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Business owners 'heartbroken' after retail units destroyed in Glasgow fire

Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:59    View Full Story...

Reeves to look at how to help households with heating oil bills

The chancellor said a meeting on Wednesday will explore ways to help households.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:00    View Full Story...

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan

Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:45    View Full Story...

First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'

Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:31    View Full Story...

Snow for some as winter weather returns to UK this week

The weather is set to get a lot colder as the week progresses, as Tomasz Shafernaker explains.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:59    View Full Story...

MPs reject call for under-16s social media ban, backing more flexible powers

The House of Lords had backed a move to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms in January.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:57    View Full Story...

Anti-Muslim hatred definition safeguards free speech, says Reed

Concerns have been raised that an "anti-Muslim hostility" definition could create a "chilling effect".
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:49    View Full Story...

PM warns of impact of Iran conflict on UK economy

The prime minister was speaking as oil prices soar in response to turbulence in the Middle East.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 17:21    View Full Story...

Passer-by tried to tackle vape shop blaze before inferno

Lamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying "fire, fire".
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 12:52    View Full Story...

Rape victim 'warned police about innocent suspect'

A woman who identified an innocent man as her attacker says police dismissed her concerns as "trial nerves".
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 17:03    View Full Story...

King praises Commonwealth at biggest royal gathering since Andrew arrest

A protest by anti-monarchists is staged outside the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 16:18    View Full Story...

Head of Police Federation of England and Wales suspended

CEO Mukund Krishna has been suspended due to an ongoing police investigation, the organisation confirms.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:10    View Full Story...

Frost pregnancy tip came from 'good source', ex-Mail journalist tells court

Katie Nicholl denies she got sensitive medical information about the actress though unlawful means.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 18:44    View Full Story...

Horse racing trainer guilty of hockey stick assault

Williams will be sentenced next month for the assault, which left a dog walker with a broken arm.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 18:10    View Full Story...

Call off King's US visit over Iran, urge Lib Dems

The party says the planned trip should be scrapped after Donald Trump's criticism of the UK's response to the war.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 13:35    View Full Story...

Police officer told woman 'I know the law' before alleged sexual assault - court

Police officer Fiona Anderson is accused of sexually assaulting another woman told her "I know the law" before the alleged incident, a court has heard.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 14:42    View Full Story...

IRA bomb victims' civil court case begins against Gerry Adams

The men are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for decisions to plant car bombs in London and Manchester in 1973 and 1996.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 15:26    View Full Story...

NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 00:39    View Full Story...

Images of face released in bid to solve mystery of man found dead in wetsuit

Detectives hope the new facial reconstruction images will end an 18-month mystery.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 06:07    View Full Story...

B-52s arrive at UK air base amid conflict with Iran

The military bombers are capable of launching missiles more than 1,500 miles.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 14:29    View Full Story...

Gisèle Pelicot among headliners at this year's Hay Festival

Other speakers at the event include Malala Yousafzai, Nazanin Zaghari-Rarcliffe and Emma Thompson.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 13:53    View Full Story...

Man who broke stained glass window fined £11,000

Craig Knight left traces of blood in Kew's Grade II-listed St Anne's Church in January.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 13:37    View Full Story...

Man in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria

The 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 15:47    View Full Story...

Two deaths reported to drug watchdog over potential link to weight-loss jabs

The reports of the two deaths of a man and a woman were made to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 00:03    View Full Story...

'He's the dog of a lifetime': Bruin the Clumber spaniel wins best in show at Crufts

Handler Lee Cox said Bruin was the "dog of a lifetime" as he accepted the award.
BBC News - Published Sun Mar 8 2026 22:12    View Full Story...

Mum's disbelief at sentence for driver who killed daughter, 15, on zebra crossing

Keely Morgan, 15, died after being hit by Christopher West as she waited to cross a road.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 06:08    View Full Story...

Watch: Fire crews fight blaze near Glasgow Central Station

The dome of a neighbouring building has collapsed as ScotRail says no trains will operate in or out of the station on Monday.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 00:53    View Full Story...

UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.
BBC News - Published Sun Mar 8 2026 11:13    View Full Story...

The karting track where F1 drivers race

Kimi Antonelli is just one of the many F1 drivers who have honed their skills on a 'challenging" track.
BBC News - Published Sat Mar 7 2026 12:08    View Full Story...

Reporter told police about Ian Huntley's troubling tale

Journalist Brian Farmer recalls the day an interview with murderer Ian Huntley raised deep suspicion.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 28 2026 13:22    View Full Story...

How the 'red v blue school wars' exposed the social media gap between children and parents

Parents were frightened by social posts that seemed to encourage violence at schools. But it was more complicated than it looked
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:03    View Full Story...

More whales are stranding. Now more people are needed to help them

Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:09    View Full Story...

The Papers: 'Drive less to save on fuel' and 'War is near end'

Experts warning fuel could hit £2 a litre and Trump saying the Iran war is near its end lead Tuesday's papers.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 01:36    View Full Story...

I donated my eggs to a woman I met on the Tube

The story of how a chance encounter between two women on the Piccadilly line led to an IVF baby.
BBC News - Published Sun Mar 8 2026 01:48    View Full Story...

The legacy of Holly and Jessica's murders: Soham 'won't waste its breath' on Huntley

The trauma and aftermath of events in 2002 are still having an impact on the Cambridgeshire village.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 17:20    View Full Story...

B-52s arrive at UK air base amid conflict with Iran

The military bombers are capable of launching missiles more than 1,500 miles.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 14:29    View Full Story...

'I'm in constant pain' - woman harmed by vaginal mesh urges action on redress scheme

Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.
BBC News - Published Tue Mar 10 2026 00:00    View Full Story...

Business owners 'heartbroken' after retail units destroyed in Glasgow fire

Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:59    View Full Story...

Overseas 'content farms' creating political deepfakes uncovered

The warning comes as work to spot and combat deepfakes ahead of the Senedd election is taking place.
BBC News - Published Mon Mar 9 2026 22:53    View Full Story...

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