Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi convicted of sex offence in 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68167793?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 2:14 AM
A new image of Abdul Ezedi shows him with facial injuries, as it is revealed he was granted asylum in 2021 or 2022.
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US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68171280?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:06 AM
The strikes in Syria and Iraq will take place over a number of days, American officials tell CBS News.
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Water bills to rise above inflation in April
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68172008?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:03 AM
Water companies in England and Wales expect an increase of 6%, with an 8.8% rise in Scotland.
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Cash offer for new childcare workers amid shortage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-68128705?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:03 AM
A £1,000 payment will be offered to thousands joining the early-years sector in England.
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Nairobi fire: At least 29 injured in Kenya gas plant explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68176857?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 1:48 AM
Witnesses described feeling tremors immediately after the blast in south-east Nairobi.
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AI will not be 'mass destroyer of jobs', says Bank chief
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68170068?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:03 AM
Bank of England governor says AI has "great potential" as Lords report urges UK to embrace AI.
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Patient 'reborn' after Royal Papworth Hospital lung transplant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-68166422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:03 AM
Georgie Cooper says: "It was amazing to feel the air in my lungs after my transplant."
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Toxic run-off from roads not monitored, BBC finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68130715?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:11 AM
River flowing past the white 'Bake Off' tent is among those polluted by chemicals and tyre particles.
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Former CIA hacker jailed for 40 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68176390?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 11:21 PM
Joshua Schulte, 35, was convicted in 2022 for the largest data breach in the history of the CIA.
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Improvement in cancer survival rates slowing down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68170218?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:03 AM
The number of people beating the disease was rising five times faster in the 2000s.
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Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68175778?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 11:11 PM
The company's shares surge as it reports a jump in users, ad sales and profits, despite Washington concerns.
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'Poison seller' linked to 90 UK deaths to stand trial
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68176391?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 2:27 AM
Prosecutors have also upgraded charges against him from second-degree to first-degree murder.
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US sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68173904?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 10:48 PM
The US president sanctions four Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians.
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Newspaper headlines: Chemical attack manhunt and Gazza's plea to Rashford
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-68175798?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 11:28 PM
Friday's papers have the latest on the search for a man accused of throwing a substance over a family.
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Quiz of the week: Who led the Vikings in Shetland’s Up Helly Aa fire festival?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68168938?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:24 AM
How closely have you been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days?
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US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68159939?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 6:16 PM
BBC Verify analysis shows how Houthi tactics have changed, as commercial shipping traffic in the Red Sea halves.
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'We're not playing by the same rules': French farmers on protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68173000?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 2:07 AM
Farmers like Yves Coppé are concerned about the future of farming and the government's policies.
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Should more British homes be built using straw?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68005481?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:09 AM
Cheap, highly insulating and sustainable, straw has a lot of potential for the building industry.
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Stormont's coming back - what happens next?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67726389?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 6:39 PM
The timeline on how an executive will be formed with a Sinn Féin first minister for the first time.
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Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68169534?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 9:35 PM
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Ferrari on a multi-year deal in 2025.
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Alan Bates criticised speed of Post Office payouts days before offer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68163288?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 5:52 PM
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates had told a minister the scheme needed a "boot up the backside".
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TikTok mutes users' videos as it pulls Taylor Swift and The Weeknd's music
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68166028?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 5:17 PM
It comes after a licensing rights row between the platform and the artists' record label, Universal.
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Fireworks and egg throwing at EU farmer protest in Brussels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68168498?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:43 PM
Farmers from across the EU are demanding fewer regulations as European leaders meet.
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Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin apologises for secretive hospital stay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68171107?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 8:53 PM
"I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis," says US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68165971?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 6:41 PM
The agreement came earlier than expected, overcoming previous opposition from Hungary's Viktor Orban.
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Scottish secretary tells inquiry he deleted WhatsApps to 'free up storage'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68165349?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 1:25 PM
The Scottish secretary also claimed Nicola Sturgeon could "cry from one eye" in his evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry.
