What joke made this class the funniest in Britain?

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 06:07
Year 5 pupils at Riverley Primary School in Leyton are awarded the title for their joke.

Solved after 47 years: The mystery of the North Sea message in a bottle

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 05:58
The note with a Scottish address and dated 1978 was found on a Swedish island.

Scrap Chagos Islands deal and agree new one, UN panel urges UK

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 02:08
A UN human rights panel says the deal "fails to guarantee" the rights of Chagossians.

Twix ad banned for encouraging unsafe driving

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 01:38
The video advert shows a car chase that ends with two caramel-coloured cars on top of each other.

Twix ad banned for encouraging unsafe driving

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 01:38
The video advert shows a car chase that ends with two caramel-coloured cars on top of each other.

Ban on 'no ball games' signs suggested to get kids off screens

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 01:14
Experts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change.

Ban on 'no ball games' signs suggested to get kids off screens

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 01:14
Experts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change.

Sting says governments have neglected the North East for decades

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 00:57
The musician is says he is donating an undisclosed amount to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.

Pitbull: Seeing fans dressed as me is priceless

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 00:50
The 44-year-old American singer says he loves the trend of fans dressing up as him on tour.

One year to World Cup, have Tuchel's England regressed since Southgate?

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 00:24
No discernible plan. No identity. No improvement. With one year until the World Cup, how far off are Thomas Tuchel's England?

The Papers: '£39bn new build' for affordable homes, and 'giant spending spree'

BBC - Wed, 06/11/2025 - 00:03
Wednesday's newspaper front pages largely focus on the chancellor's Spending Review.

Police deploy water cannon in second night of serious Ballymena disorder

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 23:44
Petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry are thrown at police in the same area where disorder broke out on Monday.

Police deploy water cannon in second night of serious Ballymena disorder

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 23:44
Petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry are thrown at police in the same area where disorder broke out on Monday.

New stations in £445m rail plan for Wales

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 23:03
Five new stations in Newport, Cardiff and Monmouthshire, plus upgrades in north Wales are on the cards.

Spending Review: Shaping Scotland's priorities for years to come

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:44
Announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves later will have a significant effect on public spending in Scotland.

World War Two secret agents' house put up for sale

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:44
Lochaber's Inverlair Lodge was a "workshop" for WW2 agents deemed unfit for active duties.

Reeves's spending priorities leave little wiggle room

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:32
The chancellor's focus on the NHS and defence will mean a spending squeeze elsewhere, writes the BBC's political editor.

Reeves's spending priorities leave little wiggle room

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:32
The chancellor's focus on the NHS and defence will mean a spending squeeze elsewhere, writes the BBC's political editor.

Reeves to set out spending plans up to next election

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 22:32
The chancellor will allocate funds for the NHS, education, investment projects and other priorities.

Urgent search for teenager's missing support dog

BBC - Tue, 06/10/2025 - 21:41
The retriever is trained to let 17-year-old Ellie Lynn's family know when she is about to have an epileptic seizure.