Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 23:24
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.

Roseburn Path: What is the row over a new Edinburgh tram line about?

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 22:53
A public consultation on plans to build a new tram line along a popular cycle route closes on Monday.

Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 22:48
Scotland's teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.

Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 22:48
Scotland's teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.

BBC must fight to restore trust, Nandy tells MPs

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 21:08
The culture secretary tells MPs the BBC “has faced criticism from all sides”, as Donald Trump threatens to sue for $1bn over a documentary edit.

Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 20:56
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.

Ros Atkins on... how the BBC is run

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 20:53
The BBC's analysis editor looks at how the organisation works - to understand why two bosses quit over the weekend.

Reform calls for review into BBC and Plaid relationship

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 20:04
Reform highlighted the party's leader and head of political strategy, both who worked for the BBC.

Robert De Niro 'proud' of his new Manchester link

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 19:56
The Joker, Raging Bull and The Irishman star praises "creative, passionate and strong" Manchester.

Government to rethink rejection of Waspi compensation

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 18:24
Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.

Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'severe' geomagnetic storm

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 18:02
Activity on the surface of the Sun means the chance of the Northern Lights shining over the UK is high this week as Elizabeth Rizzini explains.

'My parents' hostage nightmare never ends'

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:58
The son of a British couple detained in Iran is urging officials to do more to secure their release.

Watchdog examines assault linked to train stabbings

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:41
A man says he was punched by someone carrying a knife a month before the train attacks.

Hospital trust fined £500k over death of patient

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:24
Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes Hospital, east London, in July 2015.

Catherine Connolly becomes 10th president of Ireland

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:04
Catherine Connolly takes over the role from Michael D Higgins, whose 14-year term ended at midnight.

'We've got to fight for our journalism,' BBC director general tells staff

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 17:01
The US president has threatened to sue the BBC if it does not retract a programme which edited his speech by Friday.

UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 16:32
Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.

NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 16:28
Paul Lipscombe used fake names and lied about his age to win over his victims.

NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 16:28
Paul Lipscombe used fake names and lied about his age to win over his victims.

Teenage driver cleared of causing deaths of his best friends

BBC - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 16:28
Jayden McConnell and Kyle Marshall died in the car driven by Charles Gray when it crashed near Stirling.