Five taken to hospital after 15-vehicle crash on M73

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 09:41
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent three fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit to the scene just before midnight.

Alcohol-free beer and pet grooming used to measure inflation

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 09:30
Houmous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living.

School confirms pupil died in Kent meningitis outbreak

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 08:59
A Faversham grammar school sixth former dies of meningitis, along with a university student.

Travelodge changes policy after attacker given room key

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 08:27
The woman was attacked by Kyran Smith, who was given a key to her hotel room by staff.

Starmer to set out support plan for heating oil costs

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 08:21
Households have faced a sharp rise in the cost of heating oil since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

I'll carry on till I can't walk, says paperboy, 79

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 06:19
Colin Bradley, from Little Weighton, East Yorkshire, is one of the oldest - and fastest - paperboys.

I'll carry on till I can't walk, says paperboy, 79

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 06:19
Colin Bradley, from Little Weighton, East Yorkshire, is one of the oldest - and fastest - paperboys.

Injuries, blown tyres and repair bills - frustration over 'spike' in potholes

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 06:11
One woman who tripped over a "dangerous" pothole says she fears for the safety of other road users.

Man died after GP's calls to hospital were missed

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 05:35
Suffolk Coroner Nigel Parsley files a Prevention of Future Deaths report after Terrence Frost's death.

The Papers: 'Help' for energy bills and PM 'resists' Trump warships call

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 05:29
The impact in the UK of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East features on Monday's front pages.

Journalist becomes surprise kidney donor for teen

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 05:26
An Essex mum wrote to her local paper with a kidney donation appeal, and got more than she expected.

Firms to be paid to hire unemployed young people

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 04:31
Payments of £3,000 for each 18-24 year old given a job are among proposals to tackle youth unemployment being announced later.

We'll never know how our dad's body became riddled with maggots

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 01:33
Ronald Parkin's case prompts calls from his family for the government to regulate the funeral sector.

One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 01:13
Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.

One-off £2,000 grant gives care leavers head start, study finds

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 01:13
Participants were less likely to become homeless or spend time in hospital or prison, researchers say.

Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 00:35
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.

Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 00:35
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.

How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 00:31
The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?

How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK

BBC - Mon, 03/16/2026 - 00:31
The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?

Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice

BBC - Sun, 03/15/2026 - 23:36
It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.