Clear racism at Al Fayed's Harrods, former staff tell BBC

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 05:59
Staff of "certain races" would leave shop floor before he toured the store, BBC told.

People smugglers to have finances targeted with new sanctions

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 03:50
The planned measures will target the finances of illegal smuggling networks, the Home Office says.

Commuters warned of icy roads as cold snap continues to freeze UK

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 03:04
Temperatures could fall as low as -16C on Thursday night, forecasters say.

Sound Of 2025: Ezra Collective are 'keeping music real'

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 02:04
Ezra Collective cap an extraordinary year by being named runners-up in BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025.

Food prices 'not going anywhere but up', say retailers

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:47
Higher tax and wages will push up prices in the second half of the year, the British Retail Consortium says.

Half of English county councils set to ask to delay elections

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:33
The councils want to delay votes to explore new plans to redesign local government in England.

Pound falls as borrowing costs rise to highest since 2008

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:16
Economists have warned the rise could mean further tax hikes or spending cuts, as Treasury seeks to reassure markets.

Grooming still happening in Oxford, ex-investigator says

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 00:56
Simon Morton says perpetrators are operating in plain sight and the "guys we couldn't catch are still out there".

Grooming still happening in Oxford, ex-investigator says

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 00:56
Simon Morton says perpetrators are operating in plain sight and the "guys we couldn't catch are still out there".

The Papers: 'Apocalypse' LA and 'Reeves faces extra tax rises'

BBC - Thu, 01/09/2025 - 00:00
Wednesday's headlines include wildfires in LA and economists warning of rising government borrowing costs.

Man arrested over murder of woman outside church

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 21:03
An 18-year-old man is arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Michelle Sadio in Harlesden.

MP calls for Letby retrial, claims 'no hard evidence'

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 21:01
Sir David Davis claims case notes reveal that the conviction of Lucy Letby was based on flawed evidence.

Mother 'not surprised' son killed on London bus

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 19:42
Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said.

CPS given file over Premier League footballer rape claims

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 19:16
The prosecution service will make a charging decision after being handed an evidence file by police.

Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 17:44
The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.

Two murder arrests over baby's death

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 16:46
A woman, 24, and a man, 25, are arrested on suspicion of murder, police say.

MPs urge clampdown on tenants' antisocial behaviour

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:50
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson calls for a "three strikes and you're out" for social housing tenants.

Body found in search for British men missing in Italian mountains

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:47
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.

Body found in search for British men missing in Italian mountains

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:47
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.

UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian

BBC - Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:44
UK Athletics is charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.