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Police going door-to-door in DNA hunt for parents of abandoned baby Elsa and siblings

The search for parents of three newborn babies, all abandoned after birth, is focused on nearby houses.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 04:00    View Full Story...

Co-op narrowly avoided an even worse cyber attack, BBC learns

The revelation - from the criminals responsible - explains why the Co-op is getting back to business faster than M&S.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 22:25    View Full Story...

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch's yacht was toppled by 'extreme wind', report says

Investigators say 80mph winds "violently" knocked over the vessel, causing it to flood within seconds.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 22:40    View Full Story...

Radio 2 breakfast audience drops after Zoe Ball's exit

Scott Mills still has the most popular breakfast show in the UK, attracting 6.5 million listeners.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 22:18    View Full Story...

Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs say

MPs say new laws and "deep-rooted cultural change" are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 23:38    View Full Story...

Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 03:03    View Full Story...

Fees have risen more than government predicted, private schools say

The Independent School Council says private school fees increased by 22.6% in January compared to a year ago.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 03:57    View Full Story...

Pubs to stay open late if England or Wales make women's Euros semi-finals

England are defending champions while Wales have qualified for the first time.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 03:33    View Full Story...

Jaguar says it has no plans to build cars in the US

The comment came after the company's boss refused to rule out opening production plants in America.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 00:34    View Full Story...

More inmates released early to stop prisons running out of space

Inmates serving one to four years who are recalled to prison will be released after 28 days.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 17:39    View Full Story...

Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds

The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 22:40    View Full Story...

Lineker apologises for sharing 'offensive' Zionism post with rat image

The Match of the Day host says he "would never knowingly share anything antisemitic".
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 15:34    View Full Story...

French taxi driver charged with theft after Lammy dispute

French police charge a taxi driver with stealing luggage and cash from UK foreign secretary and his wife.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 15:06    View Full Story...

British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

Billingham 18-year-old Bella Culley is accused of importing large quantities of drugs in to Georgia.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 14:36    View Full Story...

Man who killed boy, 7, when cannabis factory exploded jailed for 14 years

Seven-year-old Archie York was killed by an explosion caused by a neighbour making cannabis sweets.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 11:29    View Full Story...

Double stabbing suspect shot by armed police

Merseyside Police say the man was shot by armed officers after a man and woman were stabbed.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 19:21    View Full Story...

Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies

The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 13:25    View Full Story...

'Very real chance' Diane Sindall killer still at large after man's conviction quashed

A man jailed for the killing of Diane Sindall four decades ago was dramatically acquitted on Tuesday.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 09:31    View Full Story...

GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests

GPs are deeply divided over assisted dying with personal beliefs shaping their views, BBC research reveals.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 23:37    View Full Story...

How viral CCTV exposed serial 'dine-and-dash' couple

Ann and Bernard McDonagh had a carefully practised plan which they would act out each time.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 04:50    View Full Story...

Footballer Awoniyi in induced coma after surgery on abdominal injury

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after surgery on a serious abdominal injury.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 04:58    View Full Story...

Migrants already in UK face longer wait for permanent settlement

People will typically have to live in the UK for 10 years before applying for the right to stay indefinitely.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 11:11    View Full Story...

Ex-Reform MP Lowe will not face charges over alleged threats

The CPS said it made the decision "following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence".
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 10:50    View Full Story...

Co-op says shelves to be more fully stocked this weekend

The grocery chain says it is working with its suppliers to restock shelves after a cyber-attack.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 09:57    View Full Story...

Government has no clear plan for NHS England abolition, say MPs

Cross-party group of MPs say move is causing uncertainty at time when NHS is under huge pressure.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 22:15    View Full Story...

Burberry to cut 1,700 jobs as designer suffers heavy losses

The British designer brand - famed for its distinctive check pattern - has proposed cutting its global workforce by a fifth.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 10:29    View Full Story...

BBC boss vows to tackle Britain's 'crisis of trust'

Director general Tim Davie sets out his vision for the BBC's future in a speech in Salford.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 11:38    View Full Story...

Watch: Best moments of 2025 TV Baftas in under two minutes

Emotional speeches, funny moments and heartwarming wins - here are some of the best moments of the evening.
BBC News - Published Sun May 11 2025 20:03    View Full Story...

