We’ll end children living in B&Bs, government says in child poverty pledge
2 hours ago Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter Getty The government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit as part of its child poverty strategy. The government says the…
Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings?
6 hours ago Gordon CoreraBBC security analyst Reuters When the call came in to the duty officer at MI6 headquarters on the evening of 4 March 2018, it was met with surprise and alarm. One of their agents was lying…
Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine’s troops will withdraw
3 hours ago Jaroslav Lukiv Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS President Vladimir Putin has warned again that Ukrainian troops must withdraw from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region or Russia will seize it, rejecting any compromise over how to end the war in…
Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
5 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete. They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded…
New homes delayed by ‘energy-hungry’ data centres
19 hours ago Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images The rapid growth of “energy-hungry” data centres is delaying new homes in London, just as its housing crisis is “at its worst”, a new report has warned. Data centres are giant warehouses…
Porn company fined £1m over inadequate age checks
1 hour ago Tom SingletonTechnology reporter Getty Images Ofcom has fined a porn company £1m for failing to put in place sufficiently robust age checks – the biggest penalty it has imposed so far under the Online Safety Act. The…
‘Australia will have to admit he’s a great’ – Root hits elusive century
‘Australia will have to admit he’s a great’ – Root hits elusive century To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Root brings up his half-century as England…
A shadow of his imperious self – Van Dijk fights decline
A shadow of his imperious self – Van Dijk fights decline To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Mukiele own goal means Liverpool draw with Sunderland By…
Household bills will rise to fund £28bn investment in energy network
28 minutes ago Rachel Clun,business reporterand Kevin Peachey,cost of living correspondent AFP via Getty Images Household energy bills will rise to help fund a £28bn investment in the UK’s energy network. Energy regulator Ofgem has approved the funding in a…
Oil, defence and geopolitics: Why Putin is visiting Modi in Delhi
11 hours ago Steve Rosenberg,Russia editor, in Delhiand Vikas Pandey,India editor AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend an annual summit held…