Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 19:17
BBC Verify looks into some of the statements the prime minister made about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on, ONS projects

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:22
The UK population is expected to grow at a slower rate than previously thought owing to a sharp fall in migration and declining fertility rates

More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on, ONS projects

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:22
The UK population is expected to grow at a slower rate than previously thought owing to a sharp fall in migration and declining fertility rates

Teacher said baby was 'dead meat', jury hears

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:04
Thirteen-month-old Preston Davey suffered 40 injuries in the months up to his death, a jury is told.

Teacher said baby was 'dead meat', jury hears

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:04
Thirteen-month-old Preston Davey suffered 40 injuries in the months up to his death, a jury is told.

Rape accused said 'I'm not going home', court told

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:01
Co-founder of clothes firm Superdry James Holder says the encounter in 2022 was consensual.

Prince William's 'fond memories' on return to RAF air base

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 17:19
The prince was an RAF search and rescue pilot at the Holyhead base from 2010 to 2013.

GP struck off over garlic oil 'cancer cure' claims

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 15:35
Mohsen Ali charged cancer patients up to £15,000 for bogus "cures", a tribunal hears.

Suspected arson at Golders Green memorial wall

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 15:29
The wall has been used as a space to display photos of protesters killed by the Iranian regime.

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 13:50
The energy giant said it had seen an "exceptional" performance at its oil trading business.

Watch: PM's ex-top aide on Mandelson revelations

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 13:45
Key moments as Morgan McSweeney gives evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Watch: PM's ex-top aide on Mandelson revelations

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 13:45
Key moments as Morgan McSweeney gives evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Army to resume Ajax armoured vehicle trials after they made soldiers sick

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 13:21
Trials of the Ajax vehicles, produced in Merthyr Tydfil, will proceed "cautiously", says minister.

Pub-goer killed man with punch in rage, trial told

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 13:11
A court hears Nathan Gothard fatally attacked David Darke, who had helped the defendant to his feet.

Road-rage driver caught on his own dashcam knocking motorist out

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 12:36
John Lee was caught on his own vehicle's camera attacking another driver in Conwy.

The young walrus drawing crowds as he tours the Scottish coast

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 12:01
The young male - who has been named Magnus - was first seen in Orkney and has since been making a splash in the north-east of Scotland.

Police step up patrols to counter dissident threat after car bomb attack

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 11:50
Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck says the public can expect to see increased vehicle checkpoints and patrols following a car bomb attack at the weekend.

Police step up patrols to counter dissident threat after car bomb attack

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 11:50
Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck says the public can expect to see increased vehicle checkpoints and patrols following a car bomb attack at the weekend.

Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 11:46
The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.

Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says

BBC - Tue, 04/28/2026 - 11:46
The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.