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Head teacher in love triangle jailed for wrench attack on rival in school

Anthony Felton's attack was motivated by jealousy and "entirely without precedent", a judge says.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 12:59 View Full Story...

Gregg Wallace defends himself against allegations

Wallace stepped away from presenting MasterChef last November in the wake of the claims against him.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:38 View Full Story...

BBC licence fee 'unenforceable', says culture secretary

Lisa Nandy tells the Telegraph "no options are off the table" when it comes to its review into the broadcaster's charter.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:50 View Full Story...

Gang members trafficked women to UK as sex workers

Women were trafficked to the UK from Romania and lived with their "controllers" at rented properties.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 16:57 View Full Story...

UK claims 90% drop in mail-order cannabis from Thailand

UK Border Force seized 15 tonnes of cannabis in post from Thailand in the last three months of 2024.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:34 View Full Story...

Liverpool to introduce 'tourist tax' for visitors

Liverpool hoteliers back plans for overnight visitors to the city to be charged a £2 fee from June.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:17 View Full Story...

Where it will be warmest next week as UK to bask in mini heatwave

Temperatures are set to rise next week. Darren Bett and Sarah Keith-Lucas have the details.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 14:44 View Full Story...

Reeves suggests UK trade with EU more important than US

The chancellor indicates that moving closer to the EU on trade is a bigger priority than the US.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:30 View Full Story...

Indefinite hospital order for mum who killed son

Karolina Zurawska, 42, killed Aleksander Zurawski at their home in August 2024.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 11:23 View Full Story...

Celebrity Big Brother 2025 winner revealed

Viewers vote for their favourite in Friday's final out of the six stars left in the reality TV house.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 20:40 View Full Story...

Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system

Not owning crucial code has meant it has been unable to replace the system that led to a scandal.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 03:46 View Full Story...

Cyclists who kill could face life sentence

The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 13:29 View Full Story...

Water bosses could now face jail for cover-ups

New powers mean law-breaking executives can be sent to prison for up to two years.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 09:43 View Full Story...

Eubank defiant after £375,000 fine for being 0.05lb over weight

Chris Eubank Jr will be fined £375,500 after weighing 0.5lb too heavy for Saturday's grudge match with Conor Benn.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:20 View Full Story...

The hunt for glow-in-the-dark caterpillars

Two wildlife charities are recruiting volunteers to help spot the creatures using ultraviolet lights.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 13:15 View Full Story...

Missing convicted murderer caught on Edinburgh bus

Raymond McCourt, who shot a shopkeeper in 1993, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly on Tuesday.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 08:23 View Full Story...

King and Queen to host VE Day tea party for war veterans

National commemorations and events will begin on 5 May with a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 01:29 View Full Story...

Retail sales see biggest rise for nearly four years

Sales rose for the third month in a row in March as warmer weather helped to boost trade.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 08:09 View Full Story...

Kearney makes Para-swimming reclassification complaint

British Paralympic champion Tully Kearney makes a formal complaint to World Para Swimming over what she describes as an "insulting" classification process.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 23 2024 13:54 View Full Story...

Supported housing in crisis, groups tell Starmer

Supported housing for vulnerable or disabled people is in crisis, a letter to the prime minister says.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 00:19 View Full Story...

Howe thanks doctor for quick intervention over illness

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe thanks club doctor Paul Catterson for acting quickly when he was taken ill with pneumonia two weeks ago.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 09:18 View Full Story...

Scotland's exams will test pupils - and ministers

Last year Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the results were "not good enough".
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 04:24 View Full Story...

Footballer jailed for causing cyclist's death

Mansfield Town footballer Lucas Akins crashed into Adrian Daniel, 33, near Huddersfield in 2024.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 14:51 View Full Story...

Reform UK criticised for candidates' offensive posts

Nigel Farage says his party has the best vetting - but campaigners find candidates who appear to have slipped through the net.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 17:40 View Full Story...

New sex-based rights guidance on way, says Swinney

First minister promised "timely" guidance covering the issue of single-sex spaces following a Supreme Court ruling.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 12:19 View Full Story...

Personal theft up 22% in England and Wales, ONS says

It is the highest number recorded in a year since the current data began in 2003.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 11:56 View Full Story...

'Don't let it be your best friend that dies from methanol poisoning'

Bethany Clarke wants more done to educate people about the dangers of bootleg alcohol abroad.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 15:32 View Full Story...

Reeves: There is a deal to be done with the US

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to the BBC ahead of talks with her US counterpart in Washington on Friday.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 09:50 View Full Story...

Watch: 'We've spent five years building London on Minecraft'

Minecraft players have spent about 15,000 hours in total on the project to build London and the UK
BBC News - Published Sat Apr 19 2025 05:57 View Full Story...

