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Budget will be 'fair' says Reeves as tax rises expected

The chancellor is rolling the pitch for a difficult Budget as economists predict tax rises on 26 November.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 11:55    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 11:22    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 12:36    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...

Couple took in six passengers after train attack

Jan Sears says the passengers were told to run as fast and as far away as they could from the station.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 06:10    View Full Story...

More people using family help than Buy Now Pay Later loans

But some people said borrowing from their nearest and dearest had affected those relationships.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 00:06    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...

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 11:07    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...

Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says

Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 10:06    View Full Story...

Second day of disruption after train derailment

The derailed train is removed from the track as work to clear and repair the line at Shap continues.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 12:25    View Full Story...

Publisher apologises to author Kate Clanchy four years after book controversy

Kate Clanchy was accused of using racist descriptions of children in her book.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 08:04    View Full Story...

More than 100 children married in Northern Ireland during wait to raise minimum age to 18

It is legal for 16 and 17-year-olds in Northern Ireland to marry, unlike in England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 00:03    View Full Story...

First scientific evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh found on skeleton

Plaque on the teenager's teeth contains pathogens of the bacteria for the Bubonic plague.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 06:14    View Full Story...

Sugarloaf selfies as William begins Brazil visit

The prince has key environmental work planned with the Earthshot Prize and a speech at the COP30 summit - but started with a cable car trip up Sugarloaf Mountain.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 22:12    View Full Story...

Pregnant British teen freed from Georgia jail after drug smuggling charge

The 19-year-old from Teesside, who was charged with drug trafficking, is eight months pregnant.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 16:22    View Full Story...

Hillsborough victims failed by the state, says PM

Sir Keir Starmer praises the Hillsborough families as MPs debate a bill designed to help future victims.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 21:31    View Full Story...

Vehicle owners in payout battle over car park fault

Mark Lucas says his firm is £50,000 in debt after its van was trapped in the car park for two years.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 06:04    View Full Story...

Head teachers to be consulted on strike action over new Ofsted inspections

New Ofsted inspections will go ahead as planned this month after the NAHT union's failed legal challenge.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 17:35    View Full Story...

Strictly's Amy Dowden to undergo second mastectomy

The Strictly Come Dancing star said the surgery was not to treat a new cancer diagnosis.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 11:54    View Full Story...

No signs 'cruel' alleged McCann stalking would stop, court hears

A jury has been given legal directions as a trial at Leicester Crown Court enters its fifth week.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 14:41    View Full Story...

Conservative Party nearly ran out of money, says Badenoch

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says donors could have walked away following the party's worst ever election defeat.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 14:25    View Full Story...

Nine-month-old baby boy killed by family dog

Gwent Police say a baby boy died following an attack in Monmouthshire.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 17:41    View Full Story...

Private baby scan clinics 'putting expectant mothers at risk'

Some high-street clinics are risking lives by letting untrained staff do baby scans, warn experts.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 00:32    View Full Story...

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water sources for 6 million people

The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 08:35    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...

Watch: Police rush to scene of Cambridgeshire train attack

Emergency services rush to the scene at Huntingdon train station after stabbing attack that injured at least 10 people.
BBC News - Published Sun Nov 2 2025 01:24    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...

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...

'A thud, then train rocked and tilted': Passengers tell of Glasgow-London derailment

Avanti says it could be "a number of days" before normal service between Glasgow and London resumes.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 16:43    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...

'Anger and revenge': Anthony Hopkins on how being bullied at school spurred him on

The veteran star describes himself as "a cold fish", who withdrew into himself as a defence mechanism.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 06:08    View Full Story...

'I see canisters daily after my daughter's death'

The BBC has looked into purchasing large canisters of laughing gas on dozens of websites online.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 06:20    View Full Story...

Vue cinema boss: I don't see streaming as the competition

Tim Richards said the likes of Netflix and Apple TV are complementary rather than damaging for the big screen.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 3 2025 11:00    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 11:22    View Full Story...

Seaside village 'in shock' after man killed, says MP

Jordan Webb, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene in Portavogie on Monday morning.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 10:45    View Full Story...

Health board facing 'unprecedented' financial challenges, auditors warn

Auditor General Stephen Boyle has published reports warning about the financial situation at two NHS boards.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 11:51    View Full Story...

Bin inspectors check every home's rubbish in one area

Council officials have checked the waste of more than 32,000 properties since 2017 to improve recycling.
BBC News - Published Tue Nov 4 2025 08:03    View Full Story...

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