'We're meant to dance': Radio 1's Big Weekend has one focus on its first day

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 01:01
Thousands are expected to attend this year's festival in Sunderland, with Fatboy Slim headlining on Friday.

Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:15
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:15
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:07
The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:05
The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:05
The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

Prepare for half term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says

BBC - Fri, 05/22/2026 - 00:05
It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.

Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 23:08
Lola Young helped to honour Elton John at Thursday's event, which celebrates the craft of songwriting.

Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 23:08
Lola Young helped to honour Elton John at Thursday's event, which celebrates the craft of songwriting.

Rugby star held his own heart in his hands after life-saving surgery

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 23:00
Former Wales international Rhys Thomas recently had a heart transplant in his hometown of Cape Town.

Teenage boys' sentences for raping lone girls 'too lenient'

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 22:21
The boys filmed themselves laughing and encouraging each other as they raped two girls in separate attacks.

Teenage boys' sentences for raping lone girls 'too lenient'

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 22:21
The boys filmed themselves laughing and encouraging each other as they raped two girls in separate attacks.

Foden and Palmer to miss out on World Cup squad

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 21:57
Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are set to miss out when Thomas Tuchel names his 26-man England squad on Friday for this summer's World Cup.

Prince William visits newly built Cornish suburb

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 21:29
The Prince of Wales visits Nansledan, a "sustainable urban extension" of coastal town Newquay.

Airport staff may strike during World Cup and Commonwealth Games

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 21:28
Nearly 700 staff at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports have voted in favour of walking out in a row over pay.

Flares light up Aston Villa's Europa League victory parade

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 20:28
Thousands of fans lined the streets of Birmingham to celebrate the club's first major European trophy since 1982.

Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 19:30
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.

What have we learnt from the release of Andrew's trade envoy files?

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 19:23
Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to become a trade envoy in 2000, according to newly released files.

Two men charged with murder after death of man

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 19:09
Nicholas Gordon, 51, known as Nicky, died after he was attacked at an apartment building in east Belfast.

Top surgeon who was 'blackmailed' for drugs after having sex with patient is suspended

BBC - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 19:08
Neurosurgeon Chirag Patel is suspended after having a sexual relationship with a patient.