British Army 'absolutely ready' if ordered to deploy to Ukraine

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 22:00
It comes as 2,500 UK troops take part in Nato's largest exercise this year near Ukraine's border.

The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 20:49
His death was confirmed by his bandmates Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton on social media.

Controlling husband who murdered wife and stepson jailed for 34 years

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 19:57
Calogero Ricotta repeatedly stabbed his wife Maria and her son Giuseppe Morreale at their home in Essex.

Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 19:38
The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of money by the end of March.

Pub shooting suspect rang friend and said 'she's dead'

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:31
The man thought to have shot Lisa Smith on Valentine's Day is Edvard Stockings, the BBC understands.

Early release of hundreds of prisoners begins

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:13
The first of up to 390 prisoners are being freed early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in jails.

Tories accuse government of 'cowardice' over changing room row

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 18:06
Conservatives clashed with the government after their calls for a statement on single-sex spaces were rejected.

Detained Britons charged with espionage in Iran

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 17:08
Craig and Lindsay Foreman had been on a motorbike trip across the world but were arrested in January.

'He was just an innocent wee boy on his holidays'

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 17:01
Supt Norman Haslett says the death of a 12-year-old Spanish boy in the Omagh bomb had "the most profound" effect on him.

Woman charged over 1978 death of girl, 5

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 17:00
Five-year-old Andrea Bernard went to hospital after she was assaulted in Thornton Heath, in 1978.

Judge 'deeply troubled' by PMQs exchange on Gazans settling in UK

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:48
Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr says a question asked by Kemi Badenoch and the answer given by Sir Keir Starmer were both "unacceptable".

Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:42
Cornwall Insight predicts that the energy regulator will hike gas and electricity prices by 5%.

Six child sexual image offences a day in Wales, new figures show

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:37
'Disappearing messages' on Snapchat criticised by campaigner, as charity calls for politicians and social media companies to do more.

Driver killed cyclist to 'teach him wheelies lesson'

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:27
Liam Jones was pursued by Abdirahman Ibrahim who deliberately drove into him twice, West Midlands Police say.

Driver killed cyclist to 'teach him wheelies lesson'

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:27
Abdirahman Ibrahim pursued Liam Jones and deliberately drove into him twice, West Midlands Police says.

City's derelict Debenhams to become a park

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:10
Plans have been confirmed to turn the former Debenhams store in the city centre into a park.

City's derelict Debenhams to become a park

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:10
Plans have been confirmed to turn the former Debenhams store in the city centre into a park.

Energy bills forecast to rise by £85 a year

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 16:01
Cornwall Insight predicts that the energy regulator will hike gas and electricity prices by 5%.

Detained Britons charged with espionage in Iran

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 15:22
Craig and Lindsay Foreman had been on a motorbike trip across the world but were arrested in January.

'Football Manager success landed me chairman job'

BBC - Tue, 02/18/2025 - 15:19
Aaron Hunt takes over Daisy Hill FC for real after his virtual success on Football Manager.