In May, 1967 a skinny, pale junior schoolboy from a rural market town celebrated his seventh birthday with his parents. Not at home under the big skies of East Anglia, but in Malgrat de Mar, a beach...
Reece Galbraith, 33, has been jailed for 14 years at Newcastle Crown Court for manslaughter after causing the death of two people, including a seven-year-old boy, in a house explosion while making...
Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN body rules1 day agoVictoria BourneBBC NewsReutersRussia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July...
'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland35 minutes agoWill VernonBBC NewsReporting fromWarsawEPASvitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland."Even when we moved to...
Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...
A manhunt has been launched for a suspected thief who allegedly nicked £3000 in cash, sparking a major police operation and a public warning to steer clear of the alleged burglar - a black-haired...
Greece's coastal areas brace for potential tsunami after a strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the island of Crete earlier today.The Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has issued...
Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding1 day agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has...
Social media services are “failing girls at every stage” and allowing grooming, abuse, and harassment, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned. Investigators created fake profiles of a teenage...
MSPs have approved the general principles of legislation that could introduce assisted dying for terminally ill Scots in a landmark vote at Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament voted by 70 votes to 56...
Plans to implement three-weekly bin collections have sparked outrage in Newbury, West Berkshire, with hundreds calling on the council to backtrack. The Liberal Democrat-run local authority currently...
Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...
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Asylum hotel companies vow to hand back some profits1 hour agoJack FenwickPolitical correspondentEPATwo companies that receive taxpayers' money to house asylum seekers in hotels have said they will...
Trump touts $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit and lifts sanctions on Syria27 minutes agoBernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington DCUS President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than...