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Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 01:43    View Full Story...

Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections

Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 03:48    View Full Story...

Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 18:48    View Full Story...

Teenagers guilty of killing man they lured to beach

Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle before he died.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 17:45    View Full Story...

Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 19:22    View Full Story...

Ice and snow warnings as another blast of Arctic air sweeps across the UK

More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 16:37    View Full Story...

Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences

The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 19:15    View Full Story...

Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss

Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 22:00    View Full Story...

Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London

Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 11:55    View Full Story...

Jet2 hands passengers life ban after mid-air brawl

Flight LS896 from Turkey to Manchester had to make an emergency landing in Brussels.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 16:35    View Full Story...

Tube passengers targeted in text scam, court told

London Underground passengers received scam messages that aimed to "plunder their bank accounts", jurors hear.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 21:55    View Full Story...

Woman admits selling fake Taylor Swift tickets

The total amount of the fraud was nearly £3,000 and involved 12 victims, Cardiff magistrates hear.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 14:35    View Full Story...

Police framed man for female student’s murder, evidence gathered by BBC suggests

Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 06:00    View Full Story...

Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks' as parcels prioritised, staff say

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 14:00    View Full Story...

We will do battle with AI chatbots as we did with Grok, says Starmer

The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 06:52    View Full Story...

Cabinet secretary frontrunner previously spoken to about management style

Dame Antonia Romeo was found to have no case to answer over one complaint nine years ago.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 01:07    View Full Story...

Dimbleby: I 'strongly believe' King wants Andrew to testify on Epstein

Jonathan Dimbleby tells BBC Newsnight that the King will be "feeling the pain" of the scandal surrounding his brother.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 14 2026 11:31    View Full Story...

Ros Atkins on... Mandelson and the vetting system

Revelations over Peter Mandelson’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have raised questions about how he became ambassador. Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins reports.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 14 2026 08:46    View Full Story...

Moment Julia Donaldson reveals name for third Gruffalo book

After a 20-year Gruffalo hiatus, author Julia Donaldson announces the new book's title on BBC Radio 4.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 6 2026 09:14    View Full Story...

Why all Olympic curling stones come from a Scottish island

A small Ayrshire business crafts curling stones by hand using rock found on an island off Scotland’s west coast.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 5 2026 12:11    View Full Story...

Who is Peter Mandelson?

Sir Keir Starmer believes Peter Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords over his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 2 2026 14:46    View Full Story...

The Papers: 'Farage forces elections U-turn' and 'Tributes to Godfather Star'

Sir Keir Starmer's decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday's papers.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 04:37    View Full Story...

Ministers want to reform SEND - but they are treading very carefully

The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 01:11    View Full Story...

'I've applied for over 200 jobs - and I'm still unemployed'

The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 06:06    View Full Story...

Female athletes hit back at 'weird' and 'derogatory' comments about their appearance

Sporting stars describe unsolicited comments about their looks, as a survey suggests fewer girls have ambitions to become top athletes.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 06:05    View Full Story...

Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform

The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.
BBC News - Published Mon Feb 16 2026 01:49    View Full Story...

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 01:43    View Full Story...

'My friend told me we would be killed if we didn't pay protection money'

One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 00:01    View Full Story...

Free tuition under threat without revenue boost, report warns

Scotland's more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 06:42    View Full Story...

Doctor who called junior colleague 'bad girl' and squeezed her waist is struck off

Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy is struck off after sexually harassing and objectifying female colleagues.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 06:13    View Full Story...

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