National Insurance rise 'increases cash in hand risk'

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 06:19
The rise in national insurance bills means it is more expensive for businesses to employ people.

Senedd election could be seismic, expert says

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 06:02
Labour has dominated Welsh politics for more than a century. Next year, could that come to an end?

Criminals who skip sentencing could face more jail time

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 04:35
A new bill providing powers for judges to punish offenders will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

Climbing on Winston Churchill statue to become a crime

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 01:51
The home secretary will include Churchill's statue in new law trying to stop war memorial vandalism.

Climbing of Winston Churchill statue to become a crime

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 01:51
The home secretary will include Churchill's statue in new law trying to stop war memorial vandalism.

The Papers: 'Two-tier' trade deal and 'Labour turmoil' over winter fuel

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:51
Tory and Reform anger over a new UK-India trade deal featurs on several front pages.

How street sex workers are helping police stop child abuse

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:10
As darkness falls across Bristol, street sex workers are helping to protect its most at-risk children.

I fled my abusive ex - the council took six months to make my home safe

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:08
Jane says she barricaded herself into her house each night as she waited to get extra security.

Abuse victim fled ex but council left her in unsecure home

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:08
Jane says she barricaded herself into her house each night as she waited to get extra security.

GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:02
School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.

GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:02
School leaders have welcomed the plans for digital exam grades, but said they would need "seamless" support.

Bobby Sands statue investigated by council planners

BBC - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 00:01
First Minister Michelle O'Neill was among those who attended on the day of the unveiling.

Senedd election could be seismic, expert says

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 22:57
Labour has dominated Welsh politics for more than a century. Next year, could that come to an end?

India trade deal could undercut UK workers, opposition parties say

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 21:40
The trade deal gives a tax break to Indian professionals, which critics say undercuts UK businesses.

Call the Midwife film and prequel series announced

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 21:29
The new film and prequel series come as filming for the fifteenth series of the drama begins.

Customer stabbed to death in city centre bank

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 21:09
A section of the road between St Peter's Church and the HSBC branch in Derby remains taped off.

Customer stabbed to death in city centre bank

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 18:13
A section of the road between St Peter's Church and the HSBC branch in Derby remains taped off.

Man and woman charged with murder of baby

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 17:53
The pair are charged with murder as well as a charge of causing or allowing the death of a child.

Ex-footballer 'helped so many people' before death

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 17:50
The 36-year-old's family say they have been 'overwhelmed' by thousands of messages of support.

Investigations ongoing over alleged terror plot, says minister

BBC - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 17:40
A Home Office minister says the arrests on Saturday were among the biggest counter-terror operations in recent years.