Subscribe to BBC feed BBC
BBC News - UK
Updated: 2 hours 20 min ago

I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 05:56
Heather Morgan's postcode meant she was ineligible for a test that could have revealed her risk.

Flesh-eating bug made my skin look like roadkill

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 05:35
Caroline Fonjock says she owes her life to the medics who quickly diagnosed and treated her.

Trust in news hits a new low, research suggests

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 04:57
The Reuters Institute records its lowest trust figures since the annual research began in 2015.

Trust in news hits a new low, research suggests

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 04:57
The Reuters Institute records its lowest trust figures since the annual research began in 2015.

Thames Water moves step closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 01:08
A government spokesman tells the BBC that the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 00:38
Andrea Egan tellls the BBC that Labour haven't delivered and her election demonstrated that members were desperate to have their voices heard.

Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 00:38
Andrea Egan tellls the BBC that Labour haven't delivered and her election demonstrated that members were desperate to have their voices heard.

'Social media firms hit back' and 'Arson attack on Starmer linked to Russia'

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 00:33
Several of the papers are leading on Sir Keir's plan to ban social media for under-16s in the UK, which was announced on Monday.

'Don't panic - sextortion scammers have no hold over you'

Tue, 06/16/2026 - 00:03
Alan Irwin fell victim to an attempted sextortion scam after a man he met through a dating app threatened to send an intimate video of him to his friends and family.

Scotland fans call for better crowd system at next World Cup match

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 23:00
Some Tartan Army members faced very long queues to get into Boston Stadium ahead of the country's World Cup opener.

Myles Smith 'so happy' to perform homecoming gig

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 18:47
The rising star plays hits including Stargazing and Drive Safe to hundreds of fans in Luton.

Under-16s to be banned from TikTok, YouTube and other social media by next spring, Starmer says

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 18:10
Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.

Reform pledges new tax on hiring foreign workers

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 18:04
The party says the move would allow it to reverse last year's National Insurance rise for British workers.

Bonnie Tyler out of coma but 'very unwell' after emergency surgery

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 17:46
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was put in an induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery.

Bonnie Tyler out of coma but 'very unwell' after emergency surgery

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 17:46
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was put in an induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery.

Teacher guilty of sexually abusing and murdering adopted baby

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 17:14
Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.

Teacher guilty of sexually abusing and murdering adopted baby

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 17:14
Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.

PC who died in line of duty parents' 'greatest joy'

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 17:10
Jess Turnbull's parents say she was full of "energy, determination and kindness".

Olivia Rodrigo 'had to eat sausage rolls all day' in Welsh town

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 16:57
The pop superstar says she could not get her credit card to work anywhere outside America.

Boy, 2, in hospital after nursery playground car crash

Mon, 06/15/2026 - 16:07
A 63-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.