'Entertaining nonsense': BBC's Nick Robinson discovers X account hacked

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 09:53
Contrary to posts on his X account, the Today presenter reveals he is not launching a new cryptocurrency.

'I have to shower at the gym' - disabled people wait for simple home changes

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 06:03
The time taken for councils to do home adaptation assessments for elderly and disabled people has risen, the BBC finds.

'My baby died in a crash and her funeral was the day before my mother's'

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 06:00
Robert Hall was visiting his dying mother in hospital when his baby daughter was hit by a car.

Family 'heartbroken' as missing sailor named as London father

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 04:06
Charles Todd issued a mayday call from his yacht as Storm Herminia hit the Bay of Biscay.

Family 'heartbroken' as missing sailor named as London father

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 04:06
Charles Todd issued a mayday call from his yacht as Storm Herminia hit the Bay of Biscay.

MP behind assisted dying bill suggests scrapping High Court approval

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 02:24
It comes after concerns were raised over the court's capacity to hear each individual case.

Church risks further crisis if it doesn't act, says child abuse inquiry chair

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 02:07
The Church's national assembly is voting on options to radically change its safeguarding processes.

Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 00:35
Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.

Beware ill-fitting menstrual cups, warn doctors

BBC - Tue, 02/11/2025 - 00:35
Doctors have reported a rare case where the use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems.

The Papers: PM backs pub campaign and 'Farage deal for the birds'

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 23:49
A range of stories on Tuesday's front pages including Sir Keir Starmer backing a Daily Mirror campaign.

Smuggling gangs have taken hold, Cooper says during border debate

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 22:59
MPs are holding a debate in the House of Commons on Labour's plans to overhaul border measures.

UK must respect Trump's mandate, new US ambassador tells BBC

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 22:48
In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president.

Met Police officers rescue people and fight blaze at hostel

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 22:11
Bodycam footage shows officers evacuating the building and tackling the fire with extinguishers in Euston, London.

I know I have made mistakes, says under-fire archbishop

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:51
The Archbishop of York says "trust has been broken" as he opens a the Church of England's General Synod.

Oliver Ryan suspended as Labour MP over WhatsApp messages

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:49
Ryan had been summoned to a meeting with his chief whip after the Mail on Sunday published the texts.

TV auctioneer put wife in headlock, court hears

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:40
A jury hears Charles Hanson used violence against her over a 10-year period from 2012.

Mother on hunger strike asks PM for help to free her son

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:22
Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

Hundreds of tractors block Westminster

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:21
Farmers from across the UK protesting in London against changes to inheritance tax.

King visits Cornish housing project in rare joint visit with PM and Rayner

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:20
The King gives Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a guided tour of sustainable housing in Cornwall.

Troubled NHS trust pleads guilty in baby deaths case

BBC - Mon, 02/10/2025 - 18:02
The trust has pleaded guilty to six offences in relation to the deaths of three babies in 2021.