Cactus Bees News Today

well be live with our deputy political editor and our business editor and asking how the government can pay for its committments without cuts in public spending. also this lunchtime: manchester crown court hears how a nurse accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. after the latest russian attacks on ukraine, nato says sending air defence systems there is a top priority. and a bbc investigation shows how displace...

fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused... blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country s...

Years wildlife photographer of the year competition. but it was this picture of male cactus bees surrounding a single female that was crowned overall winner. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath has the story. every year in hot deserts of the southern us, the normally solitary cactus bees gather in large numbers. when a female emerges from a barrow in the ground, the desperate males descend and a fierce scrum in stews as they grapple for the to meet. this dramatic picture of the buzzing bu...

As days are getting brighter and longer heading into Summer, we share the best spring photographs seen over the Spring months