'Hero' boy saves mum at the wheel on ill-fated Christmas trip

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 06:09
Nicola Crump says her son is her "little hero" after his quick thinking prevented a serious crash.

Buildings could still burn under 'spineless' new safety law, industry leader warns

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 06:00
David Jones believes it will permit too many risks, but the government calls it a proportionate approach.

The Papers: 'Find me some 'friends'' and 'Scrap farm raid'

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 04:53
New Epstein files and the government winding back inheritance tax plans lead the Christmas Eve papers.

Someone thought I was actually the woman from Baby Reindeer and screamed in my face, says actress

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 01:46
Actress Jessica Gunning says she is sometimes stopped and occasionally confused with her character.

New Epstein files detail email by 'A' from 'Balmoral', Trump trips and possible co-conspirators

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 01:08
The largest release of Epstein-related documents yet from the justice department included some notable messages and several mentions of Trump.

Australia to deport British man charged with displaying Nazi symbols

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 00:25
The immigration minister said the man is an unwelcome "guest" in Australia.

Christmas can be a nightmare for misophonia sufferers like me

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 00:24
Christmas is a difficult time if you suffer from a reduced tolerance to sounds, but there are ways to make it easier.

The dementia choir that's changing lives

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 00:00
Age Concern Causeway formed the choir to help people on the north coast living with dementia.

Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends', Epstein files show

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 22:48
A newly released email sent to Ghislane Maxwell from "A" is among the latest set of Epstein files released by the US' House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

King's Christmas speech to come from Westminster Abbey

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 22:01
The King is expected to talk about the "pilgrimage" of life, and the lessons it can teach.

Justice secretary's grooming gang comments probed for code breach

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 17:54
Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting Prof Alexis Jay's position on public inquiries into child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 17:29
The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.

Husband in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 17:01
Ex-councillor Philip Young is one of six men accused of more than 60 offences against Joanne Young.

Husband in court charged with drugging and raping ex-wife

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 17:01
Ex-councillor Philip Young is one of six men accused of more than 60 offences against Joanne Young.

NI farm families 'in a better place' after inheritance tax plan climbdown

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 16:53
Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m.

Men guilty over Jewish community gun attack plot

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 16:13
Greater Manchester Police say the plot could have been "the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history".

Hillwalker crushed by cows feared for her life

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 15:47
Mary-Jane Parker, from Peebles, suffered 10 broken ribs and multiple other injuries in the Highlands.

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 14:56
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.

Scrap non-crime hate incidents, police leaders to recommend

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 13:46
College of Policing chair says a "sensible" new approach is needed, focused on the most serious incidents.

Greta Thunberg arrested over Palestine Action demo

BBC - Tue, 12/23/2025 - 13:23
Greta Thunberg is arrested in central London on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation.