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What happened to Arlene? The 30-year mystery of a murder without a body

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 06:16
Arlene Fraser's husband Nat is serving life for murder - but her family is still seeking answers about what happened to her body.

What happened to Arlene? The 30-year mystery of a murder without a body

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 06:16
Arlene Fraser's husband Nat is serving life for murder - but her family is still seeking answers about what happened to her body.

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 06:01
There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

Victims 'devastated' by train CCTV failures that allow sex offenders to go untraced

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 06:01
Sex offenders on trains are escaping justice because of serious issues with CCTV on the rail network - BBC investigation.

Watch: Lord Mandelson arrives at home after being released on bail

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 04:16
Lord Mandelson has been released pending further investigation, the Metropolitan Police says, hours after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Children in care off school for months as school rejections stack up

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 01:36
Councils seek powers to require more schools to take children as heads say funding would meet needs.

GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 01:04
Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.

First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 00:39
Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".

The Papers: 'Mandelson arrested' and 'Four years of tears' in Ukraine

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 00:14
The arrest of Lord Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in public office leads many of Tuesday's papers.

Chocolate kept in anti-theft boxes as retailers warn it's being stolen to order

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 00:07
Retailers and police forces tell the BBC that thieves are targeting chocolate and selling it on.

'A conman stole my money and bought his wife a 10-carat diamond ring'

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 00:00
US victims have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a gang of UK and Irish nationals, known as The Travelling Conmen.

'A conman stole my money and bought his wife a 10-carat diamond ring'

Tue, 02/24/2026 - 00:00
US victims have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a gang of UK and Irish nationals, known as The Travelling Conmen.

Queen tells Gisèle Pelicot her new memoir left her 'speechless'

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:30
Camilla praised the French rape survivor over tea at her Clarence House residence in London.

Queen tells Gisèle Pelicot her new memoir left her 'speechless'

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:30
Camilla praised the French rape survivor over tea at her Clarence House residence in London.

Lord Mandelson arrest - how did we get here?

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:26
It comes after the ex-Labour minister was accused of passing sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

Rape suspect freed from jail in error now abroad

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:19
The man was awaiting trial when he was released from HMP Wormwood Scrubs and has now left the UK.

Inside the children's home where late night footsteps meant fear and abuse

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:01
Two women who were sexually abused at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax in the 1990s tell their stories.

Inside the children's home where late night footsteps meant fear and abuse

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:01
Two women who were sexually abused at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax in the 1990s tell their stories.

Inside the children's home where late night footsteps meant fear and abuse

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 20:01
Two women who were sexually abused at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax in the 1990s tell their stories.

BBC sorry for airing racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's at Baftas

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 19:52
Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.