What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia’s Ukraine war
5 hours ago Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Marharyta Fal/Frontliner/Getty Images The draft US-Russia peace plan has been widely leaked and we now know that it proposes to hand over those areas of Ukraine’s industrial eastern Donbas region still under Ukrainian…
BBC board member resigns and criticises ‘governance issues’ at top of corporation
7 hours ago Katie Razzall,Culture and Media Editor and George Bowden,Culture reporter BBC A member of the BBC’s board has resigned over what he says are “governance issues” at the top of the corporation. Shumeet Banerji also said in a…
Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan
1 hour ago Jaroslav Lukiv Zelensky/Telegram Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Kyiv risks losing US support over a White House plan on how to end the war with Russia. Addressing the nation on Friday, Zelensky said Ukraine “might…
New puberty blockers trial to begin after UK ban
43 minutes ago Philippa Roxby,Health reporter and Alison Holt,Social affairs editor Getty Images Details of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children and young people questioning their gender have been announced….
Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says
8 hours ago Nick MarshBusiness reporter, Singapore The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduates being hired, the boss of accountancy giant PwC has told the BBC. However, global chairman Mohamed Kande said AI was…
Vinted blocks ‘sickening’ sexually explicit ads
17 hours ago Shiona McCallumSenior Tech Reporter Getty Images Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes. Kirsty…
Stokes inspires England fightback in captivating Ashes opener
Superb England tear into Australia in Ashes opener To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, ‘Stokes strikes again!’ – Green caught behind for 24 By Stephan Shemilt…
‘As good as I’ve seen’ – Vaughan hails England attack
‘As good as I’ve seen’ – Vaughan hails England attack To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Archer bowls Labuschagne for nine as ball is played on…
The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis
3 hours ago Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent BBC The residents of Peckham in south London have just lost their Poundland store, which closed this week after 11 years of trading. “Everyone comes in here, it’s very cheap. I buy stuff for…
Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan
35 minutes ago Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem Yasser Abu Shabab/Facebook Urgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of armed groups that have emerged to fight Hamas in Gaza over recent months. They include groups based around family clans,…