[ad_1] The head of the government’s counter-terror programme Prevent has reportedly stepped down after it was revealed that the Southport killer’s case was closed before the attack.Michael Stewart has stepped down from his role at Prevent, following a review which revealed Axel Rudakubana’s case had been closed prematurely after he was referred three times between December 2019 and April 2021.Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of
[ad_1] Georgia RobertsPolitical reporter, BBC DerbyPeter SaullPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsPA MediaThe councillors said they were unhappy about the direction of the party under StarmerThree district councillors in Derbyshire have quit Labour in protest at the direction of the party under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Councillors Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson and Sandra Peake are all now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website.Peake told the BBC: "I've got
[ad_1] Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. But throngs of pilgrims are already flocking to the church in Assisi, Italy, where his body wearing sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt lies in a shrine.Here’s more on the teenage boy who’s generating uncommon devotion.Who was Carlo Acutis?Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London
[ad_1] The head of the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme, Michael Stewart, has left his role.It follows a damning review in February that found the scheme "prematurely" closed its case on Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.Rudakubana was referred to Prevent three times between 2019 and 2021 due to his interest in terrorist attacks and school shootings, but
[ad_1] BBC/Dale BaxterThe closure of two blast furnaces in Scunthorpe could lead to the loss of 2,700 jobs out of a 3,500-strong workforceA union has called for the government to nationalise British Steel if a deal cannot be reached with its Chinese owners to safeguard thousands of jobs.British Steel launched a consultation on the proposed closure of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, putting up to 2,700 jobs at risk,
[ad_1] A woman gave birth to a baby on a street in Bangkok shortly after a hospital evacuation following tremors from an earthquake in Myanmar.The patient was lying on a stretcher as hospital staff surrounded her and delivered the baby. Patients from both King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and BNH Hospital were gathered in a park, some of them were in stretchers and wheelchairs.Hospital staff were also seen attending to patients
[ad_1] Skygazers will be treated to yet another celestial event, just weeks after a total lunar eclipse created a dazzling blood moon in the night sky. A partial solar eclipse will create a unique-looking sunrise on Saturday, March 29, but it will only be visible in the Northeastern U.S., eastern Canada, western Africa and Europe.Every year, there are two to five solar eclipses that can occur of any type —
[ad_1] Rachel Hagan and Mallory MoenchBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Burmese city of Mandalay has become the "scene of a tragedy", a survivor of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck central Myanmar on Friday has told the BBC."It's like a ruined city. Some are still stuck under rubble," she said. "It was so severe. So severe that I have never seen anything shaking like that.""There are so many people injured at the
[ad_1] NCABrothers Mark and Robert Evans were jailed at Sheffield Crown Court on FridayTwo brothers who groomed and raped vulnerable girls as young as 13 in Rotherham have been jailed.Mark Evans, 37, and Robert Evans, 40, carried out the abuse over a two-year period, starting in 2006, when they were about 18 and 21 years old.Sheffield Crown Court heard the brothers would intimidate their victims, ply them with drugs and
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump says he had an "extremely productive" first call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, amid an ongoing trade war between the two neighbours.In a Truth Social post, Trump said that the two will meet "immediately" after Canada's upcoming elections on 28 April to discuss "politics, business, and all other factors". Carney, currently in the midst of an election campaign, described the call as "very constructive",
