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Patrick Harvie to stand down as Scottish Greens co-leader

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 12:16
The MSP is the longest-serving party chief at Holyrood, having been in the role for almost 17 years.

UK couple's death in New Zealand probed as murder-suicide

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 12:11
The bodies were found after officers forced entry to a house in Roseneath, near Wellington, on Monday.

UK couple's death in New Zealand probed as murder-suicide

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 12:11
The bodies were found after officers forced entry to a house in Roseneath, near Wellington, on Monday.

Man who tried to throw his ex down a well jailed

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 12:02
Douglas Clifton Brown dragged Camilla Welby from their car on his family's estate, the court hears.

Trump poised to reshape global economy and how world does business

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:34
The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam explains why a US tariff on goods imported into America is such a big deal for both consumers and countries.

Leaked messages reveal prison staff violence towards inmates

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:34
Messages include jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their life.

Man shot dead by officers was carrying knife - police

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 08:23
A significant police presence remains at Milton Keynes Central Station and the IOPC is investigating.

PSNI online child sex abuse unit 'struggling to meet demand'

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:58
Financial pressures are “limiting” what the Police Service of Northern Ireland can do, an inspection report finds.

Met to cut 1,700 staff to plug £260m 'black hole'

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:20
Dedicated police officers in schools and the Royal Parks Police team are among those facing the axe.

The generation that has never known smoke-filled pubs

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:12
The legislation was brought across the country to reduce the effect of second-hand smoke.

The rarely-seen rooftop view from Blenheim Palace

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:11
Blenheim Palace is commemorating its 75th anniversary by creating a new rooftop vieiwng platform.

Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:06
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.

Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:06
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.

Woman who reported predatory officer blamed by Met

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:01
The woman accused the force of trying to discredit her over her complaints against a Met constable.

Woman who reported predatory officer blamed by Met

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 06:01
The woman accused the force of trying to discredit her over her complaints against a Met constable.

Guy Burgess's briefcase among MI5 artefacts on display

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 02:06
A battered leather briefcase left behind by Guy Burgess when he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among 20 objects from MI5's archives to go on display for the first time from Saturday.

Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 02:00
A fifth happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.

Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 02:00
A fifth 21% happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.

Chris Mason: Jitters, uncertainty and hope as UK awaits Trump tariff decision

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 01:46
Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes.

The Papers: 'Trump trade madness' and 'BYD bonanza'

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 01:18
Most papers on Wednesday are leading on Trump's threat of global tariffs.