UK backs call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:55
Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.

UK backs call for Israel to allow foreign media into Gaza

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:55
Governments from 27 countries, including France and Germany, say journalists in Gaza must be protected.

Bin lorry driver who killed boy cycling to school given unpaid work

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 16:22
Ross Wallace admitted hitting 11-year-old Thomas Wong while driving a refuse truck in Edinburgh last year.

Tesco increases cost of meal deal as UK food prices continue to rise

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:31
The move by the UK's largest supermarket is the latest example of rising food prices.

Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditions

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:23
RMT union members will strike from Friday 5 September for seven days.

Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditions

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:23
RMT union members will strike from Friday 5 September for seven days.

Average five-year mortgage at lowest level since 2023

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 15:22
The average five-year fixed rate is now 4.99%, falling below 5% for the first time since 2023.

Poison bait to control rats on popular beach 'last resort'

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 14:45
An Ards and North Down Council official says the growth in the rodent population at Millisle Beach means action is needed.

Councillor's wife jailed for race hate social media post released from prison

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 13:58
Lucy Connolly is released from HMP Peterborough after receiving a 31-month sentence in October.

Woman who died while skydiving took her own life, inquest finds

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:57
Experienced skydiver Jade Damarell made no attempt to deploy her parachutes, an inquest hears.

Teen who planned mosque mass murder given 10-year sentence

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:38
The 17-year-old was arrested in January after police caught him with an airgun and aerosol cans outside Inverclyde Muslim Centre.

Teen who planned mosque mass murder given 10-year sentence

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:38
The 17-year-old was arrested in January after police caught him with an airgun and aerosol cans outside Inverclyde Muslim Centre.

US woman behind failed Birmingham assassination jailed for 30 years

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:37
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was hired as part of a plot to attack a British family in 2019.

US woman behind failed assassination in UK jailed for 30 years

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:37
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was hired as part of a plot to attack a British family in 2019.

Girl, 14, arrested over manor house fire

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 09:59
Police say the fire which burnt through a Liverpool manor house is believed to have been deliberate.

Why have thousands of St George's flags gone up in cities and towns?

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:37
Thousands of St George's and union jack flags have been put up in recent weeks - but why?

How a cowboy builder ripped off his customers – and got away with it

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:11
When the BBC exposed Russell McMaster as a cowboy builder last year, angry clients demanded he be prosecuted.

Brit who is world's oldest living person turns 116

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:07
Ethel Caterham became the oldest living person in June, following the death of a Brazilian nun.

Dozens more UK Afghan data breaches uncovered

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:00
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.

Dozens more UK Afghan data breaches uncovered

BBC - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:00
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.