Natalie Cassidy to leave EastEnders after 32 years

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:29
The actress will leave the soap in February, more than three decades after her first appearance.

Is Bridget Jones' Darcy based on Keir Starmer?

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:11
Author Helen Fielding on bringing her heroine to a Gen Z audience, and whether Bridget's Darcy is based on the PM.

Britons need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:04
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.

Wine and spirits duty to rise but tax on a pint to fall

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 12:23
A trade body calls the rise in alcohol tax a "bitter blow", but there is better news for pub-goers.

Is Rachel Reeves abandoning the North?

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:54
The chancellor announces projects in England's south as infrastructure in the North East crumbles.

EuroMillions £83.4m jackpot goes unclaimed for a week

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:38
The National Lottery operator says it is "very unusual" for such a large prize to go unclaimed this long.

EuroMillions £83.4m jackpot goes unclaimed for a week

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:38
The National Lottery operator says it is "very unusual" for such a large prize to go unclaimed this long.

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:27
Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:27
Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.

Violence against women and girls growing, says watchdog

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 10:38
The government's spending watchdog finds the Home Office has "not led an effective response".

Five key impacts of Brexit five years on

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:41
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:36
Buyers say they’ve had mortgage offers withdrawn on flats with safety certificates issued by the man’s firm.

Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:36
Buyers say they’ve had mortgage offers withdrawn on flats with safety certificates issued by the man’s firm.

Brits need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:28
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.

NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:21
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:11
She was known for hits such as 1964's As Tears Go By and films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle.

Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 00:48
Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.

The Papers: Trump's diversity 'blame' after air crash and 'shoplifting nation'

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 00:16
The Washington air collision and record high of shoplifting in the UK feature on Friday's papers.

Increasing student loan borrowing will 'change lives'

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 00:01
The amount Northern Irish students can borrow towards their living costs is to rise by over £1,000.

Millions yet to file self-assessment tax return as deadline looms

BBC - Fri, 01/31/2025 - 00:01
Millions still have to file their tax return by midnight of face a penalty, HMRC said.