'17 hours birthing my dead baby': More families call for maternity inquiry

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 06:00
Almost 50 new families contact the BBC with concerns about inadequate care at maternity units in Leeds.

Dozens more parents demand maternity care inquiry

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 06:00
Almost 50 new families contact the BBC with concerns about inadequate care at maternity units in Leeds.

Starmer says he favours more 'transactional' approach to granting visas

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 00:29
The UK leader is considering whether visas could be issued based on how well countries co-operate with the UK on illegal immigration.

Starmer says he favours more 'transactional' approach to granting visas

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 00:29
The UK leader is considering whether visas could be issued based on how well countries co-operate with the UK on illegal immigration.

'Food shop is my biggest expense after the mortgage'

BBC - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 00:03
Food accounts for 23% of basic spending, which includes housing, clothes, health, transport and education, NI Consumer Council finds.

Government urged to take action on empty shops

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 22:48
A lack of coordinated action means cities have floundered, according to a property expert.

Woman stabbed to death before gas explosion named

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:59
Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was killed in a suspected "domestic-related incident", police say.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:32
The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.

Dartford Crossing charge to increase for motorists

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 20:52
Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood says the charge is "no longer sufficient" to manage demand.

Orkney council ends investigation into leaving UK

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:36
A look at various models of alternative governance found they were too difficult and too expensive.

Raducanu stalker tried to apply for Wimbledon tickets

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:08
The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

Scots shot in Spanish bar 'killed by rival Daniel gang member'

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:51
Spanish police believe Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were killed by a member of a Glasgow crime group.

Saved Alan Turing papers sold at auction for £465k

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:29
The collection, which included a copy of his PhD dissertation, were sold at auction on Tuesday.

Starmer defends U-turn on grooming gangs inquiry

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 17:28
The prime minister tells the BBC his decision to hold an inquiry was "practical, common sense politics".

Christmas Day killer jailed for at least 39 years

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:51
Jazwell Brown's teenage son says the drug-fuelled stabbings were "like watching a horror film".

Nissan unveils new electric car to be built in UK

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:16
The new Leaf will be powered by batteries also manufactured in Sunderland.

UK watchdog fines 23andMe for 'profoundly damaging' data breach

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:09
The fine comes as the DNA testing firm, which filed for bankruptcy in March, is set to be sold to a new owner.

'I hope she's resting now' - Kim Woodburn remembered by co-star Aggie

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 16:07
The TV personality first found fame on Channel 4's How Clean is Your House alongside Aggie MacKenzie.

'Boy's sentence for killing my dad is unanswerable'

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 14:39
Bhim Kohli, 80, died in hospital a day after being attacked while walking his dog.

Mayor to move ahead with Oxford Street traffic ban

BBC - Tue, 06/17/2025 - 13:41
Plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move forward "as quickly as possible", Sir Sadiq Khan says.