[ad_1] Belgian police have raided several locations in the country as part of an investigation into corruption within the European Parliament.Prosecutors said the alleged corruption was "under the guise of commercial lobbying", and that several people had been detained for questioning.According to officials, an address in Portugal was also searched by local police, while in France, one person was arrested.Belgian newspaper Le Soir said the investigation was linked to Chinese
[ad_1] Nick TriggleHealth correspondentHelen CattPolitical correspondentPA MediaThe government has announced NHS England will be abolished to "cut bureaucracy" and reform how the National Health Service is run.The changes will not impact anyone's access to the NHS - it will still be free at the point of use and cover all the services it does already.Around 9,000 administrative roles are being cut at NHS England and the Department of Health and
[ad_1] It is a comparison neither would likely welcome, but look closely and the arguments of Sir Keir Starmer and Liz Truss about why government doesn't work well enough are remarkably similar.Neither are the first to grumble about the machinery of government.More than 20 years ago, Sir Tony Blair gave a speech much of which Sir Keir could give today."Sometimes we can be so frightened of the process of accountability,
[ad_1] Tomos MorganBBC Wales InvestigatesPaul LynchBBC Shared Data UnitGetty ImagesSites with possible contaminated land could be where old factories, power stations, railway lines or landfill sites once wereThousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals in Britain have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found. Nine out of 10 "high-risk" areas have not been tested by councils responding to a BBC Freedom of Information request and scientists
[ad_1] Becky MortonPolitical reporterPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has pledged to slash the costs of regulation with an "active government".In a speech, he said politicians had chosen to hide behind quangos and he took aim at a "cottage industry of checkers and blockers slowing down delivery for working people".But the key announcement was the abolition of the "world's largest quango", NHS England, which works with the government to agree funding and
[ad_1] Zoe Kleinman & Georgina HayesTechnology editor & reporterGetty ImagesRoblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamersParents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said.The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young gamers aged eight to 12, has been dogged by claims of some children being exposed to explicit
[ad_1] Daniel ThomasBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAlmost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump's first term of office sent her company into a tailspin.It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big US retailers with its high-end audio and video accessories that
[ad_1] A BBC inspection of the oil tanker involved in the collision on North Sea has revealed the extent of the damage to the vessel. Justin Rowlatt said he could see a "huge gash" down the side of the Stena Immaculate from when the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong collided with it off the East Yorkshire coast on 10 March. While he said at least two million litres of jet fuel
[ad_1] Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesSaudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will pay $3.5bn (£2.7bn) to buy the gaming division of developer Niantic, whose titles include the hit mobile game Pokémon Go.The game involves players walking around in the real world to hunt the collectable creatures, which appear on their phone screens using augmented reality.Despite launching almost a decade ago, Pokémon Go is still amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the
[ad_1] Getty ImagesDespite the government's hopes, the UK has not, in the end, been exempted from President Trump's 25% steel and aluminium tariffs.Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK will "keep all options on the table", but has not announced immediate retaliation.BBC Verify looks at how big the impact on the UK could be and what might happen next.Metal productsThe value of the UK's raw steel and aluminium exports
