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Stephen Lawrence killer admits role but refuses to name accomplices

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 16:09
David Norris, speaking at a parole hearing, becomes the first of the teenager's killers to publicly admit his role in the 1993 attack.

'We're the fossils now' - dinosaur park duo to retire

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:28
The long-running Pembrokeshire attraction is on the market for the first time, priced at £4.5m.

Farage 'genuinely worried' by death threat, court hears

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 13:57
Southwark Crown Court hears how Fayaz Khan posted a video in which he makes a gun gesture with his hand before saying "pop, pop, pop".

Friend or foe? Tories grapple with rise of Reform

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 13:21
Tories fear they face an existential threat from Reform UK but opinion is divided on how to fight back.

More holidaymakers using AI to plan trips

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 13:04
Asking family and friends for recommendations and using guidebooks remain popular ways to plan a holiday, according to a new report from APTA.

Tributes paid to D-Day hero Albert Keir, 100

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 12:10
He was part of a crew ferrying US troops on to Utah Beach in Normandy during the D-Day invasion.

Sister of man who fell to death after being tortured calls for new law

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 11:47
Jamie Forbes was held against his will in Aberdeen before plunging to his death.

'Positive sign' as pine martens released on Exmoor

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 11:18
They are "back where they belong" after being relocated from Scotland, conservationists say.

Badenoch denies empty seats an issue at Tory conference

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 10:08
On Monday, shadow chancellor Mel Stride gave his speech to a partially empty hall in Manchester.

Rare October Harvest Moon rising Tuesday marks first supermoon of 2025

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 08:55
It will be visible on 7 October and Sarah Keith-Lucas explains why it will be the biggest and brightest full Moon so far this year.

Vinyl boom is 'lifeline' says music shop owner

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:40
Northern Ireland is enjoying a UK-wide renaissance of independent record shops.

Uni defends new Kazakhstan campus amid human rights concerns

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:25
Hundreds of students have started lectures at the new campus, which is 3,712 miles from Cardiff.

Car meets: The hobby that petrolheads love but locals loathe

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:06
A London suburb hopes to stop illegal car racing, but opinion is split on whether it is possible.

'We bought the barn we got married in to save it'

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:02
Tom and Becky Pook tied the knot at Pimhill Barn and want to make sure other couples enjoy it too.

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:00
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of "terrible" conditions as accommodation provider makes millions.

The Papers: 'UK Gaza protests going ahead' and 'Romp in Peace, Jilly'

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 05:41
Protests on the two year anniversary of the Israel-Gaza war and Jilly Cooper's death make the papers.

Starmer urges students not to protest on 7 October

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 04:41
The prime minister says it is "un-British" to hold pro-Palestinian protests on the second anniversary of Hamas's attacks on Israel.

Jenrick defends calling Handsworth 'worst-integrated'

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 02:21
The shadow justice secretary stands by his comments about the Birmingham area amid sharp criticism.

Jenrick defends calling Handsworth 'worst-integrated'

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 02:21
The shadow justice secretary stands by his comments about the Birmingham area amid sharp criticism.

Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 00:44
The government wants work coaches to provide personalised support, but some have caseloads of up to 200 people.