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Greta Thunberg outside court: We must remember who real enemy is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68166341?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 8:14 PM
The Swedish climate activist spoke outside a court in London, after being arrested during an environmental protest in October.
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On the trail of the escapee monkey in the Scottish Highlands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68172696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 4:45 PM
A search involving drones has come to an end as Honshu the cheeky monkey is safely recaptured.
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You Me At Six: Emo band to split after 20 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68167150?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 12:52 PM
Lead singer Josh Franceschi says their final tour will be a chance to "celebrate" with fans.
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Margot Robbie 'not sad' over Barbie Oscars snub
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68162716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 31, 2024, 11:46 PM
The Barbie star had a sunny view of the movie's nominations, except when it came to Greta Gerwig.
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Catalonia: State of emergency declared as region faces worst ever drought
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68167942?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 2:24 PM
Residents face a raft of restrictions on water use as the Spanish region faces its worst drought on record.
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Stormont: Assembly to sit on Saturday as DUP boycott ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68155422?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 9:40 PM
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has written to the speaker following the passage of legislation at Westminster.
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Hate faced by MP Mike Freer is attack on democracy, says Downing Street
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68167540?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 4:59 PM
The justice minister is to stand down at the next election, saying he has had enough of threats to his safety.
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Angiodema: Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68164372?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 9:55 AM
A single dose of gene therapy was enough to stop the painful swelling attacks caused by angiodema.
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Toddler rescued from inside claw machine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68163418?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 4:20 AM
Three-year-old Ethan had to be saved after crawling into a toy machine in Brisbane, Australia.
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Adidas says it plans to sell remaining Yeezy sneakers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68163180?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 11:50 AM
The sportswear giant cut ties with Kanye West in 2022 after he made a series of antisemitic comments.
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Mainoo hits 97th-minute winner as Man Utd edge Wolves in classic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68090233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 10:34 PM
Kobbie Mainoo scores a sensational 97th-minute winner as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in a seven-goal thriller at Molineux
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Transfer deadline day 2024: Premier League January spending down by £715m compared to 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68174872?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 1:48 AM
Spending by Premier League clubs in January falls significantly after three successive record-breaking windows.
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West Ham rescue draw with Cherries after Phillips error on debut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68090232?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 10:48 PM
James Ward-Prowse's second-half penalty spares Kalvin Phillips' blushes and rescues a Premier League point for West Ham against Bournemouth at London Stadium.
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Smith beats Littler and Price on way to opening Premier League win
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/68174749?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 11:14 PM
Michael Smith beats Gerwyn Price to win the opening night of the 2024 Premier League Darts in Cardiff.
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India v England: 'Tourists have momentum - and expectation - before second Test'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68159358?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 3:32 PM
England are buoyant after their stunning win in the first Test in India, but success can bring its own dangers, writes Stephan Shemilt.
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Lewis Hamilton: Chief F1 writer Andrew Benson discusses seven-times champion's move to Ferrari
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/formula1/68176265?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 10:03 PM
Chief F1 writer Andrew Benson analyses Lewis Hamilton’s sensational decision to move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season.
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West Ham transfer news: Said Benrahma's move to Lyon collapses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68172772?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:49 AM
Lyon blame West Ham for the collapse of a loan deal for Said Benrahma and accuse the Hammers of "a profound lack of respect".
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What are UK interest rates and when will they fall?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57764601?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 1:36 PM
Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.
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What is the UK inflation rate and how does it affect me?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12196322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 1, 2024, 2:41 PM
The rate at which prices are rising has dropped from record highs, but still remains above the 2% target.
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Train strikes: All you need to know about services on Friday and in February
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61634959?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 2, 2024, 12:49 AM
Members of the Aslef train drivers' union are taking more action in its long-running dispute.
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Nursery: How does 15 hours and 30 free hours childcare work?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-62036045?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 25, 2024, 6:31 PM
All children of working parents in England will get 30 hours of funded childcare by September 2025.
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How to save money even when the budget is tight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66855566?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 8, 2024, 10:01 AM
The interest paid on savings is better than anything seen for years, so how can you save when bills are rising?
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