Watch: Key moments from Starmer's Labour conference speech

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 16:39
The prime minister said Britain was at a "fork in the road" in his address to the party conference in Liverpool.

Southport killer bought 'ferocious weapon' online

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 16:01
The chairman of the public inquiry said the knife retailer showed "no curiosity" about its customers.

Mother, father and autistic son suffered violent deaths, police say

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 15:55
Irish police describe the deaths of three members of the same family - Louise, 56, Mark, 54, and Evan O'Connor, 27 - as a homicide incident.

Migrant jailed for attacks at Epping asylum hotel

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 15:50
Mohammed Sharwarq's barrister tells a court he wishes to leave the UK and return to Syria.

Migrant jailed for attacks at Epping asylum hotel

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 15:50
Mohammed Sharwarq's barrister tells a court he wishes to leave the UK and return to Syria.

Newspaper launches legal challenge over Reform ban

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 15:30
Council leader Mick Barton has not spoken to journalists from the Nottingham Post since August.

Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 14:40
UK police seized crypto worth over £5bn from Zhimin Qian, who was known as 'the goddess of wealth'.

Covid cases rising with new variants Nimbus and Stratus

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 12:58
Unwell with a bad throat and temperature? You may have one of the new Covid strains circulating this autumn.

Suspended Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury accused of harassment

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 11:38
Choudhury was suspended by the party at the weekend following an allegation of inappropriate conduct.

'My baby's brain tumour symptoms were dismissed as colic'

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 10:52
A mum whose 12-week-old baby underwent emergency surgery for a brain tumour calls for better awareness.

Lady Gaga serves mayhem, magic and guest stars as UK tour launches

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 10:19
The pop star brings her Mayhem Ball to the UK, throwing in a few unexpected surprises along the way.

Why Starmer wants to keep talking about Farage

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:46
The Labour leader insists his battle with Reform UK represents a different kind of political fight.

Blair would help oversee Gaza transition under Trump plan

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:34
The former UK prime minister is the first named member of a new "Board of Peace" chaired by Donald Trump.

Racial tensions fuelled by housing shortage, says minister

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:33
Gordon Lyons says he can "fully appreciate and understand" why some people are concerned.

Racial tensions fuelled by housing shortage, says minister

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 09:33
Gordon Lyons says he can "fully appreciate and understand" why some people are concerned.

Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:53
The health secretary says "it's not happening", as ministers face questions about the prospect of tax rises.

Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:53
The health secretary says "it's not happening", as ministers face questions about the prospect of tax rises.

New online NHS hospital service by 2027, PM to promise

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 08:20
Patients will get the option of digital support when GPs refer them but only for certain conditions.

Carpet poverty: 'I cried when I saw our new home had bare and uneven floorboards'

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 06:09
Kassie lives in social housing, where landlords do not have to provide flooring in the bedrooms.

'My sex offender physio should have been stopped'

BBC - Tue, 09/30/2025 - 06:00
A woman who was one of six people assaulted in treatment is calling for better patient protection.