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Two IDs plan to stop under-age online knife sales

Anyone wanting to buy a blade online would have to complete two age verification checks under government plans.
BBC News - Published Wed Jan 22 2025 02:21 View Full Story...

Benefit cheats could be stripped of driving licences

A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 23:56 View Full Story...

Treat eating disorders as an emergency, MPs urge

The alarming rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia is now an emergency, a cross-party group says.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 23:55 View Full Story...

Thousands on hold to HMRC 'cut off after 70 minutes'

HMRC denies running a "deliberately poor" phone service in an attempt to push customers online.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 23:06 View Full Story...

Tensions over when to make Southport details public

Questions continue over why UK authorities did not publish key details about Axel Rudakubana earlier than they did.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 20:24 View Full Story...

Government ousts UK competition watchdog chair

Marcus Bokkerink is leaving as the government signals it is serious about growth, the BBC understands.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 21:40 View Full Story...

Bodies of man and six-year-old girl found in house

Police are treating the deaths of the 36-year-old man and six-year-old girl as unexplained.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 15:59 View Full Story...

Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times

Public bodies failed to identify the threat posed by Axel Rudakubana, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 17:26 View Full Story...

Storm Éowyn set to batter the UK with up to 90mph winds

It is going to turn stormier in the UK this week as Storm Éowyn moves in from the Atlantic.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 19:01 View Full Story...

Heathrow and Gatwick airport could expand under plans

Airports across the UK could expand as part of the government's drive for economic growth.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 12:04 View Full Story...

Prince Harry case against Sun publisher delayed

Prince Harry's barrister said there was potentially a "good prospect" of an agreement that would save the court time.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 16:37 View Full Story...

Actress Pauline Quirke reveals dementia diagnosis

The Birds of a Feather star retires from acting and reveals she was diagnosed with dementia in 2021.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 08:31 View Full Story...

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mother meets PM over new law

Cheryl Korbel is campaigning for legislation which compels offenders to appear at their sentencing.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 10:50 View Full Story...

Nearly half of toys sold under £15 as parents cut back

An "unsettled economy" is blamed for falling sales of toys for the third consecutive year.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 13:59 View Full Story...

Wales to play under closed roof for next two years

Wales will play all their international fixtures at the Principality Stadium with the roof closed for the next two years after a change of Six Nations protocol.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 07:50 View Full Story...

Government digital document app launching in summer

Veteran cards and driving licences will also be incorporated into a gov.uk wallet.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 16:08 View Full Story...

Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes dies at 65

A statement said Sykes, who co-wrote some of the rock band's chart hits, had been ill with cancer.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 03:40 View Full Story...

Rail nationalisation not a silver bullet, says Labour

The Transport Secretary says taking operators into public ownership doesn't guarantee good service.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 18:33 View Full Story...

PM will meet Trump within weeks, Lammy suggests

Sir Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump ahead of the US presidential inauguration.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 12:56 View Full Story...

Sara Sharif's father's sentence referred to Court of Appeal as 'unduly lenient'

The Solicitor General has referred Urfan Sharif's sentence to the Court of Appeal.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 11:59 View Full Story...

Working from home 'not proper work' - ex-Asda boss

Lord Rose says it harms productivity but expert says hybrid work can be as good as full-time in the office.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 04:55 View Full Story...

Cervical screening knowledge gap 'costing lives'

Women can ask for adjustments and this may encourage some people to get tested, the Eve Appeal says.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 23:27 View Full Story...

Failure to prevent Southport 'leaps off the page'- PM

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledges the multiple failures which preceded the Southport attack.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 08:20 View Full Story...

Watch: What we know about the fatal Southport attack

A picture of Axel Rudakubana's troubled past has begun to emerge, as Judith Moritz explains.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 14:22 View Full Story...

BBC reporter describes moment Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty

Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three girls in a knife attack in Southport last year.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 13:23 View Full Story...

'It started off as a gate topper... I got a little bit carried away'

An exhibition that tells the story of the D-Day landings has visited in Enniskillen.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 06:31 View Full Story...

Pirates travel for 14-year-old's funeral

People in costume from across the country come to Loftus to honour Billy Maskell, who loved pirates.
BBC News - Published Sat Jan 18 2025 06:26 View Full Story...

How do you take care of an elderly polar bear?

The Highland Wildlife Park's female bear Victoria has reached the grand old age of 28.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 21:51 View Full Story...

Alan Cumming: 'I'm the Pied Piper of Pitlochry'

The US Traitors host and Hollywood star took over at Pitlochry Festival Theatre last year.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 22:00 View Full Story...

How 'Live Aid II' was pulled off in three weeks

It was one of the biggest charity gigs ever to be held in the UK - but it very nearly didn't happen.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 21:48 View Full Story...

Far-right group exposed in undercover BBC investigation

Undercover reporter infiltrated far-right group and exposed group's extreme views in secret filming.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 14:40 View Full Story...

Her aunt's regime 'disappeared' people - so why did Starmer make her a minister?

Tulip Siddiq has resigned as anti-corruption minister, but questions remain for the Prime Minister.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 23:40 View Full Story...

'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage

The 28-year-old is among the first three people to be released from captivity in Gaza.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 19:05 View Full Story...

Nine missed chances to stop Tinder predator

Women who tried to report Christopher Harkins said they felt "dismissed" when they approached Police Scotland.
BBC News - Published Mon Jan 20 2025 05:12 View Full Story...

Could TikTok ever be banned in the UK too?

Analysts have suggested it is "just matter of time" until the US ban on TikTok spreads.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 11:50 View Full Story...

UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'

Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 23:41 View Full Story...

Trails of blood in the snow - 40 years on from the Glencorse Massacre

A police officer who was one of the first on the scene speaks to BBC Scotland News about the case.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 08:09 View Full Story...

The English village with links to five US presidents

A village in Somerset with a population of about 600 people has direct links to five US presidents.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 06:25 View Full Story...

Prince Harry versus newspapers: This is the one that matters

Prince Harry’s legal battle against British tabloids for allegedly unlawfully intruding into his life reaches its most important moment on Tuesday.
BBC News - Published Sat Jan 18 2025 23:57 View Full Story...

'I live with my mum because I can't afford to move out'

Living with your parents in your 20s and 30s has its challenges, but many can't afford to move out.
BBC News - Published Sun Jan 19 2025 00:03 View Full Story...

Mum killed after doing school run, court hears

Sophie Evans’s family has said they are “heartbroken by her loss” and that she will be missed.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 21:52 View Full Story...

Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times

Public bodies failed to identify the threat posed by Axel Rudakubana, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 17:26 View Full Story...

Woman told friends she murdered somebody, court told

The body of Robert Wilkin was discovered in July 2023 in the sea at the foot of Slieve League.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 14:29 View Full Story...

Bodies of man and six-year-old girl found in house

Police are treating the deaths of the 36-year-old man and six-year-old girl as unexplained.
BBC News - Published Tue Jan 21 2025 15:59 View Full Story...

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