Monday, 31 January 2022
Covid: Ministers to consult over NHS jab requirement for England
The policy for England, which also includes care staff, will be reviewed in light of the Omicron variant.
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Anne Frank's betrayal: Dutch publisher apologises for book
The book identifies a person who may have betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis.
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Sunday, 30 January 2022
Everton: Frank Lampard agrees to become manager
Frank Lampard finalises a two-and-a-half-year deal as Everton's new manager and is putting his backroom staff in place and working on new signings.
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Rosie Duffield: MP considers leaving Labour over 'obsessive harassment'
Rosie Duffield says the "rubbish" has been going on for years and nothing has been done to stop it.
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Bloody Sunday: 'I still miss my father, 50 years on'
Relatives of those killed in Londonderry have gathered to remember loved ones, 50 years on.
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Saturday, 29 January 2022
Storm Ana: Deadly Africa storm shows climate crisis reality - UN
Rescue workers in southern Africa are trying to reach thousands stranded as more are found dead.
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Friday, 28 January 2022
Brexit: Irish Sea border checks 'not fit for purpose'
An audit finds the system for checking agri-foods entering Northern Ireland does not comply with EU rules.
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National Insurance: What’s the new Health and Social Care tax and what will it cost me?
A new health and social care tax is being introduced in April.
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Thursday, 27 January 2022
Dave Ryding on skiing gold: I never dreamed I'd win one
Dave "the Rocket" Ryding won Britain's first ever alpine skiing World Cup gold medal on Saturday.
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Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Call for rethink of Scottish gender recognition reforms
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says "more detailed consideration" of the reforms is needed.
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Covid: Call to publish parties report in full and pet spending boom continues
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Playboy 'strongly supports' women accusing Hugh Hefner
A new US docuseries describes Hugh Hefner as a "vampire" who "sucked the life" out of young girls.
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Ukraine: What is Nato and why doesn't Russia trust it?
Nato countries are trying to help Ukraine in the face of a possible Russian invasion.
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Monday, 24 January 2022
How anti-social behaviour can devastate lives
BBC Panorama investigates what can happen when anti-social behaviour escalates.
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Sunday, 23 January 2022
John Lewis says it is wrong to cut sick pay for unjabbed staff
Unlike rivals, the retailer says all staff get full sick pay regardless of vaccination status.
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Sublime Ziyech strike helps Chelsea beat Tottenham for third time in three weeks
Two second-half goals, including a brilliant strike from Hakim Ziyech, help Chelsea beat Tottenham for the third time in three weeks.
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Saturday, 22 January 2022
Jean-Jacques Savin: French adventurer dies crossing Atlantic Ocean
Jean-Jacques Savin, who was 75, had previously made the voyage in a large barrel.
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Cardiff's 'Mona Lisa' mural removed for McDonald's ad
The move was described as "pretty tasteless", but the fast food company say it will be re-instated.
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Friday, 21 January 2022
Do Ukrainians and Russians believe a full-scale war is possible?
Amid growing fears of a Russian invasion, BBC correspondents gauge the public mood in Kyiv and Moscow.
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Covid vaccinations: Anti-vaxers use 'crime number' to try to halt jabs
Police say the number merely acknowledges an allegation - not that a crime has been committed.
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Meat Loaf: What exactly is it that the singer would not do for love?
How I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) became one of rock's biggest urban myths.
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Thursday, 20 January 2022
Paris Fashion Week: Louis Vuitton shows Virgil Abloh's last collection
The French fashion house pays tribute to its late artistic director during Paris Fashion Week.
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US man who faked death re-arrested in Glasgow
Nicholas Rossi is facing extradition over a charge of rape in Utah in the United States.
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Wednesday, 19 January 2022
'We hope that she's doing OK' - leading players call for information on Peng's wellbeing
Victoria Azarenka, Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty call for more information on Chinese player Peng Shuai's wellbeing.
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Unilever says it will not increase £50bn bid for rival
Consumer goods giant Unilever says it will not sweeten its bid for the healthcare arm of GlaxoSmithKline.
