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Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce major reforms to the asylum system on Monday.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 05:09    View Full Story...

Trump says he will take legal action against BBC after apology

The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 19:43    View Full Story...

Train stabbings hero discharged from hospital

Samir Zitouni's family say they are "really happy" but that he faces a significant recovery.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 18:31    View Full Story...

Storm Claudia: Disruption after flooding causes major incident

The fire and rescue service was called to more than 82 incidents after severe flooding in South Wales.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 05:03    View Full Story...

Woman, 20, dies while kayaking on river

The 20-year-old woman's body was recovered by coastguards and a mountain rescue team.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 18:52    View Full Story...

Match abandoned after 'sexist' abuse of referee

AFC Rushden & Diamonds says it is "deeply concerned" by the comment made to the female referee.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 20:25    View Full Story...

British woman, 85, killed after storm at Portuguese campsite

Two others were seriously injured as extreme winds hit the campsite in the Algarve.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 21:00    View Full Story...

Firefighters tackle six-storey building blaze in Glasgow

Police Scotland say the alarm was raised on West Nile Street at about 16:35 and confirmed it had been closed from Renfield Street to Bath Street.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 18:39    View Full Story...

Benn masterclass crushes Eubank in rematch

Conor Benn puts on a dominant performance to earn revenge over bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr on points in their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 00:12    View Full Story...

Arrests after officers assaulted at protest

Four people are arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officers, and one officer is in hospital.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 19:21    View Full Story...

BBC should pay nothing to Trump, former director general says

Since the corporation's retraction, Trump has indicated he may continue legal action, upping the amount he could sue for to between $1bn (£759m) and $5bn.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 13:26    View Full Story...

Two birds of prey stolen from rescue centre

Police are investigating after the theft of two birds of prey from a Cornish animal rescue centre.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 20:00    View Full Story...

Watch: BBC at scene of severe flooding in Wales

A major incident has been declared in Monmouth following severe and widespread flooding caused by Storm Claudia.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 13:39    View Full Story...

Watch: How the BBC works... in under two minutes

Culture reporter Noor Nanji explains how the BBC is funded and governed, amid controversy that has lead to the departures of two senior bosses.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 13 2025 19:08    View Full Story...

'We should have acted earlier', says BBC chair Samir Shah

Shah was asked why the corporation did not investigate concerns around the editing of a BBC documentary earlier.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 10 2025 14:27    View Full Story...

Ros Atkins on... how the BBC is run

The BBC's analysis editor looks at how the organisation works - to understand why two bosses quit over the weekend.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 11 2025 20:53    View Full Story...

He takes medical cannabis every day - but worries people think he's a lazy stoner

About 50,000 people in the UK have a medical cannabis prescription, but some still feel a stigma attached to it.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 21:56    View Full Story...

The Papers: End of 'golden ticket' asylum rules and Labour leadership talk

The home secretary's overhaul of immigration rules and rumours about challenges to the prime minister feature in Sunday's papers.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 05:52    View Full Story...

'Head in hands': Ministers fume at No 10's self-inflicted chaos

Misshaps of their own making overshadow important things the government has to do, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 13:09    View Full Story...

Bin bags are piling up on this street - residents have had enough

Bin bags put on the pavement for collection leave neighbourhoods worse places to live and work.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 01:02    View Full Story...

Data centre in the shed reduces heat bills to £40

"It's fantastic because it's eco-friendly...We're not burning any gases," says Terrence Bridges.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 06:29    View Full Story...

'I'm selling my torture chair so I can move house'

Sian Cullen said the chair - and matching cage - were an "impulse buy" she did not think through.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 16 2025 02:22    View Full Story...

Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital

Samir Zitouni's family say they are "really happy" but that he faces a significant recovery.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 18:31    View Full Story...

Thousands of children sit first 2025 transfer test

Over 13,000 children in primary seven sit the first transfer test of 2025 on Saturday 15 November.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 15:23    View Full Story...

Man, 18, charged with murder of 17-year-old girl

Lainie Williams, 17, of Cefn Fforest, was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 20:46    View Full Story...

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