Men remanded after pensioner killed in hit-and-run

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 15:18
Retired dental surgeon Tom Wallace was hit in Gillingham on Monday and carried on top of the car.

Double record-breaking year for UK as 2025 confirmed as warmest and sunniest on record

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 13:12
Simon King looks back at the extreme weather the UK had during 2025 as the Met Office confirms it as the warmest and sunniest on record

Watch: London rings in 2026 with spectacular fireworks

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 13:10
London kicked off new year celebrations with a spectacular 12-minute firework display

Call for circumcision safeguards after baby death

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 12:53
A coroner calls for regulation of male circumcisions after six-month-old Mohamed Abdisamad died.

Hospital flu cases drop as NHS on cold weather alert

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 12:02
NHS bosses say the fall is welcome, but expect freezing temperatures to increase pressure on the health service.

Politicians have given away too much power to deliver pledges, says PM's ex-aide

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 11:59
Paul Ovenden, who left Downing Street in September, says the British state has been "emasculating itself".

Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 11:48
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.

Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 11:48
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.

Your photos as snow covers parts of the UK

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 11:24
Overnight snowfall left a covering of snow and ice in some areas

Tiffany Calver on breaking the glass ceiling as she leaves 1Xtra

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 09:48
Tiffany Calver made headlines when she was announced in 2018 but now she's ready for new challenges.

From Harry Potter to Doctor Who - archives show stars before they were famous

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 09:43
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has unearthed images of Scotland's most famous acting talent in their student days.

Ice and snow around UK in wintry start to 2026

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 07:47
The worst of the weather is expected to hit Scotland, with weather warnings in place until Sunday.

'I will fight on to get justice for my brothers'

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 07:12
Eugene Reavey's brothers were shot at the family home in County Armagh on 4 January 1976.

Dentists 'gave patients ultimatum' before sign-up

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:30
People say they were told they could not register unless they paid for hygienist appointments first.

Dentists 'gave patients ultimatum' before sign-up

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:30
People say they were told they could not register unless they paid for hygienist appointments first.

'I swapped my personal trainer for AI - and it's working'

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:11
Could AI be changing the fitness industry by offering a cheaper alternative to personal trainers?

'National treasure' Brighton pier put up for sale

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:03
Brighton Palace Pier is now on the market after warnings of "difficult" trading in previous years.

'National treasure' Brighton pier put up for sale

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:03
Brighton Palace Pier is now on the market after warnings of "difficult" trading in previous years.

We've been hit, abused and harassed, say parking wardens

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:01
Campaigners are calling for a specific new offence to deter attacks on frontline workers.

Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'

BBC - Fri, 01/02/2026 - 06:01
The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.