Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.
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The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.
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The exceptionally wet start to 2026 is expected to see the Cornish village of Cardinham confirmed as recording 50 continuous days of rain as Matt Taylor explains.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 01:29    View Full Story...
Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 01:03    View Full Story...
The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 17:37    View Full Story...
It comes after claims emerged that protection officers "turned a blind eye" during visits to Jeffrey Epstein's island.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 14:36    View Full Story...
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
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With wet and unsettled weather expected to continue flood affected areas will have to wait longer for any respite as Sarah Keith-Lucas explains.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 14:54    View Full Story...
Jack Burnell-Williams, from the Household Cavalry, was found dead at Hyde Park Barracks in London in September 2022.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 06:13    View Full Story...
Barry O'Sullivan killed 68-year-old Pulvinder Dhillon after driving into a stationary car on the M4.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 15:16    View Full Story...
The lord advocate has been grilled by MSPs over her email about a criminal charge against the ex-SNP chief executive.
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The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 16:48    View Full Story...
A council officer has apologised for the "bad joke" that left councillors in shock.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 13:01    View Full Story...
The letter from Queen Elizabeth II asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died".
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 17:40    View Full Story...
Deanna Heer KC says a retrial will be pursued on all charges which did not end in verdicts.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 12:37    View Full Story...
Terence McBrien from Alnwick is charged with sexual offences against 14 women.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 16:22    View Full Story...
Argyll and Bute Council want to build the new school near to the only other high school on the island - a source of division among the population.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 16:55    View Full Story...
Six people are taken to hospital after two buses collide and one hits a theatre in south London.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 15:39    View Full Story...
The tired and cold cubs were taken in for the night by Karen Watson, who kept them in a cardboard box in her bathtub.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 12:47    View Full Story...
Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 16:13    View Full Story...
Former SNP chief executive Murrell is accused of embezzling £459,000 from the party over a 12-year period.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 15:43    View Full Story...
A wellness retreat owner went on the run in several countries after throwing liquid into a guest's face.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 12:59    View Full Story...
Police cannot tackle the issue alone, the NCA says, and technology companies must do more.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 09:15    View Full Story...
Essex Police says it is assessing information in relation to private flights into and out of the airport.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 10:30    View Full Story...
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 02:03    View Full Story...
Robert Jenrick says the country cannot afford to "help working families have more children".
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 12:52    View Full Story...
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the questions around the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King's brother.
BBC News - Published Tue Feb 17 2026 20:52    View Full Story...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Donald Trump's reversal on the Chagos Islands deal leads some of the papers today, while Sir Keir Starmer is called to increase military spending.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 05:33    View Full Story...
Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 01:10    View Full Story...
Prince William has offered his advice to those struggling with their mental health, in a special Radio 1 panel discussion.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 08:15    View Full Story...
In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 01:31    View Full Story...
The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.
BBC News - Published Wed Feb 18 2026 14:50    View Full Story...
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 and have allegedly been held in "dire" conditions.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 07:38    View Full Story...
The NI Department of Education proposed AS-levels would be removed, making A-levels a two-year linear course.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 00:01    View Full Story...
An inspection was made months after a BBC Disclosure documentary exposed a culture of cruelty among nursing staff.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 06:07    View Full Story...
Jack Burnell-Williams, from the Household Cavalry, was found dead at Hyde Park Barracks in London in September 2022.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 06:13    View Full Story...
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