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Crime fixer caught by BBC offering to erase £60K fines on migrant workers

Calling himself "the accountant", the fixer told undercover reporters how he could “confuse” immigration enforcement.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 22:00    View Full Story...

Watch: BBC reporter confronts man at centre of illegal worker network

The BBC's Ed Thomas confronted Kardos Mateen, who is at the centre of an illegal worker network.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 22:00    View Full Story...

Police hunt for two men mistakenly released from prison

It comes just weeks after migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was also released from prison by mistake.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 23:29    View Full Story...

Patients left in limbo - how the NHS is closing the door on ADHD cases

A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 6 2025 00:04    View Full Story...

Interest rates expected to be held as Budget looms

Most analysts believe the Bank rate will remain at 4% for now, although there could be a cut in December.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 6 2025 00:10    View Full Story...

Man drove at stabbings suspect after train attack

Dave Scott says he used his car to hit the alleged attacker before police made an arrest.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 21:09    View Full Story...

Scottish Parliament passes land reform bill which could force break up of huge estates

The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 19:15    View Full Story...

Joey Barton X posts 'devastated' Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine tells a court he found Joey Barton's posts on X about Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko "vicious".
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 20:01    View Full Story...

Southport killer 'may have wanted to hurt society', his brother says

The killer's brother and father have been speaking to the public inquiry into the dance class murders.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 17:00    View Full Story...

Michelle Mone-linked firm PPE Medpro owes £39m in taxes

Administrator's report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 19:21    View Full Story...

Prince Harry says 'banter' is what he loves about Britishness

The Duke of Sussex says humour and self-deprecation are what he loves about Britain, in an essay for Remembrance.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 12:24    View Full Story...

Murder arrests after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Wednesday, prompting a police inquiry.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 21:38    View Full Story...

Migrant who returned to UK after removal sent back to France

Home Office sources say Wednesday's return flight included the man who returned to the UK last month.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 13:08    View Full Story...

Sheeran praises curriculum changes which mean more kids will study music

Ministers are making changes to the curriculum in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 18:31    View Full Story...

Newspaper publisher to pay damages to Christopher Jefferies

News Group Newspapers settled a claim at the High Court in November 2024.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 13:14    View Full Story...

Wrexham star punches rival fan in car park

The player says he acted in self-defence when Cardiff City fans confronted before the clubs faced each other in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 14:59    View Full Story...

Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout

"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:05    View Full Story...

MP wants Elon Musk's chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs

SNP MP Pete Wishart says he is seeking legal advice over the "disturbing" AI-generated social media post.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 17:14    View Full Story...

Huge 20ft bonfire in housing estate sparks safety fears

The construction on a grassy area within an estate is about 80ft (24.3m) wide.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 16:44    View Full Story...

Flooding traps 28 dogs in loft as rain swells Welsh rivers

Twenty-eight dogs have been trapped in a sanctuary as intense rain leads to flooding in Wales.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 22:43    View Full Story...

LED mask ads banned over acne and rosacea claims

Adverts for cosmetic devices not registered with the medicines regulator must not make medical claims.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 16:56    View Full Story...

'She was always apologising', John Cleese pays tribute to co-star Prunella Scales

The actor was on the BBC Breakfast sofa where he spoke about his on-screen wife, Prunella Scales, who died last week.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 12:10    View Full Story...

Catching the American fugitive who faked his own death

Convicted sex offender Nicholas Rossi assumed a new identity and fled to Scotland to escape justice.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 20:22    View Full Story...

'Do you want to die?' - Train attack victim describes confrontation with alleged attacker

Stephen Crean was among those injured in a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 19:31    View Full Story...

'There's a weather photograph anywhere you can be proud of'

Damien Walmsley has been a BBC Weather Watcher for a decade.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 06:17    View Full Story...

Who are the two mistakenly released prisoners?

Two men were released from HMP Wandsworth in error in the past week, with police hunts under way.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 22:52    View Full Story...

The justice system is failing - the buck stops with Lammy

Problems in the prisons and the courts are not new but they are growing and the government doesn't have a grip on them.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 20:49    View Full Story...

UK facing sickness bill 'crisis' - what needs to change to get more people working?

Plans to get more people working pose some challenges for employers, employees and health services.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 17:16    View Full Story...

What a UK government led by Reform would really look like

What the party's first six months at the helm at local level shows about how they govern - and whether they can keep their promises
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:02    View Full Story...

Criminal network behind UK mini-marts enables migrants to work illegally - BBC investigation

Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 06:00    View Full Story...

Murder arrests after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Wednesday, prompting a police inquiry.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 21:38    View Full Story...

Man charged with murder over Portavogie death

Jordan Webb, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene in Portavogie on Monday morning.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 21:44    View Full Story...

MSPs pass land reform which could force break up of huge estates

The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 19:15    View Full Story...

Water under capital city's streets could heat every home

Traffic and people on Cardiff's streets causes what has been called "thermal pollution".
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 22:51    View Full Story...

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