Man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 18:18
Philip Young admitted committing a number of sexual offences against Joanne Young over 13 years.

Man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 18:18
Philip Young admitted committing a number of sexual offences against Joanne Young over 13 years.

Former councillor pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 18:18
Philip Young admitted committing a number of sexual offences against Joanne Young over 13 years.

Why peril could lie in the Welsh valleys for Starmer

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 18:15
Voters in Wales will elect a new devolved government - and opinion polls suggest the prospect of a groundbreaking result.

Army instructors jailed over sex with teen recruit

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 17:07
L/Sgt Antony Pugh and Sgt Connor Forgan boasted to each other afterwards, a court martial hears.

Robbie Williams breaks The Beatles' chart record

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 16:59
The star's latest album, Britpop, debuts at number one, giving Williams his 16th solo UK chart-topper.

Acid attack victim was 'set up by his ex-wife'

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 16:52
A court hears Danny Cahalane, 38, faced "real threats" in the months before his death.

Missed opportunity to take footballer to hospital

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 16:52
Although a coroner says she cannot be sure Luke Abrahams' death could have been prevented.

Missed opportunity to take footballer to hospital

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 16:52
Although a coroner says she cannot be sure Luke Abrahams' death could have been prevented.

Grooming trial collapsed over jury WhatsApp group

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 15:53
Some jury members messaged each other on WhatsApp about watching a broadcast on grooming gangs.

Heathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 15:53
Heathrow says it has become the biggest airport to drop the limit after rolling out new high-tech scanners.

Baby suffered more than 40 fractures before death, jury told

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 15:28
Sean Jefferson and Amy Leigh Clarke deny murdering their five-week-old baby Darcy-Leigh Jefferson.

Deliberate infection accused 'told men of HIV'

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 15:24
Adam Hall tells jurors one of his accusers did not seem bothered about his HIV status.

Scottish government facing legal action over failure to hand over Sturgeon inquiry files

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 15:21
The Scottish Information Commissioner is taking ministers to court after they missed a deadline to release documents.

Nuclear bunker topples from crumbling cliff

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 13:59
The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is now sitting at the foot of a collapsed cliff.

Former teacher guilty of indecently assaulting five girls in 1970s

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 13:22
William Lloyd-Lavery was told by the judge at Belfast Crown Court that "a sentence of imprisonment is likely".

Brooklyn Beckham's wedding DJ speaks about 'awkward' dance

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 13:10
The groom has said his mother Victoria "danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone".

Brooklyn Beckham's wedding DJ speaks about 'awkward' dance

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 13:10
The groom has said his mother Victoria "danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone".

Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 12:45
The British arm of Tesla has faced multiple court proceedings linked to allegations of road traffic offences.

Driver admits killing teen freed from Dubai jail

BBC - Fri, 01/23/2026 - 12:35
Marcus Fakana, 19, was killed in a car crash shortly after being released from prison in Dubai.