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Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Ashling Murphy: 'Community is needed to overcome such evil'
Mourners say "nothing is going to be the same again" after the killing of Ashling Murphy.
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Tonga tsunami: Before and after eruption
Satellite and aerial images show impact of eruption of underwater volcano near Tonga island chain.
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Monday, 17 January 2022
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Brussels fears Europe is 'closest to war' in decades
Fears are rising over Russia's plans to shake up the region, writes BBC Europe editor Katya Adler.
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Sunday, 16 January 2022
Cladding crisis: Norwegian wealth fund urged to pressure firms and builders
Grenfell survivors have asked a huge public fund to have 11 firms "resolve" buildings' fire safety defects.
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Saturday, 15 January 2022
Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United: Philippe Coutinho scores on debut to rescue point for hosts
Philippe Coutinho scores on his Aston Villa debut to earn Steven Gerrard's side a point at home to Manchester United.
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Kate Josephs: Sheffield Council boss 'must stand down'
Former government official Kate Josephs is facing calls to stand down from Sheffield Council.
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Friday, 14 January 2022
Ashling Murphy: 'What happened to her could have happened to me'
People across Ireland came together in solidarity, rage and grief at the killing of Ashling Murphy.
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Squalor of Sheffield autistic man's attic 'prison' revealed in picture
Police picture shows inside the bedroom where a vulnerable 22-year-old was kept for seven months.
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Thursday, 13 January 2022
Southampton boat crash: Men charged over girl's speedboat death
Emily Lewis was fatally injured when a the boat collided with a buoy in the Solent.
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Police to consider investigation if No 10 party probe points to criminal offences
The force says it will consider investigation if the civil service inquiry points to potential criminal offences.
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The puzzle of America's record Covid hospital rate
Europe has fewer Covid patients in hospital now. Why are the US and Canada bucking the Omicron trend?
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Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Virginia Giuffre: What we know about Prince Andrew's accuser
What we know about the woman who has accused the British royal of sexual assault.
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'I blew up like a huge balloon, it was terrifying'
Piotr Pokrzywnicki discovered that he had kidney failure after his whole body became swollen.
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'He was like a lighthouse' - Sidney Poitier's daughter posts moving tribute
"I know people know he was good, but I don't think they know the depth of his goodness."
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Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Sacked belly-dancing teacher sparks Egypt debate over women's rights
Aya Yousef was sacked and divorced after she was filmed moving to music at a work social event.
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Covid: Matt Hancock contracts virus for second time
The former health secretary says he is self-isolating after the positive test result.
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Novak Djokovic: Up to tennis star to explain PCR grey area, says Serbia PM
Ana Brnabic says it would be a clear breach of rules if the tennis star went out knowing he had Covid.
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Pig heart transplant an absolute miracle, says patient's son
David Bennett, 57, is the first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
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How Magawa the rat was trained to detect mines
A rat which helped locate more than a 100 landmines in Cambodia has died at the age of eight.
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No 10 staff intervened to stop Downing Street events
One former insider tells the BBC drinks on 20 May "lowered the bar" for later events to take place.
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Serbian PM comments on Djokovic PCR test
Ana Brnabić says it would be a clear rule breach if Novak Djokovic was out after a positive Covid test.
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Covid: Welsh word cwtch used in Parliament for first time
The word means hug or cuddle and made its Commons debut in a question to Boris Johnson.
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EastEnders starts filming on troubled new £87m Albert Square set
The BBC soap has been criticised for going way over budget and schedule.
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Monday, 10 January 2022
Covid: Fact-checking the doctor who challenged the health secretary
An intensive-care doctor challenged the health secretary over mandatory vaccination - are his claims right?
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Novak Djokavic: How tennis player won visa row court case
Australia's legal defence collapsed on the evidence of the tennis player's treatment at the airport.
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Sunday, 9 January 2022
Scala dei Turchi: Sicily's famed cliffs streaked red by vandals
Sicily's Scala dei Turchi are visited by thousands of tourists every year.
