Ex-Google boss confirmed as new BBC director general

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 20:40
Matt Brittin says he's taking the top job at "a moment of real risk, yet also real opportunity".

Calls for urgent inquiry into high street child abuse claims

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 20:32
Political leaders call for an urgent investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation after a BBC report.

Calls for urgent inquiry into high street child abuse claims

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 20:32
Political leaders call for an urgent investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation after a BBC report.

Police watchdog investigates handling of Andrew Tate abuse claims

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 19:34
Hertfordshire Constabulary is being investigated over how it handled reports made by three women.

Dead students were tested for drugs and alcohol - but their killer was not, Nottingham inquiry hears

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 19:20
A public inquiry into the attacks heard killer Valdo Calocane refused toxicology samples in custody.

Stab victims were tested for drugs and alcohol - but their killer was not

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 19:20
A public inquiry into the attacks heard killer Valdo Calocane refused toxicology samples in custody.

Woman-hating teen shared murder plans on Discord before killing mum

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 18:58
Tristan Roberts waited until he was 18 to buy knives, hammers and axes before murdering his mother.

Woman-hating teen shared murder plans on Discord before killing mum

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 18:58
Tristan Roberts waited until he was 18 to buy knives, hammers and axes before murdering his mother.

Romance fraudster who was 'blinded by greed' jailed

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:52
Model Gemma Kingsley, 50, is jailed for conning different men out of large sums of money.

Apple brings in age checks for UK iPhone users

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:41
Customers who do not confirm how old they are or are underage will have web content filters turned on automatically.

Doctors announce six-day strike in England as talks break down

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:15
The walkout over jobs and pay is one of the longest yet in the dispute, and will begin on 7 April in England.

Four arrested in Germany after Channel smuggling gang raids

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:03
Europol said more than 450 officers from the UK, Germany and Belgium were involved in the operation.

Who is the BBC's new director general?

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 16:27
The BBC's Noor Nanji gives us an insight into the ex-Google boss confirmed as the BBC's new Director General.

No 10 refuses to say if Mandelson texts were lost in top aide's phone theft

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 16:13
Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's phone may have contained vital information.

Capybara search 'closing in' as traps deployed

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 16:04
Zoo teams are using humane traps and drones as they continue their search for nine-month-old Samba.

Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 16:00
A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

Crypto donations to UK parties to be banned

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 15:12
Ministers are also capping donations of British citizens living abroad, in response to a review.

Two men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 14:59
Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green, London, in the early hours of Monday.

Saudi Pro League, the US or Europe - what are Salah's options?

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 14:50
Liverpool reporter Aadam Patel analyses what Mohamed Salah's next move might be following the forward's announcement that he is to leave the club this summer.

'Shameful' that NI is most dangerous part of UK to be a woman

BBC - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 13:55
Hilary Benn spoke about the recent murders of Ellie Flanagan and Amy Doherty as well as the Natalie McNally murder trial.