Work coaches to focus on long-term unemployed

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 04:44
Ministers hope the plans will help reduce the rapidly rising cost of health and disability benefits.

Work coaches to focus on long-term unemployed

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 04:44
Ministers hope the plans will help reduce the rapidly rising cost of health and disability benefits.

Justice secretary rejects sentencing changes after 'two-tier' claims

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 03:59
Proposed reforms issued by the independent Sentencing Council were labelled biased by the Conservatives.

Councils fear shake-up won't improve finances, survey says

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:26
There is low support for local government reorganisation among council leaders, a survey suggests.

Councils fear shake-up won't improve finances, survey says

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:26
There is low support for local government reorganisation among council leaders, a survey suggests.

Scientists discover new part of the immune system

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:19
New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:15
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:15
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.

The Papers: 'Trump turns off Ukraine missiles' and 'serial spiking rapist'

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 01:03
The US decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and a serial rapist's conviction, make Thursday's papers.

Patients may be moved over repairs at mental health unit

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 00:16
BBC News NI understands rot and black mould have been found in large areas of the building which opened in 2019.

The NHS is spending a fortune giving people a death they don't want

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 00:07
The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed

Home buyers race to beat stamp duty rise

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 00:02
Thresholds will change on 1 April, leaving buyers a few weeks to complete or pay more in stamp duty.

Worst train companies to be named and shamed

BBC - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 00:01
Millions of passengers will be able to see cancellation and delay data in train stations

'I look at hundreds of child sex abuse images every week to stop them'

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 23:00
Mabel works for a firm that trawls the internet looking to remove the worst indecent images.

Final council tax levels to be set amid record rises

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:54
East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Highland and Inverclyde are the last of Scotland's 32 councils to set budgets

Gardener wins case against Paddy Power over £1m prize

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 21:43
Corrine Durber was told her jackpot was a computer error, but a judge ruled in her favour.

Chris Mason: Starmer finds subtle way to deal with Team Trump

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 21:12
The PM refrained from criticising JD Vance and chose to read out the names of fallen British soldiers.

Child dies after being hit by car on sports pitch

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 20:07
A second child is being treated after being struck by a car at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club.

Child dies after being hit by car on sports pitch

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 20:07
A second child is being treated after the collision at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club.

How big is the welfare budget and where might cuts fall?

BBC - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 19:21
The Chancellor has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare.