How will age verification for porn work and what about privacy?

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 09:04
Anyone in the UK wanting to access online porn will soon have to undergo more rigorous age checks.

Is there a hosepipe ban in my area? What you need to know as restrictions widen

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 08:26
As dry weather continues, several UK water companies have issued hosepipe bans. What do they mean and who do they affect?

Physician associates should not diagnose patients, says review

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 08:14
It also recommends PAs and AAs wear standardised clothing and badges to distinguish them from doctors.

Inside Kew Gardens' Palm House ahead of massive makeover

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 08:10
An £50m plan to renovate the world-famous Palm House at Kew Gardens is set to take place.

'People were out for blood over Sycamore Gap tree felling'

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 06:13
Haltwhistle is a popular spot for visitors to the part of Hadrian's Wall where the tree once stood.

About 25,000 children sexually abused, report shows

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 06:04
"The voices of people" affected will be at the centre of a new Welsh government plan, it says.

Tributes paid to custard-loving WW2 veteran, 106

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 06:03
Leslie Lemon's granddaughter describes him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch".

The Papers: '£7bn Afghan migrant cover-up' and 'Kitchen nightmare'

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 00:05
News the UK government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans after a data leak dominates Wednesday's papers.

More than 150 farms in England caught using local water illegally

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 00:01
Despite 141 incidents threatening environmental damage, just one farmer has been prosecuted.

More than 150 farms in England caught using local water illegally

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 00:01
Despite 141 incidents threatening environmental damage, just one farmer has been prosecuted.

Trip drink ad banned over claim it makes you calm

BBC - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 00:01
The ad for the cucumber and mint drink made unauthorised health claims, the advertising watchdog found.

Tribunal over nurse's changing room row with trans doctor to resume

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 23:01
The hearings for Sandie Peggie's case against NHS Fife and transgender medic Dr Beth Upton began in February.

Couple feel vindicated by critical maternity care report

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 23:00
Sian Channon's son Gethin was disabled due to failings made during his birth at a Welsh health board in 2019.

Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says MPs' watchdog

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 22:42
The chancellor missed the 28-day deadline for registering free tickets from the National Theatre.

Children at risk of being recruited by hostile states, police warn

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 22:19
Teenagers may be manipulated to carry out acts of sabotage, counter-terror police said.

Children's camp cancelled as Orange lodge opposes GAA involvement

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 22:15
A Orange Order lodge raises concerns about the "perceived move of the GAA into the local community".

Stop being negative about savers buying shares, Reeves says

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 22:02
Chancellor tells the financial industry to change the narrative around consumer investment to encourage growth.

Three key questions after Afghan data breach sparked unprecedented secret evacuation

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 21:10
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner analyses the leak of Afghan citizens' data and the fallout.

Three key questions after Afghan data leak sparked unprecedented secret evacuation

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 21:10
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner analyses the leak of Afghan citizen's data and the fallout.

Immigration status of benefit claimants published for first time

BBC - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 20:17
In June, nearly eight million received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.