The Papers: Jails 'on brink' and 'stalling' post-Brexit talks with Brussels

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 05:24
Government plans to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons feature on several of Thursday's front pages.

Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 05:03
Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 05:03
Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 02:43
Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?

Jaguar says it has no plans to build cars in the US

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 02:34
The comment came after the company's boss refused to rule out opening production plants in America.

Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs say

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 01:38
MPs say new laws and "deep-rooted cultural change" are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Meet the 'invisible crew' who have 35 seconds to prevent a Eurovision blunder

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 01:10
Find out how Eurovision gets one act off the stage and another one in place in under a minute.

Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 00:40
The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.

'We're putting UK retailers on the blacklist' - what the Co-op's hackers told the BBC

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 00:25
Those claiming to be behind a cyber attack on the business say they are angry the company's IT team took systems offline before they could inflict more damage.

'They yanked their own plug': How Co-op averted an even worse cyber attack

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 00:25
The revelation - from the criminals responsible - explains why the Co-op is getting back to business faster than M&S.

Radio 2 breakfast audience drops after Zoe Ball's exit

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 00:18
Scott Mills still has the most popular breakfast show in the UK, attracting 6.5 million listeners.

Radio 2 breakfast audience drops after Zoe Ball's exit

BBC - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 00:18
Scott Mills still has the most popular breakfast show in the UK, attracting 6.5 million listeners.

Children 'let down' as WRU community programme cut

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 23:00
Around 30,000 children have benefited from the scheme which has been funded by schools and the WRU.

Vegetable plot dig unearths crop of vintage bottles

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 22:16
A family looking to plant some vegetables in the garden instead dug up a thousand vintage bottles.

Double stabbing suspect shot by armed police

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:21
Merseyside Police say the man was shot by armed officers after a man and woman were stabbed.

Care workers to strike for first time in over a decade

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:04
Enable Scotland staff will take action across five days in different regions, beginning on 29 May.

More inmates released early to stop prisons running out of space

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:39
Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.

More inmates released early to stop prisons running out of space

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 19:39
Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.

'Alan Carr could be frontrunner': Who might win Celebrity Traitors?

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 18:23
BBC News speaks to psychologists about the line-up's likely faithfuls, traitors and frontrunners.

Lineker apologises for sharing 'offensive' Zionism post with rat image

BBC - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 17:34
The Match of the Day host says he "would never knowingly share anything antisemitic".