Don't scrap care plans for children with special educational needs, say MPs

BBC - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 00:35
Concerns grow over the government's plans to reform special needs education in England.

Appointments cancelled as hospitals reconnect IT systems

BBC - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 00:03
Most planned surgery and hospital appointments in the Southern Trust remain cancelled on Thursday.

Melania’s hat, a yellow dress and Kate’s golden gown - standout state visit looks

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 23:17
State visits are often seen as an opportunity to exercise “sartorial diplomacy” on the world stage.

Welsh Labour accused of manipulating NHS waiting figures

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 22:59
The Welsh government has started to publish provisional data a month sooner than "official data".

Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 22:55
Lawyers have asked a federal court in Washington to rule the alleged confession inadmissible before his trial next year.

Watch: Pomp and protests on day one of Trump state visit

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 22:53
King Charles hosts Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on the first full day of his UK state visit.

US to invest £150bn in UK, promising thousands of jobs

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 22:30
The UK government is calling this the largest commercial deal of its kind and expects it to create more than 7,600 "high-quality jobs".

Mahmood vows to fight 'last-minute claims' against migrant deportations

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 19:03
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said attempts to block removals "are intolerable" and threaten the government's plans.

Ozzy Osbourne documentary pulled from schedules will now be shown in October

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 17:51
The documentary about the rock legend was pulled from the schedules at the last minute a month ago.

Jaguar Land Rover supply chain staff told to apply for universal credit, union claims

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 17:50
Staff are being laid off with "reduced or zero pay" following a cyber attack, which has forced the carmaker to shut down, Unite union claims.

Scotland's not proven verdict to be scrapped as MSPs back reforms

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:57
The verdict has been used in criminal trials for hundreds of years but campaigners had called for it to be abolished.

Scotland's not proven verdict to be scrapped as MSPs back reforms

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:57
The verdict has been used in criminal trials for hundreds of years but campaigners had called for it to be abolished.

Major Scottish gangland figures arrested in Dubai

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:25
Steven Lyons, Ross McGill, Stephen Jamieson and Steven Larwood were taken into custody following a co-ordinated operation.

Wife leaving husband before shooting, inquest told

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:10
Edward Smith shot his wife, Lisa Smith, outside a pub in Knockholt, Kent, on 14 February.

Nvidia boss says UK will be 'AI superpower' as tech firms invest billions

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:10
Microsoft, Google and Nvidia have announced investments as part of a £31bn UK-US "Tech Prosperity Deal".

IT issues expected to continue for second day at hospitals

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:08
The majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments are being cancelled for Thursday.

IT issues expected to continue for second day at hospitals

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:08
The majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments are being cancelled for Thursday.

'Red flags ignored' before Southport attack, inquiry hears

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 16:03
The parents of Bebe King said they believed warnings about the killer had been "missed".

Wales' FM rejects Trump state banquet invite

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 15:33
Eluned Morgan declines the King’s invitation to a Windsor Castle banquet with Donald Trump.

Heavy rain set to continue across UK

BBC - Wed, 09/17/2025 - 15:32
The rain is set to continue into the weekend as some areas of the UK have already had nearly double the average rainfall for September.