Man given 23 years for rape and abuse of children

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:47
Stephen-Lee McIlvenny admitted 77 charges, including the repeated rape and blackmail of three teenage boys.

Plan to make phone use safer for teens watered down

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:47
The MP behind the bill says proposals have been altered in a bid to gain government support.

Warm sunshine for UK this weekend but will it last?

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:22
Warm and sunny this weekend but it will turn colder next week

20mph speed limit change to be reversed on four main roads in Cardiff

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:00
A review of the default lower speed limit was announced following significant public backlash.

How spy ring did Russia's dirty work from the UK

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:36
A spy cell tracked the Kremlin's enemies across Europe, plotting honeytraps, kidnap and murder.

Actor Noel Clarke tells court he is 'victim of unlawful conspiracy'

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:21
The actor is suing the Guardian over claims he was a "serial abuser of women", which he says are false.

Actor Noel Clarke tells court he is 'victim of unlawful conspiracy'

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:21
The actor is suing the Guardian over claims he was a "serial abuser of women", which he says are false.

UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:07
It does not spread easily and the risk to the public is very low, experts say, after finding a case.

UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:07
It does not spread easily and the risk to the public is very low, experts say, after finding a case.

Man arrested over fatal shooting of boy, 16

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:02
Lathaniel Burrell, was shot and died on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube station, on Tuesday.

Man arrested over fatal shooting of boy, 16

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:02
Lathaniel Burrell, was shot and died on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube station, on Tuesday.

Price of first-class stamp to rise to £1.70

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 14:25
The cost of a second-class stamp will also rise to 87p on 7 April, Royal Mail announces.

Price of first-class stamp to rise to £1.70

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 14:25
The cost of a second-class stamp will also rise to 87p on 7 April, Royal Mail announces.

Three wanted over murder of Scottish man in Kenya

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 14:04
Investigators in Kenya have released images of three men wanted in connection with the killing of Campbell Scott.

'Nasal tanners left me suffocating in hospital'

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:57
Edith Eagle says she felt she was "drowning in her own body" after using one of the unlicensed products.

Just Stop Oil co-founder's sentence reduced in Court of Appeal

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:54
Sixteen climate protesters were jailed last year for their roles in Just Stop Oil demonstrations.

Boy, 6, thought to be Crufts' youngest winner

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:47
Freddie and "best friend" Penny come first in the veteran breed category at the dog show.

Calls for memorial to girl murdered 50 years ago

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:01
A historian says a memorial garden or bench could be created in Lesley Whittle's memory.

Two boys arrested in murder probe

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 12:43
The teenagers are the latest arrests in connection with the death of Jordan Hogg, 28, in Middlesbrough.

Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery

BBC - Fri, 03/07/2025 - 12:29
Former city politician Derek Hatton has also been charged after an investigation by Merseyside Police.