BBC A survey conducted ahead of the budget found that 91% of nurseries in Wales are likely to make a loss or make a loss this year. Child care providers in Wales have warned they could close without more financial support. Businesses across a swath of south Wales have united to tell the Welsh Government…
Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said billionaire and Ax boss Elon Musk is becoming a “political puppet master” in the US. Clegg, now Mark Zuckerberg’s second-in-command at Meta, where he is president of global affairs, made the comments on Nick Robinson’s Political Thinking podcast. Asked whether Musk was a threat to democracy, Clegg…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC he “doesn’t plan” to raise taxes further before the next election – but says he would not rule it out in the event of “unforeseen” circumstances. The Prime Minister was speaking to BBC Breakfast shortly after setting out six pledges, including a promise to put more…
Harry Brook’s brilliant century on the first day of England’s second Test against New Zealand in Wellington was supported by the vital last wicket of Brydon Carse. Brook continued his fine form and unprecedented overseas record by scoring 123 runs from 115 balls. He added 174 runs for the fourth wicket with Ollie Pope, who…
Outgoing US President Joe Biden is considering advance pardons for prominent critics of his successor Donald Trump, multiple people familiar with the discussions have told the BBC’s US partner CBS. This is to protect them from possible retribution after Trump takes office – who has vowed to take revenge on those who have opposed him….
The head of South Korea’s ruling party has called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to “suspend his duties soon”, saying citizens could be in “great danger” if he remains in power. People’s Power Party (PPP) leader Han Doong-hoon said his party had found “credible evidence” that Yoon had ordered the arrest of prominent politicians on…
BBC Lauren Mayberry: “The production of a song can be terrible but the story can be great, and I’ll listen to it all day” Lauren Mayberry is a peacemaker. Since 2011, she has been the frontwoman of Glaswegian band Church, topping festival bills and album charts with her trademark barrage of distorted synths and razor-sharp…
The government is facing increasing pressure from trade unions to increase statutory sick pay (SSP). A total of 24 union leaders have written to the Prime Minister, saying they are concerned that Labour’s manifesto commitment to “strengthen” sick pay is not being honoured, and warned that workers who are sick could be left in debt….
Drone footage of pygmy blue whale off the coast of Timor Leste For about two months each year, fisherman Faustino Mauloco da Cunha and his son Zacarias spend most of their days in a dugout canoe at sea in the South Pacific Ocean. Equipped with binoculars and a telephoto camera, they scour the cobalt waters…
bbc images The families of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have branded independent reports into his care a “cleansing” and the “final disgrace”. Yasser Jabbar, a former surgeon at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), performed a number of procedures, including lengthening and straightening the leg. He also operated on children with complex…
