Care workers to strike for first time in over a decade

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:04
Enable Scotland staff will take action across five days in different regions, beginning on 29 May.

More inmates released early to stop prisons running out of space

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:39
Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.

More inmates released early to stop prisons running out of space

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:39
Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.

Number of people ill due to petting farm hits 81

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 18:53
Health officials urge hygiene precautions when visiting farms after outbreak of cryptosporidium.

'Alan Carr could be frontrunner': Who will win Celebrity Traitors?

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 18:23
BBC News speaks to psychologists about the line-up's likely faithfuls, traitors and frontrunners.

Lineker apologises for sharing 'offensive' Zionism post with rat image

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:34
The Match of the Day host says he "would never knowingly share anything antisemitic".

Lineker apologises for sharing 'offensive' Zionism post with rat image

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:34
The Match of the Day host says he "would never knowingly share anything antisemitic".

French taxi driver charged with theft after Lammy dispute

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:06
French police charge a taxi driver with stealing luggage and cash from UK foreign secretary and his wife.

British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 16:36
Billingham 18-year-old Bella Culley is accused of importing large quantities of drugs in to Georgia.

Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 15:25
The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.

Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 15:25
The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.

Couriers Evri and DHL merge to form UK delivery giant

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 14:28
The couriers hope to expand their business by combining their "complimentary" services.

British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:59
Billingham 18-year-old Bella Culley is accused of importing large quantities of drugs in to Georgia.

Doctors reject GP surgery funding offer

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:33
The result comes a day after money was announced to help pay the National Insurance rise.

Man who killed boy, 7, when cannabis factory exploded jailed for 14 years

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:29
Seven-year-old Archie York was killed by an explosion caused by a neighbour making cannabis sweets.

Drug dealer who killed boy, 7, in explosion jailed

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:29
Seven-year-old Archie York was killed by an explosion caused by a neighbour making cannabis sweets.

Migrants already in UK face longer wait for permanent settlement

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 13:11
People will typically have to live in the UK for 10 years before applying for the right to stay indefinitely.

Glasgow Pride bans political parties over gender 'inaction'

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:55
Organisers say a failure to speak out or provide clarity after the Supreme Court gender ruling has led to "mass confusion".

Ex-Reform MP Lowe will not face charges over alleged threats

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:50
The CPS said it made the decision "following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence".

Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs as designer suffers heavy losses

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 12:29
The British designer brand - famed for its distinctive check pattern - has proposed cutting its global workforce by a fifth.