Government fast-tracks two new reservoirs to shore up water supply

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 02:49
Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.

Golden eagles soaring south back to English skies

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 02:44
Golden eagles reintroduced to southern Scotland start to spread their wings back into English skies.

Golden eagles soaring south back to English skies

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 02:44
Golden eagles reintroduced to southern Scotland start to spread their wings back into English skies.

The Papers: '£123m down the drain' and 'Better than a slap'

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 01:19
Thames Water faces a major fine and France's president cosies up with his wife on Thursday's front pages.

Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:11
The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.

Kemi Badenoch's missteps are a 'total disaster' for Conservatives, say insiders

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:07
The party is at a 'hugely important crossroads'. But is Badenoch helping or, as some suggest, adding to the challenge - and what does it mean for her future as Tory leader?

Reeves outlines plan for £25bn pension 'megafunds'

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:03
The government says its overhaul of retirement savings will boost growth and pension pots.

Surgeons threw instruments and bullied nurses - report

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:02
BBC News NI has seen a leaked report into the culture at the Royal Victoria Hospital's cardiac surgery unit.

UK car production falls sharply in April

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:02
The number of new vehicles made in the UK was the lowest figure for April - outside the pandemic - since 1952.

More than £1bn earmarked for battlefield tech

BBC - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:01
The strategic defence review, announced by the government last July, will be published on Monday.

Wales could lose 'half a billion' in welfare reforms

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 22:57
Almost 190,000 people are likely to be affected by disability welfare reforms, new analysis has found.

Vaccination plea after measles cases surge in Scotland

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 22:42
Health chiefs say more measles cases have already been recorded this year than during the whole of 2024.

Butt-lift injector banned from carrying out procedures

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 20:18
A BBC investigation found Ricky Sawyer was carrying out dangerous BBLs and handing over medication illegally.

Kneecap axed from TRNSMT festival over police concerns

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:43
Police Scotland said last week that allowing the trio to perform at Glasgow Green in July would require "a significant policing operation".

Kneecap axed from TRNSMT festival over police concerns

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:43
Police Scotland said last week that allowing the trio to perform at Glasgow Green in July would require "a significant policing operation".

Kneecap axed from TRNSMT festival over police concerns

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:43
Police Scotland said last week that allowing the trio to perform at Glasgow Green in July would require "a significant policing operation".

Nurse pay 'lagging behind' public sector, union says

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:42
RCN Wales believes nurses may not have "the fight in them" to go back on strike.

UK prosecutors say 21 charges authorised against Tate brothers

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:30
The Tates will face charges including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking when they are extradited from Romania.

UK prosecutors say 21 charges authorised against Tate brothers

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:30
Prosecutors in the UK confirm they have authorised 21 charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

Debt-hit rustler steals 73 ewes from neighbour

BBC - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 19:24
Carmarthenshire farmer Hywel Williams pleads guilty to theft after revealing he faced financial difficulties.