Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 14:38
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.

Tories only party with a plan, says Badenoch as she launches election campaign

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 14:25
Speaking ahead of the 7 May poll, the Tory leader says her party is the only one "that can actually fix things".

Snoop Dogg wants to turn Swansea into Vegas - but some think 'he should leave us alone'

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 14:09
Rapper Snoop Dogg has announced his own 10-year plan to make Swansea the "Vegas of Wales".

Parents jailed after letting 'skeletal' five-stone daughter die

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 14:01
Steffie Davies was found dead and in an "almost skeletal" state by paramedics who were called to her home.

Two men in court accused of spying on London Jewish community for Iran

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 12:15
The prosecution alleges they carried out reconnaissance of targets including Britain's oldest synagogue.

Police investigating bailout email from Mandelson to Epstein

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 09:50
Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says police are looking at whether the email was a criminal offence.

Three killed and three arrested after fatal crash

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 09:35
Three men have been killed and three people arrested after a car crash near Halifax, police have said.

Pay grows at slowest rate in more than five years

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 08:48
Annual earnings grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the November to January period, the Office for National Statistics says.

House of Lords backs bid to decriminalise abortion

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 08:47
Abortion is a crime in England and Wales, unless under strict circumstances, under a 164-year-old law.

Mum 'so proud' of deafblind son's Eastenders debut

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 08:40
Five-year-old Harvey Hind, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, appeared on the BBC One soap on Wednesday.

The Man Utd prodigy still too young to play senior football

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 07:49
At 15, Manchester United's JJ Gabriel is too young to play in the Premier League but he is already showing clear signs he is a huge talent.

Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 07:47
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.

Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 07:10
Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.

Warm settled weather set to continue into the weekend

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 06:33
The spring-like weather is set to continue for the rest of the week but is unlikely to hit the highs of Wednesday's warmest day of the year so far, as Simon King explains.

Bereaved father wants suicide prevention training in every school

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 06:29
John Gibson's 24-year-old son Cameron, who was a veterinary surgeon, died in October 2019.

Beeps, shouts and abuse - police join female runners to tackle harassment

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 06:17
More than half of female runners in the UK have experienced harassment or abuse, research shows.

U-turn after job applicant told 'car is too old'

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 05:58
Alanah Thompson French, 18, was originally told by haart her application could not be progressed.

The Papers: Labour migrant plans under scrutiny and Iran gas field targeted

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 05:32
A number of papers lead on whether the UK government is stalling on its migrant reform plans.

Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 03:21
An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.

World's longest coastal path opens in England

BBC - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 02:36
The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.