Interest rates will go down gradually, says Bank

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 16:24
Borrowing costs had been widely expected to be left unchanged with inflation, predicted to go up in the coming months.

Two men injured in light aircraft crash

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 15:26
Emergency services were called to the crash near Dalton-on-Tees on Thursday morning.

Apprentice jockey in court charged with murder

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 15:19
Levi Williams is remanded in custody following his appearance at Cambridge Crown Court.

'You can smell the stench': Why rubbish is piling up on Birmingham streets

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 15:05
Refuse workers have been on strike for over a week, leading to bags of rubbish piling up across the city.

Man hit by police car on 999 call dies

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 15:03
The 40-year-old man is pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday evening.

Planning permissions for homes in England fall to record low

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 14:19
Just over 30,000 projects got the go ahead, the lowest yearly figure since records started in 1979.

Probe into claims people allowed in to watch hospital surgeries

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 13:56
It is not clear how the individuals gained access to the operating theatres or who gave permission.

Sex abuse cult leader can be moved to open prison

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 13:52
Colin Batley was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of brainwashing and abusing children.

Driver killed man after dog jumped on his lap

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:19
A court hears how Norman McAndrew, 82, swerved across the road when the pet jumped up at him.

Badenoch warns Tories of difficult local elections

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:14
The Tory leader admits the upcoming local elections will be "tough", in her party's campaign launch.

Second migrant in two days dies trying to cross Channel

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:13
French officials say they rescued 14 others from the overcrowded boat which left Dunkirk on Wednesday.

Big drop in overseas students at Scottish universities

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 11:02
The decline comes after foreign student numbers reached an all-time high in the previous year.

Buses ' burnt to a crisp' in arson attack

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:35
Police say they are treating a blaze at an industrial Estate in Dunmurry as a deliberate fire.

Will happier people return your lost wallet?

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 08:54
The BBC's Mark Easton tests the theory that happier people do good things like returning lost property.

Man dies after being hit by police car on 999 call

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 06:52
The 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday evening, police say.

Man dies after being hit by police car on 999 call

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 06:52
The 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday evening, police say.

How two friends found £3m treasure and ended up in jail

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 06:11
How recklessness and greed led the finders of one of Britain's rarest treasure troves to jail.

£34m to help keep people safe from coal tips

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 06:10
More than £33m will be spent making coal tips safer around Wales in an attempt to protect villages.

Housing estate swaps 'no ball games' signs for basketball hoops

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 05:59
An estate in south London has seen some of its No Ball Games signs replaced with basketball hoops.

The Papers: 'Biggest cuts since austerity' and 'evil' family killer

BBC - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 05:57
Thursday's front pages look ahead to the forthcoming Spring Statement and share details from a murderer's sentencing.