Inside the tiny Highland school with just two pupils

Duror Primary in the Highlands has been saved after locals campaigned to stop its planned closure.
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 05:26    View Full Story...

Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari visits Spurs

British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, 28, who was held captive in Gaza, is visiting the UK for the first time since her release.
BBC News - Published Sun May 11 2025 14:33    View Full Story...

Yungblud: 'I can't play a festival that's £800 a ticket'

The singer and musician said he decided to launch his own festival as he was tired of the status quo.
BBC News - Published Sun May 11 2025 11:17    View Full Story...

Watch: Royals, veterans and politicians attend VE Day thanksgiving service and concert

The service, held at Westminster Abbey, marks 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe
BBC News - Published Thu May 8 2025 21:10    View Full Story...

Watch: Prince Louis steals the show as royals mark VE Day

Royal Family members are at the heart of commemorations to mark 80 years since World War Two ended in Europe.
BBC News - Published Mon May 5 2025 14:05    View Full Story...

Meet the 'invisible crew' who have 35 seconds to prevent a Eurovision blunder

Find out how Eurovision gets one act off the stage and another one in place in under a minute.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 23:10    View Full Story...

The Papers: Jails 'on brink' and 'stalling' post-Brexit talks with Brussels

Government plans to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons feature on several of Thursday's front pages.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 03:24    View Full Story...

Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?

Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 00:43    View Full Story...

For, against, undecided: Three GPs give their views on assisted dying

GPs from different areas of England tell us how they feel about plans to legalise assisted dying.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 23:58    View Full Story...

'My son was killed by criminals making cannabis'

As one killer is jailed, Katherine Errington recalls the blast that killed her seven-year-old son.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 10:27    View Full Story...

'Alan Carr could be frontrunner': Who might win Celebrity Traitors?

BBC News speaks to psychologists about the line-up's likely faithfuls, traitors and frontrunners.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 16:23    View Full Story...

Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he jailed?

The investigation Diane Sindall's murder led to one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 14:35    View Full Story...

'My partner can't cope with child abusers on his prison wing'

Families speak of their fears for inmates at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 04:02    View Full Story...

Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon?

The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 04:01    View Full Story...

When will I be able to shop online at M&S again?

Online orders paused, some customer data stolen - here's what we know about the chaos at M&S.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 13:45    View Full Story...

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'

A husband said he wanted a chat, then confessed to his wife he had been spiking her drinks and raping her.
BBC News - Published Tue May 13 2025 03:59    View Full Story...

The view on immigration from a town transformed by it

Some residents say the town is 'overrun', but public services desperately need immigrant labour.
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 20:46    View Full Story...

How could assisted dying laws change across the UK?

Separate bills which would let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 06:52    View Full Story...

Chris Mason: Starmer's robust language nods to immigration failures

The PM knows cutting immigration is crucial to his credibility, political editor Chris Mason writes.
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 20:49    View Full Story...

Labour's immigration plans at a glance

The government says its proposals will reduce record levels of migration to the UK in recent years.
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 16:00    View Full Story...

'Fisherman' is my job - even though I'm a woman

After being named trainee fisherman of the year, Brooke Lamond is hoping to inspire others into the industry.
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 11:28    View Full Story...

The real problem facing Britain's shrinking military

Troop numbers are down, morale is weak and some equipment is in a poor state - will the government's Strategic Defence Review be enough to turn that around?
BBC News - Published Mon May 12 2025 05:36    View Full Story...

Scottish Water warning after driest period in 60 years

The firm said Scotland had been using around an extra 150 million litres of water a day since the middle of April.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 04:26    View Full Story...

Man charged with murder of Daniel McClean

The 50-year-old man has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man in west Belfast earlier this year.
BBC News - Published Wed May 14 2025 21:15    View Full Story...

Children 'let down' as WRU community programme cut

Around 30,000 children have benefited from the scheme which has been funded by schools and the WRU.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 04:04    View Full Story...

'Identity of Diane Sindall's real killer was known on estates'

A charity set up after Diane Sindall's murder was told by locals police had the wrong man.
BBC News - Published Thu May 15 2025 04:24    View Full Story...

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