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.

Northern Ireland police defend arrests of Pro-Palestinian protestors

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:07
It comes after two women, one in their 50s and the other aged 72, were detained after placing stickers on a cash machine.

YouTuber 'risks his life' for cheese-rolling win

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 16:21
Tom Kopke is among the winners at the annual event down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire.

YouTuber 'risks his life' for cheese-rolling win

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 16:21
Tom Kopke is among the winners at the annual event down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire.

Public urged to keep distance as dead minke whale washes up on beach

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 13:21
The National Trust has asked the public to keep a safe distance while it works with experts and other agencies.

Man, 21, jailed for life for murdering teenager

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 13:18
Bailey Dowling hid the knife he used to stab Lewis McCartney in the grounds of Holyrood Palace.

Man, 21, jailed for life for murdering teenager with blade

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 13:18
Bailey Dowling hid the knife he used to stab Lewis McCartney in the grounds of Holyrood Palace.

Men return home after 100 days in Guinea prison

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 12:53
Paul Inch, 50, and a colleague were accused of spying and detained in the West African prison.

Men return home after 100 days in Guinea prison

BBC - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 12:53
Paul Inch, 50, and a colleague were accused of spying and detained in the West African prison.