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Covid pandemic: Chinese city tests 14m people after cluster
As China pursues a zero-Covid policy, Tianjin aims to test all its residents within 48 hours.
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Venues must have anti-terror measures under government plans
The legal duty has been championed by the mother of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the 2017 Manchester attack.
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Saturday, 8 January 2022
Alice Byrne: Family plea over Portobello woman missing since New Year's Day
Police Scotland said Alice Byrne, 28, was last seen leaving a friend's flat in Portobello a week ago.
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Marilyn Bergman: Oscar-winning lyricist dies at 93
Together with her husband, Bergman wrote songs for legends like Barbara Streisand and Fred Astaire.
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Basildon firefighters rescue puppy stuck in baby formula milk tin
The "curious' French Bulldog is freed thanks to firefighters in Basildon.
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Friday, 7 January 2022
'A steely determination never to back down'
We look back on the career of Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar.
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Djokovic court case: Could he argue his way to the Open?
How did Djokovic breach Australia's laws and could he argue his way into the Australian Open?
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Javid concerned by Covid admissions in older people
The NHS faces "a rocky few weeks", the health secretary says as staff absences grow and cases rise.
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Thursday, 6 January 2022
Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO
The WHO cautions that just like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalising and killing people.
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Stormtrooper funeral procession in Ashbourne for Star Wars fan
Paul Wadley planned the funeral himself after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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Peter Bogdanovich: The Last Picture Show director dies aged 82
The New York filmmaker was Oscar-nominated for his coming-of-age drama starring Cybill Shepherd.
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Wednesday, 5 January 2022
Italian mafia boss caught after Google Maps sighting in Spain
Gioacchino Gammino had been on the run for two decades, but was spotted in Spain on Google Maps.
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Harvey Parker: Missing student police find body in Thames
Student Harvey Parker, 20, was last seen leaving Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross on 17 December.
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Tuesday, 4 January 2022
Prince Andrew: Emily Maitlis on the TV interview that is 'critical' to sexual assault case
Emily Maitlis says Prince Andrew's interview with her is now "critical" to the sexual assault case.
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Costa Book Awards: Robert Maxwell biography among winners
John Preston charts the rise and fall of the notorious media mogul who was found dead at sea in 1991.
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General Motors 90-year streak as top US car seller ends
Japan's Toyota outsold the US car company for the first time in nearly a century.
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Monday, 3 January 2022
Haiti PM Ariel Henry survived assassination attempt - officials
Ariel Henry was targeted by gunmen during an event in Gonaïves on Saturday, his office says.
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Covid-19: French MPs get death threats over support for vaccine pass
They report the threats as they consider tougher restrictions on unvaccinated people in France.
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Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Joao Moutinho scores late winner
Manchester United lose for the first time in the Premier League under interim coach Ralf Rangnick as Joao Moutinho scores a late winner for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Pembrokeshire: Stranded starfish on Welsh beaches
Extreme weather and big tides are often the cause of sea life washing up on beaches say experts.
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Sunday, 2 January 2022
Stokes has no ambition to be England captain
Ben Stokes says he does not aspire to be England captain and gives his backing to current skipper Joe Root.
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Colorado wildfire: Two people remain missing and presumed dead
A local sheriff previously said it had been a miracle no-one was reported missing or dead.
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Nothing in data to support new curbs in England - ministers
But a senior doctor urges action to bring case numbers down as hospitals cope with staff absences.
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Saturday, 1 January 2022
County Tyrone road deaths 'cast dark cloud' over community
Funerals are held for two of the three young men who died in a crash in County Tyrone.
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Map drawn from memory helps reunite kidnapped Chinese man with family
Li Jingwei was kidnapped in Yunnan province in 1989 and sold to a family thousands of miles away.
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West Ham edge win at Crystal Palace
West Ham United begin the new year by winning a thrilling Premier League game at Crystal Palace.
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Root & Brook hit centuries but fifth Test in balance after late wickets
Joe Root and Harry Brook hit respective centuries but bad light and late wickets sees the fifth Test head into a final day with it hanging p...