[ad_1] Catriona RentonBBC Scotland NewsBBCMum Helen, who started maternity leave unexpectedly, with dad Phil and baby LachlanHelen Pickett planned meticulously for the arrival of her first baby.Living in the Western Isles, and aware she was classed as a "high risk" and a "geriatric" pregnancy, she knew she would have to deliver in a hospital on the mainland.But her plans were thrown into disarray when, at 31 weeks, there was a
[ad_1] The Prince of Wales' Earthshot Prize will be held in Brazil later this year, Kensington Palace has announced, in the same month the country hosts the COP30 UN climate change conference.The main awards ceremony, along with several days of events for nominees, investors and environmental leaders, will be held in Rio de Janeiro in November.The global environmental award, founded by the prince, gives £1m to five winners judged to
[ad_1] Most papers on Friday morning are splitting their front pages between updates on Donald Trump's "tariff turmoil" that's wiped "trillions off global stock markets" and the latest in the Duke of Sussex's charity row. Dozens of downward sloping charts on the front page of the Guardian illustrate the hit financial markets took after Trump announced a raft of worldwide tariffs on Wednesday night - for Wall Street, that led
[ad_1] Catherine MorrisonBBC News NIBBCFatima said her recovery "is not good"A homeless woman with lung cancer is sleeping on a makeshift bed in her friend's living room because she says the accommodation offered by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is unsuitable for her needs.Fatima, who is from Sudan, found out she had lung cancer in January and had surgery in March to remove a tumour and is due to
[ad_1] Civil unrest could break out if a company continues to try to access land by force for its plans to raise miles of pylons through rural Wales, a politician has warned.Green GEN Cymru confirmed it had applied for court warrants to access private land by force after landowners refused its initial applications.The renewable energy firm told Newyddion S4C it made 11 applications to gain access to land to complete
[ad_1] EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Solong cargo ship after it hit an oil tanker in the North SeaThe owners of a container ship have filed a legal claim against the owners of a tanker that it struck in a crash in the North Sea.The Stena Immaculate, a US-registered tanker carrying aviation fuel, was anchored 16 miles (26km) off East Yorkshire when it was hit by the Portuguese-flagged Solong on 10 March.Court records indicate
[ad_1] King Charles played a popular nursery rhyme using a carrot at a reception to recognise those involved in music across the UK.During the event at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, the King was given a carrot by the Vegetable Orchestra, before joining in on a performance of Twinkle, twinkle little star. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Paul BurnellBBC News, LiverpoolGoogleThe fire broke out late in the evening on WednesdayA 13-year-old girl has been killed in a house fire which broke out late on Wednesday, police have said.Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the fire at a property in Kingsway, Prescot, was finally put out at 00:30 BST.A man, woman and five children were able to escape from the property unharmed.Police and firefighters
[ad_1] Cleveland PoliceWilliam Dunlop was jailed for life in 2006A murderer who was only jailed for killing a woman after a change in the double jeopardy law will not be moved to an open prison, despite a recommendation by the Parole Board.William Dunlop strangled Julie Hogg, 22, and hid her body beneath a bath at her home in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989, but juries twice failed to find him
[ad_1] Louise ParryBBC News, HertfordshireJustin DealeyBBC News, HertfordshireJustin Dealey/BBCA falconer arrived to tame the hawk after the resident managed to trap itA Harris's hawk that has been repeatedly attacking villagers has been captured by a resident with the same name.Steve Harris, 40, told the BBC he had managed to humanely catch the hawk in his garden in Flamstead, Hertfordshire.It is estimated that the bird of prey had swooped on at
