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Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year, figures show

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 18:41
The latest data, which covers Labour's first year in office, also shows the government is processing cases faster.

Record numbers of GCSE results were resits - are we in a 'resit crisis'?

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 18:29
With pupils resitting Maths and English GCSEs at an all-time high, and fewer than a fifth of those passing, is the system broken?

UK's third-largest steelworks collapses into government control

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 18:25
Hundreds of Liberty Steel workers in Rotherham and Sheffield face an uncertain future.

Councillor's wife jailed for race hate social media post released from prison

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 17:57
Lucy Connolly is released from HMP Peterborough after receiving a 31-month sentence in October.

Do asylum figures show if government's strategy is working?

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 17:21
Two BBC correspondents assess what the Home Office's new data tells us about the efficacy of the government's asylum strategy.

'Slave-like' assistants and late-night massages: How a radical priest abused his congregation

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 17:00
Chris Brain, who led nightclub-style services in the 1980s and 90s, is convicted of indecent assault.

Five key takeaways from this year's GCSE results

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:59
The GCSE pass rate has fallen again this year. Here's what you need to know.

Five key takeaways from this year's GCSE results

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:59
The GCSE pass rate has fallen again this year. Here's what you need to know.

UK backs call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:55
Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.

UK backs call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:55
Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.

Bin lorry driver who killed boy cycling to school given unpaid work

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:22
Ross Wallace admitted hitting 11-year-old Thomas Wong while driving a refuse truck in Edinburgh last year.

Tesco increases cost of meal deal as UK food prices continue to rise

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:31
The move by the UK's largest supermarket is the latest example of rising food prices.

Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditions

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:23
RMT union members will strike from Friday 5 September for seven days.

Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditions

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:23
RMT union members will strike from Friday 5 September for seven days.

Average five-year mortgage at lowest level since 2023

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:22
The average five-year fixed rate is now 4.99%, falling below 5% for the first time since 2023.

Poison bait to control rats on popular beach 'last resort'

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 14:45
An Ards and North Down Council official says the growth in the rodent population at Millisle Beach means action is needed.

Councillor's wife jailed for race hate social media post released from prison

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 13:58
Lucy Connolly is released from HMP Peterborough after receiving a 31-month sentence in October.

Woman who died while skydiving took her own life, inquest finds

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:57
Experienced skydiver Jade Damarell made no attempt to deploy her parachutes, an inquest hears.

Teen who planned mosque mass murder given 10-year sentence

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:38
The 17-year-old was arrested in January after police caught him with an airgun and aerosol cans outside Inverclyde Muslim Centre.

Teen who planned mosque mass murder given 10-year sentence

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:38
The 17-year-old was arrested in January after police caught him with an airgun and aerosol cans outside Inverclyde Muslim Centre.