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Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally, BBC finds

Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 06:00    View Full Story...

Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns

The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 07:21    View Full Story...

Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout

"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:05    View Full Story...

Mortgages and AI to be added to the curriculum in English schools

Ministers are making the changes for children in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 08:20    View Full Story...

Human error may have led to grooming gang cases being dropped, says NCA

Officers say there appear to be cases where lines of inquiry were not pursued properly.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:48    View Full Story...

Southport killer’s brother says he feared Rudakubana would kill a family member

Dion Rudakubana describes to the Southport Inquiry how he became "increasingly wary" of his sibling.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 18:06    View Full Story...

Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget as she says she will make 'necessary choices'

The chancellor says she will make 'necessary choices' in an unusual pre-Budget speech.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:28    View Full Story...

LED mask ads banned over acne and rosacea claims

Adverts for cosmetic devices not registered with the medicines regulator must not make medical claims.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:08    View Full Story...

Swap crisps for popcorn and other ways to improve gut health

Instead of reaching for pricey probiotic shots or snacks, here are five easy food swaps to boost your gut health.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:30    View Full Story...

William criticises Amazon deforestation crime in Brazil visit

On day two of his Brazil visit, the Prince of Wales also visited Paqueta and planted saplings.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 23:17    View Full Story...

Harassment and bullying did happen at top rowing club

Sexual harassment, racism and bullying at Oxford Brookes' rowing club is confirmed by independent investigation.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:37    View Full Story...

Spurs support Udogie after alleged gun threat

Tottenham say they are supporting Destiny Udogie after confirming their Italy defender was allegedly threatened with a gun by a football agent.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:02    View Full Story...

Dashcam exposes lorry driver who blamed fatal crash on coughing

The lorry driver had blamed a coughing fit which made him "black out" for causing the crash.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 06:10    View Full Story...

Train hero who saved passengers during attack named

The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are "immensely proud" and he has "always been a hero".
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 16:44    View Full Story...

Bella Culley home after early Georgia jail release

The 19-year-old Teessider, who was charged with drug trafficking, is eight months pregnant.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 22:12    View Full Story...

More than 50 missed opportunities to stop paedophile head - report

Neil Foden, 68, was jailed for 17 years after being convicted of 19 charges involving four girls.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 17:37    View Full Story...

Alleged stalking 'did not impact McCanns lives'

The defence case for Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg has been set out at Leicester Crown Court.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 15:31    View Full Story...

Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 13:15    View Full Story...

Alan Bates to get multi-million-pound payout over Post Office scandal

Sir Alan led a group of 555 subpostmasters who took part in a landmark group legal action against the Post Office.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 18:10    View Full Story...

China academic intimidation claim referred to counter-terrorism police

Sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses is alleged to have been shut down by Chinese agents.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 22:29    View Full Story...

British boy who sued parents must stay at Ghana boarding school, judge rules

The boy, 14 and from London, took his parents to court after they sent him to school in Africa.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 15:17    View Full Story...

Tommy Robinson cleared of terror offence after not giving police access to his phone

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was found not guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 12:54    View Full Story...

Catching the American fugitive who faked his own death

Convicted sex offender Nicholas Rossi assumed a new identity and fled to Scotland to escape justice.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 20:22    View Full Story...

'Do you want to die?' - Train attack victim describes confrontation with alleged attacker

Stephen Crean was among those injured in a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 19:31    View Full Story...

Sir Anthony Hopkins on playing the infamous Hannibal Lecter

The Oscar-winning actor sat down with the BBC's Katie Razzall ahead of the release of his auto-biography We did OK, Kid.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 11:12    View Full Story...

'There's a weather photograph anywhere you can be proud of'

Damien Walmsley has been a BBC Weather Watcher for a decade.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 06:17    View Full Story...

What a UK government led by Reform would really look like

What the party's first six months at the helm at local level shows about how they govern - and whether they can keep their promises
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:02    View Full Story...

Could Reeves break a 50-year taboo by raising income tax in her Budget?

It is more than half a century since a chancellor chose to put up the basic rate of income tax.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 11:08    View Full Story...

Calls for legal right to paid leave for IVF treatment

Campaigners say IVF treatment should be less stigmatised in the workplace and come with legal entitlements to time off
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 00:28    View Full Story...

We are ready to discuss human rights law changes, top ECHR boss tells BBC

Alain Berset, Council of Europe secretary general, said human rights laws may need to "change or adapt".
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 05:59    View Full Story...

What do we know about Cambridgeshire train stabbings?

A member of the train staff remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition after Saturday's attack.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 17:06    View Full Story...

'Just because I'm disabled, why can't I drive what I want?'

Farah Black is one of more than 50,000 people in Northern Ireland who uses Motability scheme.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 18:09    View Full Story...

Sexism, racism and bullying at top rowing club, investigation finds

Investigators found "multiple and varied instances" of discrimination and sexual harassment, report finds.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 00:37    View Full Story...

'Women want answers,' as cervical cancer screening reports due out

The Trust's own review found eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 08:48    View Full Story...

Landfill ban 'delayed' by two years after BBC investigation

Temporary exemptions being offered by the regulator after 'capacity gap' identified at incinerators
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 06:09    View Full Story...

Dashcam exposes lorry driver who blamed fatal crash on coughing

The lorry driver had blamed a coughing fit which made him "black out" for causing the crash.
BBC News - Published Wed Nov 5 2025 06:10    View Full Story...

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