Man charged after viable device found in security alert

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 09:02
Police received a report of a suspicious device in the Feystown Road area of Glenarm

Man, 21, fatally stabbed at Primrose Hill

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:44
Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for information as part of a murder investigation.

Starmer to visit Middle East after US and Iran reach ceasefire deal

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 08:09
The prime minister welcomes the deal, saying the UK will do "all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire".

Temperatures in UK to peak at 26C on Wednesday

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 07:17
Temperatures could nudge as high as 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday.

Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 06:12
Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.

Arrest as £200k stolen from scouts trip fund

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 06:11
The money had been raised towards a scouts trip to Canada, leaving 100 children in the lurch.

'Health service misogyny left me in serious pain'

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 05:53
A woman from Hertford says the health service does not take women's gynaecological issues seriously.

The Papers: 'World holds its breath' and 'No Kan do'

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 05:43
The papers are dominated by Donald Trump's threats against Iran.

'He stalked me, but I was the one arrested'

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 00:03
Jodie Morrow went to the police after being harassed, but later found herself in custody.

'He stalked me, but I was the one arrested'

BBC - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 00:03
Jodie Morrow went to the police after being harassed, but later found herself in custody.

Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 22:53
Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.

Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:40
West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.

Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:40
West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.

HMS Dragon docks after 'minor technical issue'

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:28
The Type 45 destroyer left Portsmouth last month to protect Britain's air bases in Cyprus.

HMS Dragon docks after 'minor technical issue'

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 20:28
The Type 45 destroyer left Portsmouth last month to protect Britain's air bases in Cyprus.

What do people think of Kanye West being blocked from entering the UK?

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 19:31
This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.

Almost a third of CalMac's ferry fleet out of action

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 18:04
CalMac's chief executive says an "unprecedented situation" has worsened, with 10 vessels currently unable to sail.

Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 18:02
A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

Strictly star will not face rape charges, police say

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 17:25
Detectives determined there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges against the unnamed man.

Dad, 84, 'under awful stress' as son's care package set to end

BBC - Tue, 04/07/2026 - 16:13
A health trust is withdrawing a care package that helped an 84-year-old man to look after his two sons.