Knifepoint rapist who preyed on sex workers jailed

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:19
Adam Thomson is jailed for at least 18 years for raping three women and attempting to rape a fourth.

Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:17
A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.

Mortgage rules could be eased to boost loans

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:08
The £100 limit on contactless cards could also be scrapped, as regulators respond to the prime minister's plea.

Mortgage rules could be eased to boost loans

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:08
The £100 limit on contactless cards could also be scrapped, as regulators respond to the prime minister's plea.

US woman in court over shop owner murder plot charge

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:00
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was extradited from Armenia where she was arrested last summer.

Two men face trial for Iranian journalist stabbing

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:57
Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati was stabbed in the leg outside his Wimbledon home in March.

Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:46
A fatal accident inquiry concludes that Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, may not have died if reasonable precautions had been taken.

'One-in-a-billion' round egg discovered in Devon

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:25
Alison Greene says even Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, does not have a round egg.

Three men have 1981 murder conviction upheld

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:24
Eric Cullen, Cyril Cullen, and George Kirkpatrick were convicted of the murder of Francis Rice in 1981.

Three men have 1981 murder conviction upheld

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:24
Eric Cullen, Cyril Cullen, and George Kirkpatrick were convicted of the murder of Francis Rice in 1981.

Culture secretary rules out funding BBC from taxes

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:21
The culture secretary calls the TV licence "regressive" and is thinking "radically" about alternatives.

Culture secretary rules out funding BBC from taxes

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:21
The culture secretary calls the TV licence "regressive" and is thinking "radically" about alternatives.

Sisters made earlier visit to bridge, CCTV shows

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:00
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti - part of a set of triplets - disappeared during cold Aberdeen weather.

Sisters made earlier visit to bridge, CCTV shows

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 12:00
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti - part of a set of triplets - disappeared during cold Aberdeen weather.

Killer recalled to prison after murder 'boast'

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:55
Jake Fahri, who served 14 years in jail for murdering schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, breached licence conditions.

Killer recalled to prison after murder 'boast'

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:55
Jake Fahri, who served 14 years in jail for murdering schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, breached licence conditions.

Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:35
The eye-catching vehicle, which carries a price tag of about £48,000, is not yet legal on UK roads.

Acting legend Joan Plowright dies at 95: Oscar nominee whose first love remained theatre

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:30
One of the UK's finest stage actresses, she later appeared in films including Tea with Mussolini.

Acting legend Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:30
She was one of Britain's most acclaimed stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier.

'My sister was killed by the justice system'

BBC - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:25
On the day a determination is due on three deaths at Polmont YOI, Scott Allan says the prison destroyed his sister.