Man guilty of wife's murder after child reveals plot

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 16:03
Robert Rhodes was convicted of killing his wife Dawn Rhodes in Redhill, Surrey.

Chief constable on £170k to retire for just one day to protect pension

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:54
Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman will retire for a single day next month to protect her pension.

Chief constable on £170k to retire for just one day to protect pension

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:54
Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman will retire for a single day next month to protect her pension.

'Do you want to get rid of Mum?' - The plot to kill Dawn Rhodes

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:37
Robert Rhodes killed his wife Dawn in their Earlswood home, coercing his child into the plans.

Attackers attempt to set pensioner on fire in his Keady home

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:29
Six masked men armed with bats entered the man's living room on the Clay Road.

Venue apology in Primal Scream antisemitic image row

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 14:34
A London music venue says it is "appalled" by alleged antisemitic images shown on stage at a gig.

Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:42
The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.

UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:00
The impact of the JLR cyber-attack continued to affect output, while analysts say spending was hit by Budget uncertainty.

Stanley Baxter: Scottish comedian with a gift for sketches, mimicry and song

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:25
The actor and impressionist, known for comic parodies and his love of dressing up, was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s.

Prince William shares a Christmas pint with Welsh Guards

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:16
The future king said he was proud to be their colonel and thanked them for their service.

King to share personal message on cancer in TV broadcast

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 10:29
King Charles has recorded a message about his experience of cancer for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.

'It was little kids': Taylor Swift breaks down as she talks of Southport attack

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 10:28
The singer met met families and victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage during her Eras tour last year.

'No empty shelves at Christmas' as Guinness workers strike

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 08:39
About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.

Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 07:23
The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England.

The secret £3.5m cannabis farm that stood out like a 'beacon' in sleepy village

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 06:21
They had hired two men to help, and were making products such as cannabis-infused chocolate bars.

The nuclear power station on the front line of an election battle

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 06:04
Scotland's last operational plant, at Torness in East Lothian, is scheduled to cease operating in 2030.

MoD to unify all intelligence units under single command

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 04:37
The overhaul comes as the minister for armed forces warns "the shadow of war is knocking on Europe's door".

The Papers: 'Worst winter flu crisis' and 'World Cup of greed'

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 01:37
Soaring cases of serious flu and pressure on the NHS dominates Friday's papers.

'My dad was killed by a drug-driver. Now I want tougher laws'

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 01:00
Bereaved families demand roadside licence bans after drug driving deaths surge 78% in a decade.

The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem

BBC - Fri, 12/12/2025 - 00:55
With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed England's shoplifting capital have seen