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Security review launched after activists break into RAF base
Keir Starmer describes the "vandalism" as "disgraceful" after Palestine Action activists spray paint on military planes.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:31:37 GMT
Yellow storm warning issued as UK heatwave intensifies
Hot, dry conditions are set to persist, with temperatures going as high as 32C in central England.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:09:15 GMT
'Dismal' month for supermarkets pushes down retail sales
Sales volumes in May saw their biggest monthly fall since December 2023.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:47:27 GMT
Leeds maternity services now 'inadequate' after inspectors act on parents' concerns
Trust told to take immediate action to improve after unannounced inspections prompted by parent concerns.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:46:20 GMT
Woman charged with murder in missing Rolex case
A 69-year-old woman is due before Highbury Magistrates' Court to face the murder charge.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:20:42 GMT
Teen who killed Ava White named for first time
Harry Gilbertson, who is now 18, was just 14 when he stabbed the 12-year-old in Liverpool in 2021.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:28:18 GMT
Man in court on terror and arson charges
Ilyas Akhtar, 20, is accused of preparing terrorist acts and starting fires at two leisure venues.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:36:11 GMT
Government whip quits over disability benefit cuts
The Labour MP says she could not vote for the welfare bill published by the government earlier this week.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:24:09 GMT
BBC Breakfast boss takes extended leave after bullying allegations
It comes after reports of an internal investigation into allegations of bullying.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:23:06 GMT
Screen children in schools to find lazy eyes early, experts warn
The British and Irish Orthoptic Society is calling for screening to take place in all schools in England.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:02:33 GMT
Collector 'gobsmacked' to find wife's childhood notes in charity shop book
Steph Mills did not know his wife, Karen, when she made the drawings as a child 50 years ago.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:14:03 GMT
Public doesn't back aid spending any more, says minister
Douglas Alexander, a former international development secretary, says the argument for aid has been "lost".
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:03:14 GMT
Huge Roman 'jigsaw' reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:23:43 GMT
Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told
Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:13:04 GMT
Bank holds interest rates but hints at future cuts
The central bank decides to hold interest rates at 4.25% with inflation remaining above its target level.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:02:25 GMT
Top medic urges caution after woman's rabies death
The warning comes following a Barnsley woman's death from the disease after catching it abroad.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:24:06 GMT
MPs set out their views as assisted dying debate begins
MPs are debating the third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:20:23 GMT
Grooming gangs report author 'blisteringly angry' at findings
Baroness Casey told the BBC that "we need to reset" the commitment to looking after children.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:21:52 GMT
Grenfell memories: 'I woke up to my mum screaming'
Teenagers remember the night Grenfell Tower went up in flames, and the people they lost to the fire.
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:12:21 GMT
Watch: Trooping the Colour highlights on monarch's official birthday
King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by members of the Royal Family as they waved to cheering crowds.
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:59:54 GMT
How could assisted dying laws change?
Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:40:57 GMT
'Our dream holiday was ruined by hotel shoot-out'
A Bolton couple hid under sun loungers fearing for their lives when shots were fired at their hotel.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:31:51 GMT
My best friend died at 11 after telling me to live my life for him
On what would have been his best friend's 18th birthday, Ryan Quinn shares what it was like to suffer such loss as a child.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:50:17 GMT
'I swapped nursing for erotic fiction - but I won't let mum read my books'
Nurse turned writer Sophie Gravia has teamed up with Christine McGuiness for a new podcast about relationships.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:19:46 GMT
Danny Boyle and Jodie Comer talk Covid, horror and making 28 Years Later
The British director of 28 Years Later speaks alongside star Jodie Comer about returning to horror.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:40:30 GMT
Release of inmate who killed hours later reviewed
Liam Matthews killed a man within hours of being freed from prison early under a government scheme.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:50:20 GMT
Concern for teens in 'inappropriate' adult psychiatric wards
An inquiry into a teenager's suicide has concluded that too often young people are being placed in "wholly inappropriate" units.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:05:30 GMT
'My life shattered when I saw mum's killer on doorbell cam'
Dean Mears is sentenced to 27 years for murdering the frail 69-year-old grandmother.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:49:26 GMT
Woman asked during 999 call to examine husband to confirm his death
Catherine Steele's husband died at home in May from stomach cancer, but no ambulance was available to call to the home.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:41:50 GMT

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