Watch as stranded dog rescued from cliff edge

Ember became stuck after chasing after a ball while out walking along a coastal path with her owner.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 17 2025 16:31 View Full Story...

'We really need our bee inspectors back'

Beekeepers warn their hives are at risk unless an anti-illness inspection service is reinstated.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 17 2025 22:02 View Full Story...

Watch: Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman... in 65 seconds

Watch: Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman... in 65 seconds
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 16 2025 19:02 View Full Story...

Spring's hot weather to be treat for nature lovers

A spell of hot weather will give a boost to nature as migratory birds return and butterflies emerge.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 22:02 View Full Story...

Grande dame hangs up her ballet shoes aged 89

Some of Sheena Gough's students travelled hundreds of miles for her classes in Edinburgh.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 04:25 View Full Story...

With three weeks to go until Eurovision, Remember Monday recreate spoof song

Remember Monday travelled to Iceland to film a cover of My Hometown, from Netflix's Fire Saga movie.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 08:30 View Full Story...

Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground

Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 22:06 View Full Story...

Yungblud on keeping fans safe, and his 'shirt off era'

The star says he is 'reclaiming sexiness' after poor self-esteem led to an eating disorder.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 22:51 View Full Story...

Scots in Rome and at home prepare for Pope's funeral

First Minister John Swinney is among the Scots who have travelled to the Italian capital for the ceremony.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 20:59 View Full Story...

Woman dies and eight injured after three vehicles crash

She was in her 60s and was killed in a crash on Portaferry Road in which eight people were injured.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:47 View Full Story...

What's been learnt from paddleboard tragedy that claimed four lives?

As a woman is jailed, how did this tragedy happen and how can we prevent it happening again?
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 21:00 View Full Story...

Man who killed estranged wife jailed for 27 years

Paul Butler has been sentenced for the murder of Plymouth University lecturer Claire Chick.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:37 View Full Story...

Gatwick to accept 'stricter limits' on plane noise

Gatwick has responded to the Secretary of State's request for feedback on additional conditions.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:50 View Full Story...

Hairdresser fears she could lose home over tax hikes

The British Hair Consortium is calling on Rachel Reeves to cut VAT to 10% in June's spending review.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:28 View Full Story...

Why Trump keeps attacking the US central bank

The US central bank is one of Trump's favourite punching bags. But how serious is the threat?
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 15:07 View Full Story...

Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £166 in July

The forecast fall in the cost of energy would reverse three consecutive increases in the price cap.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 10:49 View Full Story...

M&S stops online orders and issues refunds after cyber attack

The firm has stopped taking orders on its website and apps, including for food and clothes.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 19:22 View Full Story...

Could South America benefit from Trump's trade tariffs?

Countries in the continent may see exports rise as both the US and China need new suppliers.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 20:15 View Full Story...

Reeves suggests UK trade with EU more important than US

The chancellor indicates that moving closer to the EU on trade is a bigger priority than the US.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 18:30 View Full Story...

Retail sales see biggest rise for nearly four years

Sales rose for the third month in a row in March as warmer weather helped to boost trade.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 08:09 View Full Story...

Water bosses could now face jail for cover-ups

New powers mean law-breaking executives can be sent to prison for up to two years.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 09:43 View Full Story...

Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system

Not owning crucial code has meant it has been unable to replace the system that led to a scandal.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 03:46 View Full Story...

California passes Japan as fourth largest economy

The US state expresses worries that President Donald Trump's tariffs could stunt future growth.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 02:01 View Full Story...

Company bosses warn over tariffs impact

Several firms have cut their profit forecasts or withdrawn them citing economic uncertainty.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 06:24 View Full Story...

China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China denies any trade talks with the US as it calls for sweeping tariffs to be cancelled.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 14:43 View Full Story...

Tax-free parcels rule used by Shein and Temu under review

Retailers argue that cheap foreign rivals are undercutting business using a tax-free status on small parcels.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 11:48 View Full Story...

Cyber attack causes further chaos for M&S shoppers

Customers have reported problems with click and collect orders as well as card and contactless payments.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 14:57 View Full Story...

Ed Miliband 'considering' regional energy pricing

Ed Miliband says "zonal pricing" or reformed national pricing are the only available options to overhaul the energy market.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 14:42 View Full Story...

Opportunity for big US-China trade deal, says Bessent

The comments from the US Treasury Secretary come as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies has escalated.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 17:16 View Full Story...

Trump crypto soars as president offers dinner to top holders

The meme coin's website says its 220 top investors will be invited to a gala event with the president.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 03:55 View Full Story...

China sends Boeing planes back to US over tariffs

Boeing's boss says it's looking to sell 50 more planes China has on order to other countries.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 16:00 View Full Story...

Pressure builds on UK finances as Reeves pushes for US trade deal

The government borrowed more than expected last year, placing more pressure on the public finances ahead of the full impact of US tariffs.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 11:43 View Full Story...

