The Papers: 'Shameful' Trump attack on Zelensky and 'Tearful Emma'

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 23:40
Nearly all of Thursday's papers lead with one story - the deepening row between the US and Ukraine after Donald Trump's new remarks.

Parents 'turn up TV when it rains' as kids fear floods

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 23:00
Children in towns that have repeatedly flooded are scared by the rain, a community worker says.

Parents 'turn up TV when it rains' as kids fear floods

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 23:00
Children in towns that have repeatedly flooded are scared by the rain, a community worker says.

Councils to announce inflation-busting tax hikes

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 22:46
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife are among the local authorities expected to announce large levy increases.

New graves mark lost generation in drugs-ravaged Scottish town

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 21:59
In just a year and a half, at least eight victims of drug misuse have been buried in Oban's Pennyfuir cemetery.

What is a sinkhole and how does it form?

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 19:45
Two sinkholes have appeared in the Surrey village of Godstone, but how have they formed and are they dangerous?

Bangor University to cut 200 jobs amid £15m savings

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 18:23
Bangor University's vice-chancellor says the institution needs to make "unprecedented" changes.

Watch: Growing sinkhole's size revealed as reporters take closer look

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 18:08
The BBC has visited the town of Godstone, where a major incident has been declared after a huge sinkhole opened.

Woman, 74, first to be arrested under abortion protest law

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 17:32
The new law prevents any protests or vigils taking place within 200m (656ft) of clinics offering abortion services in Scotland.

Bangor University to cut 200 jobs amid £15m savings

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 17:28
Bangor University's vice-chancellor says the institution needs to make "unprecedented" changes.

Bangor University to cut 200 jobs amid £15m savings

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 17:28
Bangor University's vice-chancellor says the institution needs to make "unprecedented" changes.

Huge sinkhole swallows up more of Surrey street

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:24
A second sinkhole has appeared in the street, with a car teetering on the brink.

Huge sinkhole swallows up more of Surrey street

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:24
A second sinkhole has appeared in the street, with a car teetering on the brink.

Bomb changed my life forever, survivor says

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:17
The final day of this phase of the inquiry into the 1998 bombing in Omagh, County Tyrone, concludes.

Bomb changed my life forever, survivor says

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:17
The final day of this phase of the inquiry into the 1998 bombing in Omagh, County Tyrone, concludes.

US must not interfere in Tate's case, say alleged victims

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 14:59
Reports say US officials asked Romania to relax travel restrictions against Andrew Tate and his brother.

Watch: BBC reporter examines huge Surrey sinkhole

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 14:17
Our reporter got close to the sinkhole earlier before further access restrictions were put in place.

Woman accused of killing child in 1978 bath scald

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 13:50
Janice Nix is accused of manslaughter over the death of five-year-old Andrea Bernard in 1978.

Woman accused of killing child in 1978 bath scald

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 13:50
Janice Nix is accused of manslaughter over the death of five-year-old Andrea Bernard in 1978.

Postman who groped multiple women jailed

BBC - Wed, 02/19/2025 - 13:18
One of Michael Stewart's victims took her own life in the aftermath of the abuse, a court hears.