Opera prepares Unite for release

Image copyrightMerseyside Fire and RescueImage caption About 1,300 vehicles were destroyed in the blaze say ACC Liverpool Photos taken in the aftermath of a huge fire which gutted a car park, destroying 1,300 vehicles, have been released. The multi-storey in King’s Dock, Liverpool, suffered extensive damage when it was engulfed by a 1,000C blaze on…

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee says the Big Six energy companies have been overcharging for years. MPs on the committee backed plans for a temporary absolute cap to fix what they called a “broken” energy market. Labour’s Rachel Reeves, who chairs the committee, said: “The energy market is broken. Energy is…

Image copyrightGetty Images UK unemployment fell by 3,000 to 1.44 million in the three months to November, official figures show. The number of those in work increased sharply and wages rose at their fastest rate in almost a year, the Office for National Statistics said. That leaves the UK’s unemployment rate at a four-decade low…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“At least in heaven there’s food”: The children caught up in Eastern Ghouta air strikes The UN Security Council is struggling to agree a resolution seeking a ceasefire in Syria and has put back a vote until Saturday. The vote has already been delayed several times since…

There was a strong security presence in and around London Stadium on Saturday – but after seeing their team win, the fans went home happy West Ham manager David Moyes got it spot on. “We would be having a very different press conference if we had lost,” said the Scot after Saturday’s precious 3-0 win…

As a boy, Justice Osei from Ghana discovered he had an unusual talent: imitating the sounds of his sheep, goats and other local wildlife. Since then he has taught himself many more, and now has more than 50 species in his vocal menagerie. He performed some of them for BBC Pidgin.