Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection

BBC - Wed, 04/30/2025 - 00:06
After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection

BBC - Wed, 04/30/2025 - 00:06
After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

Warning shops could be forced to accept cash in future

BBC - Wed, 04/30/2025 - 00:06
There is no data on how widely cash is accepted which puts the UK at risk of becoming cashless, a report warns.

Plea to block wind farm over thousands of forecast bird deaths

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 23:07
Five conservation groups write to the first minister opposing the Berwick Bank development.

Same-day mental health help pledge as demand rises

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 23:00
Calls to a mental health support hotline double between 2023 and 2024 and gets 6,000 calls a month.

Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 23:00
The former PM's call for a change of course is rejected by Downing Street but welcomed by the Tories and Reform.

Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 23:00
The former PM's call for a change of course is rejected by Downing Street but welcomed by the Tories and Reform.

Jenkyns at odds with Farage on special needs

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 22:22
The Reform leader has previously said there are too many SEND diagnoses for children.

Warmest day of year as UK temperature hits 24.9C

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:52
Temperatures reached a new high for the year on Tuesday - and are predicted to peak on Thursday.

Woman watches mum's doorbell camera as fatal attack unfolds

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:12
The defendant spent two minutes inside - but his victim was left with no chance of survival, court hears.

Three taken to hospital after east London shooting

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 18:09
Three people have been taken to hospital after a reports of shots being fired in east London.

Kneecap should give 'real apology', husband of murdered MP says

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:50
Brendan Cox, whose wife was killed in 2016, says the band's response was "half an apology".

Kneecap: Rap group are no strangers to controversy, but is this time different?

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:31
The Irish band have a reputation for provocation, but a new row has led to rising scrutiny and anger.

Four guilty over £6m NHS contracts corruption

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:26
The founders of a telecoms company received inside information from two NHS employees when bidding for lucrative deals.

Four guilty over £6m NHS contracts corruption

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:26
The founders of a telecoms company received inside information from two NHS employees when bidding for lucrative deals.

Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:09
Asylum seekers placed on the sex offenders register will be denied the right to stay in the UK.

RUC failed to arrest suspects over Kingsmills murders - report

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 16:50
Ten workmen, aged from 19 to 58, were murdered by the IRA at Kingsmills in 1976.

Temperatures could hit 29C in warmest start to May on record

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 16:07
Temperatures are likely to pass the 24.5C recorded in London on Monday and peak on Thursday.

'World's shortest festival' brings buzz to islands

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 15:35
The event on a sandbar in the Isles of Scilly takes place in extreme low tides.

Some M&S stores left with empty shelves after cyber attack

BBC - Tue, 04/29/2025 - 15:29
The BBC understands food availability should be back to normal by the end of the week.