Average mortgage rates below 5% for first time since Truss budget

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 15:05
Average two-year mortgage rates have fallen to 4.99%, the lowest point since September 2022.

More than 140 people report crimes to Al Fayed investigation

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 14:54
Police shared the number in an update sent to victims of the late Harrods owner's predatory behaviour

I had knife pulled on me in migrant camp, says Philp

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 14:12
Chris Philp says the incident took place as he was talking to people near Dunkirk, France.

Welsh Labour politician Hefin David dies, aged 47

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 13:43
Hefin David had been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly since 2016.

Welsh Labour politician Hefin David dies, aged 47

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 13:43
Hefin David had been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Caerphilly since 2016.

More than 140 people report crimes to Al Fayed investigation

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 13:41
Police shared the number in an update sent to victims of the late Harrods owner's predatory behaviour

Three children charged with murder of man in Kent

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 13:05
Alexander Cashford, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent, police said.

Three children charged with murder of man in Kent

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 13:05
Alexander Cashford, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent, police said.

Scottish public spending deficit grows as oil revenue drops again

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:05
Government tax and spending figures show North Sea revenue has fallen for the second year in a row.

Average mortgage rates below 5% for first time since Truss budget

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:48
Average two-year mortgage rates have fallen to 4.99%, the lowest point since September 2022.

'We want to show everyone how wonderful Alice was'

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:27
Alice Aguiar's parents set up Alice's Wonderdance to help fund access to dance for children.

Facial recognition vans expanded across police forces in England

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:18
The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.

Man appears in court charged with murder and attempted murder

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:00
A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Stephen Brannigan and the attempted murder of Fr John Murray.

AI can make us UK's biggest firm, Rolls-Royce says

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:38
Tufan Erginbilgic says business deals to supply nuclear power for artificial intelligence could boost its fortunes

Rising costs blamed for drop in pool temperatures

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 08:11
New figures show that 15% of councils have reduced pool temperatures in the last five years.

Toothpaste made from hair could help repair teeth

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:24
Toothpaste made from human hair could help repair damaged teeth, a King's College London study shows.

Shoplifters will face consequences, says minister

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:14
Dame Diana Johnson says a serious clamp down means shoplifters "will be brought before court".

Leaseholders fight 'unfair' £200k energy bill

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:07
Managers of a block of flats in Birmingham ask leaseholders to pay a bill that dates back to 2014.

I didn't go to uni - now I work as a celebrity photographer

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:06
The BBC speaks to four young people who say skipping university does not have to mean missing out on success.

Thirteen children died after falling from windows in six years

BBC - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:00
Calls for landlords to prioritise faulty window repairs to avoid "entirely preventable" deaths.