torfaen, said the...
[ad_1] Reform UK founder and honorary president Nigel Farage has announced he will not stand in the general election on 4 July. There was speculation he would be unveiled as a candidate by Reform leader Richard Tice this morning. But he had previously said he would not make an eighth attempt to become an MP...
[ad_1] Further heavy rain could cause a danger to life and travel disruption, the Met Office has warned, a day after a person died in a mudslide in North Yorkshire. Flood warnings have also been issued across England with one in Scotland. National Rail has said its northern services are facing disruption, with a major...
[ad_1] Rail operators are urging people not to travel on services between the north west of England and Scotland due to flooding on the railway line. It comes after heavy rainfall on Wednesday, with a 24-hour amber weather warning remaining in place across north-west England until 12:00 BST. TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast said...
[ad_1] Former health secretary Michael Matheson is to be sanctioned by a Holyrood committee after breaching its code of conduct over an £11,000 bill he racked up on a parliamentary iPad. The SNP MSP’s device was used to set up a wifi hotspot during a family holiday to Morocco in December 2022, which he said...
[ad_1] 2 hours ago Scott Hesketh & Daniel O’Donoghue,BBC North West Investigations Family photograph Ethan was nine when he was attacked by a pupil carrying a knife A nine-year-old boy who made a school poster about the dangers of knife crime after being pinned down by a fellow pupil wielding a six-inch blade went on...