Man arrested after train hits tractor and trailer

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 21:28
Two people are taken to hospital following the crash near Leominster.

Pregnant women evacuated after large fire breaks out at maternity hospital

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 21:07
Pregnant women and babies were moved outside of St Michael's Hospital, supported by midwives.

Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 20:11
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.

Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 20:11
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.

Glastonbury glampers' concern after yurt firm goes bust

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 19:12
Festivalgoers who booked through Yurtel have been left ticketless and out of pocket.

Teachers and doctors in England given 4% pay rise

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:49
But health unions react angrily after a smaller rise of 3.6% is announced for other NHS staff, including nurses and midwives.

Amputee's knife was a threat, accused PC says

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:15
A PC says Donald Burgess, 92, had "ample opportunity" to drop his knife before he was Tasered.

Pregnant women evacuated after large fire breaks out at maternity hospital

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:09
Pregnant women and babies are being evacuated on to the road outside of St Michael's Hospital.

Man arrested after train hits tractor and trailer

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 17:06
Two people are taken to hospital following the crash near Leominster.

Teachers and doctors in England given 4% pay rise

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:57
Ministers accept recommended pay awards above the 2.8% they previously budgeted for.

Residents 'shouldn't have to leave homes' after sectarian attacks

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:56
Police are appealing for information after a number of homes were damaged in north Belfast on Wednesday in what is being treated as a sectarian-motivated attack.

Chemical castration for sex offenders to be trialled in 20 prisons

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:31
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is also exploring whether chemical castration could be made mandatory.

Kate officially names new Royal Navy warship HMS Glasgow

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:47
It is the first of eight Type 26 frigates to be built by BAE Systems at its shipbuilding facilities on the River Clyde

Kate officially names new Royal Navy warship HMS Glasgow

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:47
It is the first of eight Type 26 frigates to be built by BAE Systems at its shipbuilding facilities on the River Clyde

Hardest Geezer finishes running length of New Zealand

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:30
Russ Cook, nicknamed Hardest Geezer, has run more than 2,500km in 73 days across New Zealand.

Hardest Geezer finishes running length of New Zealand

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:30
Russ Cook, nicknamed Hardest Geezer, has run more than 2,500km in 73 days across New Zealand.

Reform accused of 'blatant racism' over Sarwar ad

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:13
Reform insisted the advert featuring clips of a speech by the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was not racist.

Prisoners to be eligible for release after serving a third of sentence

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:07
But the justice secretary says she rejects recommendations for earlier releases of the most serious offenders.

No suspicion of equipment failure in skydive death

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:09
Marketing manager Jade Damarell crashed onto farmland in Shotton Colliery, the inquest hears.

Chagos deal paused by last-minute legal action

BBC - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:04
An agreement to hand over the islands from the UK to Mauritius had been expected to be signed on Thursday.