Staff were left reeling at the scale of the cutbacks, which will see around one in 13 roles go and are part of an £80million savings programme. Via: BBC Blood bath: High-profile presenters are among 450 jobs being axed
JULIA LAWRENCE: On Wednesday night at London’s Palladium, Madonna remembered her manners. And painful hip and knee be damned, she dazzled, the absolute trouper she is. Via: JULIA LAWRENCE reviews Madonna at the London Palladium
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We’ve packed our bags and bought our tickets, and on Friday evening we are off. Whatever you think of the decision, there is no doubt this is a landmark in our modern history. Via: DOMINIC SANDBROOK looks back at how the 1973 dream soured
Wednesday is first of two days of question-and-answer sessionsTrump allies seem confident they will be able to block witnessesWhite House sends letter saying John Bolton’s cannot be publishedHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 1.42am GMT The last two questions have come from presidential candidates Read more
Javid to ‘broadly back’ line from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Via: Chancellor set to back HS2 rail project despite push for cost cutting
Healthy cells can emerge to replace damaged areas, according to research published in Nature Smokers can turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit, with healthy cells emerging to replace some of their tobacco-damaged and cancer-prone ones, a study shows.Smokers have long been told their risk of developing Read more
Royal Ballet’s Liam Scarlett was suspended back in August 2019The Royal Ballet’s top choreographer has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct involving his students.Liam Scarlett, 33, has been banned from the ballet company while an inquiry is carried out by independent investigators. The Royal Opera House, home to the Read more
Chief inspector criticises ‘sophistry’ of claims jails are under nominal capacityInspectors discovered that 700 prisoners were doubling up in cells designed to hold one person at a “badly overcrowded” private jail in South Yorkshire where five inmates took their own lives in the space of a year.Widespread drug use, self-harm Read more
Report says UK one of only three EU nations where pedestrian casualties rose in last decadeSignificant reductions in road casualties for vehicle occupants across Europe in the last decade have not been matched by equivalent safety gains for pedestrians and cyclists, a report has shown, with the UK performing particularly Read more
It was fitting, in a strange way, that he should save his most crass moment till last Via: Nigel Farage raved about populism to EU parliament – right after an Auschwitz survivor spoke