'Food shop is my biggest expense after the mortgage'

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 00:03
Food accounts for 23% of basic spending, which includes housing, clothes, health, transport and education, NI Consumer Council finds.

Government urged to take action on empty shops

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 22:48
A lack of coordinated action means cities have floundered, according to a property expert.

Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:59
Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was killed in a suspected "domestic-related incident", police say.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:32
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.

Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:58
Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was killed in a suspected "domestic-related incident", police say.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:43
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi led the call to decriminalise the 1% of abortions that happen after 24 weeks.

Orkney council ends investigation into leaving UK

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:36
A look at various models of alternative governance found they were too difficult and too expensive.

Dartford Crossing charge to increase for motorists

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:32
Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood says the charge is "no longer sufficient" to manage demand.

Raducanu stalker tried to apply for Wimbledon tickets

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:08
The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

Raducanu stalker tried to apply for Wimbledon tickets

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:08
The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

Scots shot in Spanish bar 'killed by rival Daniel gang member'

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:51
Spanish police believe Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were killed by a member of a Glasgow crime group.

Small boats situation getting worse, says No 10

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:42
Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer would make the issue the key focus of a summit with France next month.

Saved Alan Turing papers sold at auction for £465k

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:29
The collection, which included a copy of his PhD dissertation, were sold at auction on Tuesday.

Starmer defends U-turn on grooming gangs inquiry

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:28
The prime minister tells the BBC his decision to hold an inquiry was "practical, common sense politics".

Woman who killed baby in crash has sentence cut

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:54
Three senior judges agree that Bridget Curtis's original sentence was "manifestly excessive".

Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:51
Jazwell Brown's teenage son says the drug-fuelled stabbings were "like watching a horror film".

Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:51
Jazwell Brown's teenage son says the drug-fuelled stabbings were "like watching a horror film".

Nissan unveils new electric car to be built in UK

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:16
The new Leaf will be powered by batteries also manufactured in Sunderland.

Zoe Slater returns to EastEnders after 20-year gap

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:11
The actress returns in the first episode from new executive producer Ben Wadey.

New Belfast maternity hospital could face a further 28-month delay

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:10
The health minister says he is " far from finished" on the matter.