Prison violence harming rehabilitation - families

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 06:03
The BBC speaks to families of criminals in a prison where there have been serious outbreaks of violence.

'My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world'

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 06:01
An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

Churchill photo thief sentenced to two years in jail

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 03:05
'The Roaring Lion' - one of the 20th century's most iconic images - was stolen from a hotel in Ottawa.

Churchill photo thief sentenced to two years in jail

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 03:05
'The Roaring Lion' - one of the 20th century's most iconic images - was stolen from a hotel in Ottawa.

King prepares to give key speech backing Canada

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 01:25
King Charles has received a warm welcome in Canada ahead of a historic speech in its parliament.

Vote no in strike ballot, health secretary urges doctors

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 01:08
Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 01:08
Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

Higher-level apprenticeship funding to be scrapped as focus shifts to under-22s

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:50
The government will no longer fund some courses for older learners in order to boost entry level training places.

Apprenticeship shake-up to shift focus to under-21s

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:50
The government will no longer fund some courses for older learners in order to boost entry level training places.

Five questions the Gerry Adams libel case jury must answer to find a verdict

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:18
A 12-member jury will soon be sent out to consider a verdict in the former Sinn Féin leader's libel case against the BBC.

NI Liverpool fan in hospital after being struck by car at parade

BBC - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 00:01
Jack Trotter from Newtownards, County Down, tells BBC News NI he is in "absolute agony" after the incident on Water Street.

The Papers: Liverpool 'glory' descends into 'horror'

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 23:55
The aftermath of a car ploughing into crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade dominates Tuesday's papers.

Four children injured as car hits Liverpool crowd

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 23:43
Twenty-seven people were taken to hospital, and two suffered serious injuries.

'It missed us by inches': Witnesses describe car driving into crowd at Liverpool FC parade

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 23:13
An off-duty BBC reporter who was attending the parade called it "hell on Earth".

Moment car drives into crowd at Liverpool trophy parade

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 22:53
A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested after a car drove into pedestrians in Water Street, police say.

Thousands could unknowingly have alcohol brain damage

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 21:55
Drinking 35 units of alcohol a week for five years could put you at risk of alcohol-related brain damage.

Missing pregnant woman investigation upgraded to murder

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:49
Fiona Pender, 25, was seven months pregnant when she disappeared in August 1996.

Missing pregnant woman investigation upgraded to murder

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:49
Fiona Pender, 25, was seven months pregnant when she disappeared in August 1996.

Swinney accuses Reform of racism over Sarwar advert

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:39
The first minister has urged Facebook's parent company Meta to remove the "unacceptable" video.

Swinney accuses Reform of racism over Sarwar advert

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:39
The first minister has urged Facebook's parent company Meta to remove the "unacceptable" video.