Government pledges to end children living in B&Bs

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 15:01
The strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.

Residents still out of 200 homes with two in custody

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 14:01
Two men were held on Thursday on suspicion of explosives offences before 200 homes were evacuated.

Pub hit by bulldozer may have been targeted, police say

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 13:40
Police were called on Thursday evening to reports that a JCB had crashed into the New Inn.

Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 12:21
Logan Smith, 18, died after getting out of an ambulance on the M5 on Sunday evening.

Man, 18, struck on motorway Tasered before death

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 12:21
Logan Smith, 18, died after getting out of an ambulance on the M5 on Sunday evening.

City's 'grubby and grimy' phone boxes 'need to be replaced'

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 10:24
Newport residents have called for 'radical improvements', saying kiosks are a blight on the city centre.

Last supermoon of 2025 captured in photos from around the world

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 09:37
The last supermoon of 2025 rose on Thursday night and for some sky gazers it included a Moon halo, as Simon King explains

Last supermoon of 2025 captured in photos from around the world

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 09:37
The last supermoon of 2025 rose on Thursday night and for some sky gazers it included a Moon halo, as Simon King explains

Residents evacuated from 200 homes in major incident

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:55
Two people were arrested on Thursday before 200 homes were evacuated.

Memorable O'Sullivan moments as snooker great turns 50

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:40
As Ronnie O'Sullivan turns 50, BBC Sport picks out 10 great moments from his career - and it could have been many more.

Scotland football fans prepare for World Cup draw

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:13
Three host countries, 16 cities and 48 nations are represented, meaning the draw comes with mouth-watering permutations and possibilities.

Priest admitted assaulting boy before being made bishop, leaked report claims

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:13
Convicted sex offender and former bishop Anthony Pierce is accused of sexually abusing another boy.

Priest admitted assaulting boy before being made bishop, leaked report claims

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:13
Convicted sex offender and former bishop Anthony Pierce is accused of sexually abusing another boy.

'It's not safe for my father to remain in Gaza'

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:06
Khalid Al-Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remain still in Gaza.

What's going on with Edinburgh's scaffolding hotel?

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:04
Scaffolding was due to be torn down from the G&V Hotel on George IV Bridge by November, but now may be delayed again.

Where did my late husband's Morton's Rolls pension payments go?

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 06:04
Workers at Morton's Rolls Limited complained pension payments defaulted before the firm went bust.

60 delivery riders face deportation after illegal work crackdown

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 05:08
The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".

60 delivery riders face deportation after illegal work crackdown

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 05:08
The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".

Details of plan to keep pubs open longer for World Cup revealed

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 02:09
Licensing hours could be extended to 01:00 if a home nation reaches the final stages next summer.

Details of plan to keep pubs open longer for World Cup revealed

BBC - Fri, 12/05/2025 - 02:09
Licensing hours could be extended to 01:00 if a home nation reaches the final stages next summer.