Gazan boy first to be treated in UK for war injuries

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 19:07
Majd, 15, was almost killed by an Israeli tank shell last February. He has finally arrived in the UK for reconstructive surgery.

Former nurse loses legal challenge over private gender clinic

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 18:07
A High Court challenge over the registration of England's first private gender clinic for teenagers has failed.

Children's author Allan Ahlberg dies aged 87

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 18:00
He wrote more than 150 books, including The Jolly Postman and Each Peach Pear Plum.

Brothers face retrial over Manchester airport brawl

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 17:32
A judge sets a retrial for April 2025 after a jury could not reach a verdict on assault allegations.

Small boats crossings hit 25,000 for the year

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 17:29
The earliest that figure has been reached before was in 2022 on 27 August, Home Office data shows.

Big firms could be fined for paying suppliers late

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 16:24
The government says thousands of businesses go under each year as a result of invoices being paid late.

Jeremy Clarkson 'devastated' as his farm has TB

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 16:12
The TV presenter says the infection was found on his Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor loses appeal in civil rape case

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 15:18
In November McGregor was ordered to pay damages to Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a hotel in Dublin in 2018.

Funeral held for Norman Tebbit at cathedral

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:51
The former Conservative cabinet minister was "an inspiring leader", his funeral service hears.

Mother's instinct ignored by NHS before boy's death

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:24
Yusuf Nazir, five, was sent home from hospital with antibiotics despite protestations by his family.

One of world's largest offshore wind farms approved

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:13
Up to 307 turbines will be constructed in the project at Berwick Bank despite concerns from conservationists that it could kill tens of thousands of seabirds.

Most popular boys' and girls' names of 2024 revealed

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:08
New entrants into the top 100 most popular in England and Wales include Athena and Yahya.

Most popular boys' and girls' names of 2024 revealed

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14:08
New entrants into the top 100 most popular in England and Wales include Athena and Yahya.

Exam board faces £350k fine for wrong GCSE results

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:50
More than 1,500 pupils in England were given incorrect grades by the Welsh exam board in 2024.

Man, 76, arrested as summer camp children fall ill

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:48
Police say the man is being held on suspicion of administering poison.

Man, 76, arrested as summer camp children fall ill

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:48
Police say the man is being held on suspicion of administering poison.

Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:29
Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.

Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:29
Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.

English Channel migrant total hits 25,000 in July

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:22
That earliest that figure has been reached before was in 2022 on 27 August.

Hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow expansion proposal

BBC - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 13:18
Arora Group says a shorter runway will avoid the cost and disruption of diverting the M25 motorway.