Minister pledges 10,000 extra driving tests a month to clear backlog

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government would provide at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 13:45 View Full Story...

Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge

The tech boss says he intends to spend only one to two days a week on Trump administration matters.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 08:16 View Full Story...

Apple and Meta attack 'unfair' €700m EU fines

The tech giants have reacted with fury, accusing the EU of unfairly pursuing US companies.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 23 2025 14:46 View Full Story...

Who will win the race to develop a humanoid robot?

Humanoid robots are attracting a lot of investment but will China dominate the industry?
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 22:18 View Full Story...

China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?

Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 05:56 View Full Story...

The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany

The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.
BBC News - Published Tue Apr 22 2025 22:04 View Full Story...

Five ways for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder

Mortgage experts share their tips for anyone starting out on the journey to owning their own home.
BBC News - Published Sun Apr 20 2025 23:31 View Full Story...

Firms say Meta not helping them to recover hacked accounts

Businesses around the world say they are unable to get back into their Facebook and Instagram pages.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 16 2025 22:02 View Full Story...

Why China curbing rare earth exports is a blow to the US

As the trade war continues to escalate, China has hit back at Trump by suspending exports of rare earth minerals.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 16 2025 23:15 View Full Story...

Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown

Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm?
BBC News - Published Mon Apr 14 2025 22:01 View Full Story...

Was China the reason Guyana faced higher Trump tariff?

A Guyanese political commentator says Washington objects to Beijing's "very strong foothold" in the country.
BBC News - Published Mon Apr 14 2025 04:39 View Full Story...

Do we need cocoa-free chocolate and is it nice?

Cocoa prices are soaring so new chocolate firms are looking at an alternative ingredient.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 10 2025 22:07 View Full Story...

The plans to put data centres in orbit and on the Moon

Proponents say space-based data centres will be more secure, but sceptics say big hurdles remain.
BBC News - Published Wed Apr 9 2025 22:04 View Full Story...

The Canadians and Danes boycotting American products

As anger grows over Trump's tariffs, apps and social media groups are helping people avoid US goods.
BBC News - Published Tue Apr 8 2025 22:26 View Full Story...

A revolution is under way in India's trainer industry

India wants to boost the domestic trainer industry but will small domestic makers suffer?
BBC News - Published Tue Apr 8 2025 00:51 View Full Story...

Inflation falls to 2.3% in Jersey

The latest inflation figures from Statistics Jersey show prices rose by 2.3% in the last quarter.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 11:39 View Full Story...

Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £166 in July

The forecast fall in the cost of energy would reverse three consecutive increases in the price cap.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 10:49 View Full Story...

Mum's pop-up shop aims to make prom affordable

Julie Sarahs decided to take action after her daughter's prom was cancelled twice.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 04:23 View Full Story...

Struggling food bank to limit people to one bag

St Mary's Church in Darlington says its food bank service costs £200 per week and faces closure.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 04:10 View Full Story...

'We have had children hurt because of no carpets'

A Halifax charity says it has fitted carpets to more than 400 homes to help struggling families.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 24 2025 04:12 View Full Story...

The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail

From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?
BBC News - Published Sun Apr 13 2025 22:27 View Full Story...

Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy

What made the US step back from the system that it profited handsomely from for decades?
BBC News - Published Sat Apr 5 2025 22:59 View Full Story...

Starmer's response to Trump tariffs is both to slow down and go faster

What's happening in Whitehall to try to limit the harm to the UK, perhaps by making a deal with the US, and make the most of any opportunities?
BBC News - Published Sat Apr 5 2025 11:25 View Full Story...

David Dimbleby: I thought the free market was with us forever - then Trump came along

Why the reign of the free market is facing its biggest ever challenge
BBC News - Published Thu Mar 27 2025 23:00 View Full Story...

Rachel Reeves is feeling the heat ahead of her Spring Statement

The Chancellor hints at a more guarded approach amid global uncertainty - and issues a warning ahead of her announcements.
BBC News - Published Sat Mar 22 2025 05:27 View Full Story...

Reeves: There is a deal to be done with the US

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to the BBC ahead of talks with her US counterpart in Washington on Friday.
BBC News - Published Fri Apr 25 2025 09:50 View Full Story...

Currently

Duncan Weldon explores the political and economic reality of relying on the bond markets.
BBC News - Published Sun Apr 20 2025 12:00 View Full Story...

Watch: BBC joins retirees aboard China's 'silver trains' that aim to boost economy

China is encouraging it's retirees to spend their savings on fun initiatives to help boost its economy, as the country's trade war with the US rages on.
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 17 2025 10:42 View Full Story...

The Briefing Room

What cards does China hold in the trade war with the US?
BBC News - Published Thu Apr 17 2025 12:16 View Full Story...

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