Longrunning disputes over guards and rosters surface again as RMT plans 24-hour action leading to delays and cancellationsNew Year’s Eve rail travel is set to be disrupted because of fresh strikes in long-running disputes over the role of guards on trains and other issues.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Read more
Action Line had 431,000 calls and online visits, including 127,000 in response to programmes dealing with sexual abuseMore than 127,000 people contacted the BBC to enquire about support for sexual abuse victims this year after the broadcast of related storylines in high-profile dramas such as Three Girls and Apple Tree Read more
He stunned the nation with exit poll that accurately stated Theresa May would lose her Commons majority Via: John Curtice: Pollster who predicted shock 2017 election result given knighthood
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A University of California regent who was caught on tape last year asking an employee if he could hold her breasts has decided to resign… Via: UC regent resigns amid criticism over offensive remark
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Chemical reactions are threatening to discolor and deform the surface of Georgia O’Keeffe’s famously vibrant paintings, and experts are… Via: Experts try to keep Georgia O'Keeffe paintings from fading
Nathan Ward, 19, appeared at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court in Lisburn, Ireland, today charged with the murder of his father’s girlfriend Jayne Toal Reat (pictured with daughter Charlotte). Via: Son accused of killing dad's girlfriend appears in court
Jonathan Nash, former CEO of Top House in Qatar, says that he is the victim of an internal power struggle at the company which left him personally liable for corporate cheques. Via: UK businessman facing 37 years in jail in Qatar
Woodmancote House in Henfield, west Sussex was once home to Edward Seymour, who was named Lord Protector following the death of Henry VIII in 1547 until he was forced from power and executed. Via: Tudor manor house on 50 acres goes on sale for £6.45m
The two men, both Kurdish Iraqis, were accused of possessing ‘low explosive black powder’ intended for a homemade bombTwo men have appeared in court accused of preparing a homemade bomb for a terrorist attack in the UK.Fish and chip shop owner Andy Star, 31, and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested Read more
A pair of Conservative old stagers are at odds over Brexit while Twitter momentarily restores my faith in humanityTwenty-five years ago, when our daughter was just six months old, my wife and I and another family rented a miserable house on a noisy main road for Christmas – it was Read more