Ben Chu and Tamara Kovacevic BBC Verify Getty Images Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had held for 47 years, but stayed inside the EU single market and customs union for a further 11 months to keep trade…

LinkedIn Mortgage lenders are withdrawing offers to homebuyers with fire safety certificates issued by Adam Kiziak’s company, Tri Fire An expert has been accused of signing off fire safety certificates for flats in high-rise blocks using the credentials and signature of another engineer without permission, the BBC has been told. Adam Kiziak has been under…

Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News BBC Asiawu Imam says the therapy will make a huge difference A gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, with a price tag of £1.65m, is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England. About 50 people a year with the inherited blood disorder are likely to receive…

Paul Kelly Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultry Poultry farmers are appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against the “devastating” bird flu virus spreading across the UK. Vaccinating poultry against avian influenza is currently not…

Many of Friday’s front pages report the collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter in Washington DC that killed 67 people. The story in the Times focuses on comments from US President Donald Trump that blamed diversity initiatives that were championed by former administrations. Trump, who acknowledged that there was no evidence to support…

Scarlett had been on loan in the Championship at Oxford United until recently. “There was a certain number nine, Harry Kane, at this football club that went on loan to Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester, and ended up becoming a legend of this club,” said Crouch. “Of course that is a lot for Dane Scarlett to…

Jonny Humphries & Tom Mullen BBC News Church of England Bishop of Warrington Bev Mason said recent days had been “excruciating” The Bishop of Warrington has identified herself as one of the women who had accused the Bishop of Liverpool of sexual misconduct. The Right Reverend Bev Mason released an open letter accusing the Church…

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UFC president Dana White has condemned comments by fighter Bryce Mitchell about Adolf Hitler as “beyond disgusting”. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial artist Mitchell said the German dictator was a “good guy” and that “the Holocaust ain’t real”. The 30-year-old American, ranked 13th in the featherweight division, made a range of antisemitic, homophobic and…

Wyre Davies BBC News Reporting fromRamallah, West Bank BBC Raghad, right, and her sister Hedaya were getting ready to meet their father After a delay of several hours, there were jubilant scenes here in Ramallah where around 60 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli detention into the arms of their overjoyed loved ones. Among those…