Don't feel like exercising? Maybe it's the wrong time of day for you

BBC - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 00:54
Time your workout to your body clock, health researchers advise based on latest evidence.

Butterfly numbers are dropping but here are five species you may see more of

BBC - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 00:14
A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.

How Belfast 'rose to the occasion' during one of the UK's worst WW2 raids

BBC - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 00:03
On the 85th anniversary of the Blitz and ahead of a new play about it, BBC News NI talks to 93-year-old Reggie who lived through it.

Help to Buy mostly helped high earners, IFS says

BBC - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 00:03
People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.

Ultra-marathon champion dies while running Cape Wrath trail

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 23:00
David Parrish was trying to beat the record for the fastest man to complete the 234 mile trail.

Fines issued after fuel protests across NI disrupt traffic

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 22:11
Drivers were fined and others cautioned for public order offences after the protests caused traffic disruption.

Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 21:33
Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".

Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 19:19
Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.

Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 19:01
The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks.

UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 18:18
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

Driver jailed over death of mum hit by crane while pushing pram

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 17:39
A man is jailed after Rebecca Ableman, 30, was fatally injured by loose equipment on the back of a truck.

Criticism of complacency on defence spending will sting government

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 17:28
The government faces tough questions about the ability to defend the UK, writes Jonathan Beale.

Misconduct inquiry over fatal schoolgirl crash

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 17:08
The families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, who died at an end-of-term tea party, say the initial investigation was flawed.

Mum jailed after covering for her hit-and-run biker son

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 16:28
Terry Follows led a cover-up after her son Kaylem Longhurst seriously injured six-year-old Arlo Buckley.

Student accused of murder over housemate stabbing

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 16:10
University of the West of England student Jamie Collins was found dead with multiple stab wounds.

Single-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 15:54
Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.

Fuel prices stop rising after 43 days of increases, RAC says

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 15:06
The motoring group says prices could start to come down over the next couple of weeks.

Primark trainer print crucial to ending £1m burglary spree

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 14:22
The men looked at Rightmove floorplans and used Google to identify properties to target.

Woman asked to leave bar after wheelchair deemed a 'safety risk'

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 14:17
Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.

Burglars who used Rightmove to target homes and steal £1m of valuables jailed

BBC - Tue, 04/14/2026 - 14:08
The gang gloated about their crimes while two of them referred to themselves as Bonnie and Clyde.