Greyhound racing outlawed in Scotland after MSPs back ban

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:22
The sport already faced extinction after the country's last track in Kirkcaldy, Fife, closed last year.

Body of 16-year-old found after car entered river

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 20:15
Searches continue for a missing male teenager who remains unaccounted for.

Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 19:32
The Home Office says the increase will help it "move to a system that meets its costs through those who use it" and rely less on taxpayers.

All doctors in England warned to watch for meningitis symptoms after Kent outbreak

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 18:41
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

Public health alert as Kent meningitis cases rise

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 18:41
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

Nursery employee worked with children after arrest

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 18:31
Kristian Parry, 26, found work at another nursery despite being arrested for making indecent images.

Police deny killer was charged to 'shut down stories'

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:49
Retired Det Supt Leigh Sanders has told a public inquiry that Valdo Calocane was charged early.

Fly tippers in England face clearing up own rubbish as punishment

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:13
Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.

Closing arguments begin in civil case against Gerry Adams

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 16:53
Three men are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for injuries they received in explosions.

Closing arguments begin in civil case against Gerry Adams

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 16:53
Three men are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for injuries they received in explosions.

Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 16:34
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?

Rayner warns immigration reforms risk being 'un-British'

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:52
Most migrant workers will have to wait longer to qualify for permanent residence under the government's proposals.

UK temperature reaches 21C in warmest day of year so far

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:41
The UK has seen its warmest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching 21C.

Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary loses challenge to overturn life sentence

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:38
The ruling means Choudary - considered by security chiefs to be one of the most dangerous men in Britain - cannot leave jail before he is 85.

PM swerves questions on whether he spoke to Mandelson over Epstein friendship

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:01
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch repeatedly asks if the prime minister spoke to Peter Mandelson about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein before picking him to be a UK ambassador.

The Wildhearts frontman Ginger refuses cancer treatment and says 'I will die with dignity'

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:25
Ginger Wildheart, who is refusing treatment, says he "has lived the life of 10 men".

How could assisted dying laws change in England and Wales?

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:05
MSPs rejected legalising assisted dying in Scotland, but a separate bill is being considered in England and Wales.

Average age of first time buyer in England climbs to 34

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:00
A new report looks at how conditions have changed for first time buyers since the 1990s.

Greens push for billions to be spent on energy support if bills rise

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:56
Leader Zack Polanksi says ministers should end "uncertainty" over future prices caused by the conflict.

Murder-accused mother 'threw newborn from window'

BBC - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:41
Zahira Byjaouane is accused of murdering her 18-day-old baby Mariam in Westminster, central London.