Man saves neighbours after lightning strikes roof and fire spreads

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:19
Residents slept, one with an eye mask on and ear plugs in, as the blaze took hold.

Anita Manning's auction house criticised for offering human remains

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:14
Human bones, including a skull, were to go under the hammer on Friday, but Great Western Auctions has now withdrawn the item.

Schools in Scotland cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:14
Education leaders say some secondary schools are reducing timetables due to a lack of specialist teachers.

Families' fury over 'brazen' appeal bid by paddleboard boss who caused four deaths

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:13
Nerys Lloyd's bid to shorten her sentence caused further pain, two of her victims' families say.

I thought I'd got my dream flat - so did 23 others

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:11
Student Mide Awosika pays thousands for a flat rental deposit - and discovers many others also did.

300 migrants bound for UK kidnapped and threatened with kidney removal

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:00
The Iraqi Kurds were captured by a militia who demanded a ransom of $5,000 (£3,700) per person.

Recycling plant fire causes severe rail disruption

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 01:54
The fire is under control after a day which saw rail services through the area brought to a halt.

The Papers: 'Israel and Iran step back' and 'Is uni a waste of money?'

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 01:26
Several front pages cover the agreement between Israel and Iran to halt attacks on one another, following an exchange of fire on Monday.

'Lives still at risk' from unregulated baby sleep industry after BBC investigation

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:07
'Families deserve clarity about the qualifications and training of those caring for their children'

'Lives still at risk' from unregulated baby sleep industry after BBC investigation

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:07
'Families deserve clarity about the qualifications and training of those caring for their children'

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:05
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:05
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Church of Ireland 'safeguarding failings' over pastor's criminal record

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:02
Several whistleblowers have spoken to BBC Spotlight as part of a programme examining safeguarding issues within the Church of Ireland.

'I was a prisoner in my home': Drug gangs 'cuckooing' hundreds of homes a week, police warn

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:01
Hundreds if not thousands of people's homes are being taken over by UK gangs every week, say police.

'I was a prisoner in my home': Drug gangs 'cuckooing' hundreds of homes a week, police warn

BBC - Tue, 06/09/2026 - 00:01
Hundreds if not thousands of people's homes are being taken over by UK gangs every week, say police.

Zelensky thanks UK for 'ironclad' support after meeting King

BBC - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 23:41
Following their meeting, Zelensky thanks the UK for its "ironclad" support for Ukraine.

Legal equality duty for public services should be scrapped, says Badenoch

BBC - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 23:29
The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public decision to legal challenge".

Schools cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'

BBC - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 22:54
Education leaders say some secondary schools are reducing timetables due to a lack of specialist teachers.

Schools cutting subjects due to teacher shortage 'crisis'

BBC - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 22:54
Education leaders say some secondary schools are reducing timetables due to a lack of specialist teachers.

He told us we were slaves - The fight for justice on a Scottish fishing trawler

BBC - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 22:49
The migrant fishermen who waited nine years to give evidence about the company that exploited them.