Yoga mats and VR headsets used to measure inflation

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:46
Items added and removed from the basket of goods used to calculate inflation give an insight into current fashions.

Tanker owners praise 'exceptionally brave crew'

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:22
Oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea on 10 March.

'Reasonable precautions' could have stopped baby deaths

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00
Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals.

Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:28
Operation Safeguard is triggered when prisons are close to running out of space.

NI student 'angry and frustrated' at benefits cuts plan

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 11:13
Andrew Hamilton said he is "flabbergasted" at plans to make it harder to qualify for Personal Independence Payment.

Six appear in court after woman shot dead

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:46
Joanne Penney was found seriously injured on 9 March and died at the scene.

Six appear in court after woman shot dead

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 10:46
Joanne Penney was found seriously injured on 9 March and died at the scene.

Search resumes for British tourist after Thai boat fire

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:34
Alexandra Clarke was reported missing on Sunday after a boat she was on burned and sank.

Pharmacies prepare to cut opening hours in funding protest

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:26
Pharmacies are being advised to "work to rule" unless a funding agreement can be reached with government.

'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 08:56
Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.

The mums taking on a council over landfill site fires

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 08:30
Locals say constant fires at Arnold's Field, Rainham, are harming their health.

Dog walker sinking in mud rescued

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 08:28
A rescue crew had to dig with their bare hands during the incident on South Common in Lincoln.

What does UK benefits overhaul mean for Scotland?

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 06:32
Significant reforms restricting some sickness and disability benefits will be announced at Westminster.

Incident ends after blaze near the Mourne Mountains

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 06:30
Six fire appliances were sent to the scene of a fire on the Altnadua Road, near Castlewellan.

Fan waits 29 years for beer saved for trophy win

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 06:09
John Booth finally opens a can given to him in expectation of a league title in 1996.

'A library is more than a place with books, it is a lifeline'

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:41
Research by the BBC finds libraries are being lost at a rate of about 40 each year.

Farmers fear criminal hare coursing gangs 'could kill someone'

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:30
Farmers warn there has been an increase in willingness to commit violence to farmers and gamekeepers.

Farmers fear criminal hare coursing gangs 'could kill someone'

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:30
Farmers warn there has been an increase in willingness to commit violence to farmers and gamekeepers.

King's Vatican visit still on despite Pope's illness

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:23
King Charles III is going ahead with his state visit to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace says.

King's Vatican visit still on despite Pope's illness

BBC - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:23
King Charles III is going ahead with his state visit to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace says.