UK temporarily spared from Trump's 50% steel tariffs

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 07:57
The executive order raises import taxes for US firms buying from other countries - but the levy remains at 25% for the UK.

Why time is right for resilient 'Mini Messi' Kirby to end England career

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 06:45
Fran Kirby's international career epitomised what resilience, combined with serious talent, can accomplish but the time is right to retire, writes Emma Sanders.

'I was Birmingham's most prolific shoplifter - now I've turned my life around'

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 06:26
Keeley Knowles shoplifted to fuel a heroin addiction but says a police project helped save her life.

'Delayed review into my daughter's killing has left me broken'

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 06:04
The reviews aim to prevent future attacks but just 1% are completed on time, BBC research suggests.

'Delayed review into my daughter's killing has left me broken'

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 06:04
The reviews aim to prevent future attacks but just 1% are completed on time, BBC research suggests.

Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospital

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 06:01
Patients who died at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull may have suffered avoidable harm, documents suggest.

RAF chief Sir Richard Knighton to lead armed forces

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 05:02
Sir Richard Knighton is set to replace Admiral Sir Tony Radakin as next Chief of the Defence Staff.

Man killed in racist attack told police he saw similar assault weeks before death

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 01:47
Another Asian man was assaulted by two boys two weeks before Bhim Kohli was fatally attacked.

Why Labour is strengthening ties with China after years of rollercoaster relations

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 01:16
To some, it’s a smart opportunity. To others there are security concerns. But either way, is there a playbook?

'I slept with a hammer at my bed for protection - now I have peace of mind'

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 00:01
Ashleigh Murray says a scheme that installed new security measures at her home helped rebuild her life.

Train firms must stop criminalising 'innocent errors', report says

BBC - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 00:01
An inquiry found "disproportionate" punishments for often innocent mistakes.

Big Pit charging mine admission is 'wrong' - report

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 22:58
It is wrong to charge people to enter the Big Pit National Coal Museum, a Senedd report says.

Police: 'Nothing to suggest' Spanish murders linked to gang feud

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 21:34
Police Scotland is speaking out after speculation linking the weekend's murders with a gang war back home.

Suspended Met officer spent five years on full pay

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:25
Commander Julian Bennett is sacked after being suspended since July 2020 over drug claims.

British man held over '£200k of meth' in suitcase

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:16
William Eastment appears in court after authorities claim they found the drugs hidden in his luggage.

Police re-examine 287 child sexual exploitation cases

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 18:52
Fresh investigations could be launched into cases dropped by local forces, Yvette Cooper tells MPs.

MI5 lied ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ in neo-Nazi spy case, BBC tells High Court

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 18:50
MI5 apologises for false evidence but says contempt of court proceedings would not be “appropriate”.

BBC reports from scene of gangland shooting at Spanish bar

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 17:36
CCTV shows Ross Monaghan's final moments in a bar in Spain after Eddie Lyons Jnr was gunned down outside.

Child Q violated in strip-search, hearing told

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 15:47
Three officers are facing gross misconduct proceedings over the strip-search of a 15-year-old girl.

Lower energy costs make retirement less expensive

BBC - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 13:39
A one-person household needs £13,400 a year for a basic standards of living in retirement, a report suggests.