Plans to help benefits recipients into work 'a mess', say DWP officials

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 18:03
Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

'Nothing can bring back the son we dearly loved'

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 17:45
The 14-year-old was murdered by Marcus Monzo with a samurai sword in Hainault last April.

Ex-Nasa scientist, 85, admits defrauding investors

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 17:45
A court hears John Burford generated £1m from investors and spent some of it on a house.

Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:57
An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after three fires at properties in Edinburgh.

Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:57
An 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after three fires at properties in Edinburgh.

Gang who supplied 'assassination kits' jailed

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:29
The court heard the trio were involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to gangs elsewhere.

Oldham player sorry after chair throwing video

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:10
Oldham Athletic Football Club confirms a 'thorough investigation' would be carried out into the video.

Fundraiser to buy lost Turner painting passes £100k

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:55
The city council hopes to display The Rising Squall in Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.

Former council boss one of two charged over alleged deleted emails

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:02
It concerns council emails about the withdrawal of staff who were carrying out Brexit checks.

MI6 distances its new chief from Nazi grandfather

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:54
Blaise Metreweli "neither knew nor met" her grandfather, reportedly a chief Nazi informant during World War Two.

Starmer says he regrets using 'island of strangers' phrase

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:53
The PM says he "had no idea" the language echoed Enoch Powell's 1968 speech about immigration.

Man who stabbed wife as she pushed their baby in pram guilty of murder

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 13:35
Habibur Masum had tracked his wife to a refuge before stabbing her in the street at least 25 times.

Man stabbed his partner 27 times in fatal attack

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:55
Corey Dryden, 31, admits murdering Megan Hughes in their Chirnside home in February this year.

Minimum 24 years in jail for reservoir body murderer

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:49
Damien Heagney, 45, from County Tyrone, was last seen alive at the end of December 2021.

Faisal Islam: How much will U-turn on disability benefits cost?

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:43
The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

Health alerts come into force ahead of second heatwave

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:32
The UK could see its hottest day of the year on Monday, as a likely heatwave coincides with Glastonbury and Wimbledon.

Man who stabbed wife as she pushed their baby in pram guilty of murder

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:21
Habibur Masum had tracked his wife to a refuge before stabbing her in the street at least 25 times.

Man who stabbed wife as she pushed baby in pram guilty of murder

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:21
Habibur Masum had tracked his wife to a refuge before stabbing her in the street at least 25 times.

Four arrested after RAF Brize Norton break-in

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:13
Counter-terrorism police arrest four people after pro-Palestine activists claim they sprayed paint on planes.

Four arrested after RAF Brize Norton break-in

BBC - Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:13
Counter-terrorism police arrest four people after pro-Palestine activists claim they sprayed paint on planes.