Sharon BarbourBBC Local Investigations BBC Solicitor Chloe Gibson says thousands of women could have been affected A law firm says it is getting calls everyday from women concerned about breast cancer care at an NHS Trust. The BBC learned patients suffered unnecessary mastectomies, delayed diagnoses and a lack of compassionate care at County Durham and

Angela FergusonNorth West Getty Images Avanti says the decision by the Office of Rail and Road is “disappointing” A train service taking commuters from Manchester to London is to run empty for around five months following a decision by the rail regulator. A decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), means the 07:00

Chiagozie NwonwuBBC Africa, Lagos BBC Many of the bandits who are part of the criminal gangs of the north-west hide out in forested areas Nigeria is currently grappling with a spate of mass abductions. But the vast country – bigger than France and Germany combined – also faces many other security challenges. Recent attempts by

Reuters Israel’s military has released footage showing an air strike hitting a building At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli raid on a village in southern Syria overnight, state media reported, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind for months. It said children were among the dead. Sana news agency

James WaterhouseUkraine correspondent, in Kyiv Getty Images Andriy Yermak was one of Ukraine’s most powerful figures Andriy Yermak was a constant, looming presence in Ukraine’s government – a seemingly immovable figure on the political stage. Despite his towering frame, you might not always have spotted him. Yet, wherever President Volodymyr Zelensky was, Yermak was often

Watch: The bride and groom are cheered and showered with confetti Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon, becoming the country’s first leader to marry while in office. The pair tied the knot in the capital, Canberra, on Saturday afternoon local time – the day after the final sitting of the

Russia has launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, amid US-led efforts to strike a peace deal. In total, Moscow launched around 36 missiles and almost 600 drones at Ukraine on Friday night into Saturday, Zelensky said. Large

Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Jaroslav Lukiv Reuters Yermak has for years been Zelensky’s closest aide and has played a key role in talks towards ending the war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his home. Yermak, a towering figure with enormous

Hong Kong officials mark beginning of official mourning period with moment of silence Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city’s deadliest fire in nearly 80 years. At least 128 people are now known to have died in the

Bethany Bell/BBC Sister Rita (L), Sister Regina (C) and Sister Bernadette have gained a substantial following for their social media posts Three Austrian nuns in their 80s who ran away from the old people’s home where they were placed have been told they can stay in their former convent “until further notice”. However, Church authorities

James FitzGeraldand Mahfouz Zubaide AFP via Getty Images Tens of thousands of Afghans entered the US under special immigration protections following the US withdrawal from the country in 2021 Afghans living in the US have condemned Wednesday’s “deeply tragic” deadly shooting attack in Washington DC, while stressing that the suspect – who moved to the

Grace Dean,in Birminghamand Tenzin Sekhon,in Berlin BBC Wooden huts are glittering with golden fairylights as groups of friends gather in woolly hats, warming their hands on mugs of mulled wine. Signs written in German are dotted about – Glühwein (mulled wine), Bratwurst (grilled sausage), Kinderpunsch (non-alcoholic punch). This isn’t Germany – it’s Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas

Nada Tawfik and Madeline HalpertNew York Watch: The Epstein connections that lasted beyond the scandal It was one of the big set-pieces in Washington in 2019. All eyes were on Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who was testifying to a House committee about his former boss. A Democratic member of the committee, Stacey Plaskett,