BBC News2 hours agoImpact of riots will be felt for years, justice secretary warnsBBC News - Jacqueline HowardRising to the challenge of swiftly punishing rioters will make it harder for the government to rebuild the justice system, a minister has said. Writing in the Observer, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the impact of the days of disorder, fuelled by online disinformation following the Southport …
BBC News3 hours agoEastbourne: Penny farthing uphill time trial rides into SussexBBC News - Stuart MaisnerWhat is billed as the world's only uphill penny farthing race is taking place later in East Sussex. The Beachy Head World Championship Penny Farthing Hill Climb Time Trial sets off on Sunday morning for the seventh year. Riders start at one-minute intervals from the Western Lawns in Eastbourne at …
BBC News3 hours agoAmbergate: Couple left 'heartbroken' by burst water main damageBBC News - Simon HareA couple say they "lost everything" when a burst water main deluged a storage unit containing all of their possessions. Steve and Gill Wallis put the contents of their UK home into storage in Derbyshire when they retired to Turkey three years ago. They are among a group of affected people now …
BBC News4 hours agoHow the Romans brought 'mega industries' to BritainBBC News - Katy PrickettImagining Roman Britain conjures up images of emperors, gladiators, posh villas - and the army that held the empire together. But a much more varied story is emerging, thanks to evidence uncovered by excavations in recent years. Beer brewing was just one of the industries that grew rapidly to supply …
BBC News4 hours agoDesert Island Discs: What happened when Peaky Blinders creator had a beer with Snoop DoggBBC News - Mallory MoenchPeaky Blinders creator Steven Knight says American rapper Snoop Dogg told him how much he relates to the show. Mr Knight told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs how the rapper talked about his life and family when the two met, and said the show "reminded him of how he got involved in gang …
BBC News4 hours agoChloe Ayling: Drugged and kidnapped model says people still call her a liar years onBBC News - Shola Lee and Yasmin RufoModel Chloe Ayling was kidnapped after being lured to a fake photo shoot in Milan. She was released six days later, but her ordeal was far from over - seven years on, she is still being called a liar. "Headlines really stick in people's minds, even years later," Ms Ayling tells the BBC, explaining …
