Daniel Davies Political correspondent, BBC Wales News David Deans Political reporter, BBC Wales News Getty Images Darren Millar has been leader of the Senedd’s Conservatives for two months The leader of the Senedd’s Conservatives and one of his colleagues has missed a vote on the Welsh government’s draft budget after they went to the US…
Laura Scott Reporting fromKingston Crown Court EPA Chelsea and Australia star Samantha Kerr is considered to be one of the world’s best strikers Chelsea striker Samantha Kerr “felt ignored” by Met Police officers after telling them a taxi driver had left her fearing for her life, a jury has heard. The Australia international is charged…
Efforts to keep potentially disease-ridden meat out of the UK are being undermined by post-Brexit border checks, a senior health official has said. The boss of the Dover Port Health Authority said illegal meat, which has not been through proper health checks, was now available on “most High Streets” in the UK. European outbreaks of…
The “utterly heartbroken” family of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed at a Sheffield school on Monday have described him as a “best friend to all”. Harvey Willgoose died after he was attacked at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road on Monday. In a statement issued through South Yorkshire Police, Harvey’s family…
Chris Brightmore (right) with son-in-law and helpful diver in Dubai From England comes a story via Dubai of extraordinary human kindness shown to a man who had lost his wedding ring. Chris Brightmore was visiting family in the UAE in the week before Christmas when a ring that had not left his finger in 51…
Orla Guerin Senior International Correspondent Goktay Koraltan/ BBC The BBC joined Anton Yaremchuk as he evacuated people from the town of Pokrovsk As he prepares to set off on another rescue mission on Ukraine’s eastern front, 35-year-old Anton Yaremchuk is grateful for the fog. It will shield him and his colleague Pylyp from Russian drones…
Thousands of residents are fleeing Santorini after hundreds of earthquakes were recorded near the Greek island in the last 48 hours. About 9,000 people have left the island since Sunday, with additional emergency flights scheduled to leave on Tuesday. More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the past two days near the island, and…
BBC / Meleri Williams Teachers Fiona Elias, left, and Liz Hopkin were stabbed along with a pupil at the school The onus to do a daily check for knives in the bag of a 14-year-old girl convicted of attempted murder should not have been put on her father, Plaid Cymru’s education spokesperson has said. The…
Chelsea forward Joao Felix has completed a loan move to AC Milan until the end of the season. The Italian side have paid a £5m loan fee for Felix, with no obligation to buy the 25-year-old Portugal international in the summer. Though the deal was only announced on Tuesday, the required paperwork was submitted in…
Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina on Unsplash Scientists in China experimenting with rice cultivars have been able to crossbreed a non-GMO variety that produces 70% less methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is emitted in large amounts through rice cultivation. The team is now seeking to demonstrate the importance of this new rice to the Chinese…
