Human rights regulator criticises Met's use of facial recognition cameras

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 13:06
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it believes the Met's use of the tech is unlawful.

Pine nuts and goat's milk should get allergy labels, say experts

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:58
Warnings for some 'emerging' food allergens should be added to food packaging, researchers suggest.

Scotland's first skatepark to be dug up by archaeologists

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 11:29
A University of Glasgow team will undertake excavation and survey work at the former Kelvin Wheelies park.

Scientists investigate surge in whale and dolphin strandings

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 11:05
Possible causes include chemical, plastic and noise pollution and entanglements in fishing gear.

Giant sinkhole linked to burst water main

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 10:40
Boreholes, some over 30 metres deep, have been driven into the sandstone beneath the village.

UK signs deal with Iraq to speed up migrant returns

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 09:47
It builds on a previous agreement to tackle smuggling gangs and deter small boat crossings.

Derry walls most vandalised monument in Northern Ireland

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:47
A total of 193 incidents of vandalism have been recorded by the Department for Communities on the walls in the last five years.

Air fares and food prices push up inflation in July

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:46
Prices are now rising slightly quicker than expected and at their fastest pace since last January.

Call to target gangs using cash seized from criminals

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:44
Ministers have been urged to launch a scheme that would allow police to use money raised from criminal assets.

Jewellery, cash or first cars: Do rewards boost exam grades?

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:38
Some parents offer money and gifts ahead of exams results - but does the promise of a reward work?

More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:34
Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.

More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:34
Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.

Pine nuts and goat's milk should get allergy labels, say experts

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:04
Warnings for some 'emerging' food allergens should be added to food packaging, researchers suggest.

Police 'missed chances' to protect murdered mum

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 06:42
Courtney Mitchell's mother Samantha says police "played a part" in her daughter's death.

Police 'missed chances' to protect murdered mum

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 06:42
Courtney Mitchell's mother Samantha says police "played a part" in her daughter's death.

Leaked report shows 10,000 shortfall in probation staff

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 06:00
There is a shortage of probation staff to manage offenders serving sentences in the community, a report shows.

Leaked report shows 10,000 gap in probation staff

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 06:00
There is a shortage of probation staff to manage offenders serving sentences in the community, a report shows.

MND left her without a voice. Eight seconds of scratchy audio gave it back to her

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 05:51
Sarah Ezekiel was 34 with two children when motor neurone disease took away her ability to speak.

Final £1 coins featuring late Queen enter circulation

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 01:58
More than 23 million coins are being released, alongside 7.5 million new King Charles III coins.

Final £1 coins featuring late Queen enter circulation

BBC - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 01:58
More than 23 million coins are being released, alongside 7.5 million new King Charles III coins.