Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 15:13
Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.

Plastic wet wipes to be banned in Wales from 2026

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 12:32
It will be an offence to supply wet wipes containing plastic to customers in Wales from December 2026.

Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures above 30C likely

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:32
Alerts have been issued across England and will come into place at midday on Thursday.

New wind farms' impact to be 'felt for generations'

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:30
Port Talbot and Bristol are the likely locations for where the turbines will be assembled.

New wind farms' impact to be 'felt for generations'

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:30
Port Talbot and Bristol are the likely locations for where the turbines will be assembled.

Top medic urges caution after woman's rabies death

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:24
The warning comes following a Barnsley woman's death from the disease after catching it abroad.

'Don't take rabies for granted', top medic urges

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:24
The warning comes after a woman from Barnsley dies from the virus after catching it while abroad.

New climate change targets for Scotland unveiled

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:16
The targets will be met using a carbon budgeting system and will be voted on by MSPs in the autumn.

Tories call for UK to back US on action against Iran

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:14
The UK's shadow foreign secretary says the government needs to do more to ensure Britons can return home from Israel.

Stormzy: Lead acting role was uncomfortable but I loved it

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:08
The rapper made his lead acting debut in his new film Big Man, released under his new film company.

Danny Boyle and Jodie Comer talk Covid, horror and making 28 Years Later

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:40
The British director of 28 Years Later speaks alongside star Jodie Comer about returning to horror.

US demand for weight loss drugs drives Irish exports

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 08:13
March was a record month for Irish exports to the US with sales worth $25bn (£18.7bn).

My family nearly shredded Alan Turing papers - then they sold at auction for £465k

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:33
Bridget Pitcher says her family did not know about the close bond between the scientist and her uncle.

Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:23
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.

Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:23
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.

Abuse victim sues police after identity breach

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:21
West Mercia Police admits an officer told a member of the public Heidi Clutterbuck had reported abuse.

'I swapped nursing for erotic fiction - but I won't let mum read my books'

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:19
Nurse turned writer Sophie Gravia has teamed up with Christine McGuiness for a new podcast about relationships.

Harry Dunn: Police chief 'nearly derailed case'

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 06:04
Actions of former chief Nick Adderley almost "impeded justice", family spokesman Radd Seiger says.

Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 01:01
Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.

Two Alzheimer's drugs that slow the disease will not be made available on the NHS

BBC - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 00:57
Two breakthrough Alzheimer's drugs cost too much and have too little benefit for NHS use, review finds.