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UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC

Troops should be deployed to peaceful parts of the country in non-fighting roles, he said.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 14:15    View Full Story...

MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest

A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 15:45    View Full Story...

Teen dies after being stabbed outside mosque

A murder investigation is under way into the death of Zeshan Afzal, 18.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 15:20    View Full Story...

Cash may be rotting after UK's biggest raid, say police

Twenty years after the notorious Securitas raid, Kent's top police officer looks back at the case.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 07:21    View Full Story...

Two men aged 19 and 20 die after going missing on Yr Wyddfa

Mountain rescue teams were launched in challenging conditions to try and find the pair.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 10:22    View Full Story...

Gavin Henson on autism, shaving his legs and struggles with rugby fame

Henson was a star on and off the field, but says he struggled with the media spotlight on him.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 07:12    View Full Story...

Woman handed gift card receipt for £63 quadrillion

She thought it was "hilarious" when she saw her remaining gift card balance from a matcha latte.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 07:35    View Full Story...

Alba Party 'unlikely' to stand in Scottish Parliament election

Leader Kenny MacAskill said the party faced an "immediate crisis" and it was unlikely it would be able to register for the Holyrood elections.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 15:49    View Full Story...

Arrests amid Britain First march and counter protests

The arrests were in relation to offences including assault on an emergency worker, police said.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 16:14    View Full Story...

Online pharmacies rapped for selling weight-loss jabs without full checks

Two online pharmacies are bringing in enhanced measures after it was found they were selling weight-loss injections without proper safeguarding checks.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 00:00    View Full Story...

Rugby player ends up in hospital after falling in dog poo

Adam Lang says he did not realise a cut had become infected until he felt an "unbearable" pain in his arm.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 07:03    View Full Story...

Mobile home park residents fear radiation from below

Health officials have said they think there is "suitable justification" to look again at Tollerton Park.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 02:25    View Full Story...

UK agrees drone defence plan with four EU allies

The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine's drone manufacturing programme.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 17:35    View Full Story...

Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus

The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 12:13    View Full Story...

The Uber-driving English champion & his 30-year fight for a passport

English light-middleweight champion Bilal Fawaz challenges for the British title belt on Saturday, but is still fighting for a British passport.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 07:42    View Full Story...

Bishop of Lincoln arrested in sexual assault inquiry

Right Reverend Stephen Conway has also been suspended by the Church of England.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 19:13    View Full Story...

I ran marathons on seven continents in a week in memory of my brother

Bobby White ran seven 26.2 mile races across the world to raise money for Glasgow Hospital Children's Charity.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 09:28    View Full Story...

Life sentences for teens after racist murder of stranger delivering food to his mum

Kamran Aman was subjected to further racist abuse as he lay dying on the floor of a neighbour's house.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 17:43    View Full Story...

Man charged with raping unconscious wife with other men for years

The defendants cannot be named for legal reasons at this stage.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 16:06    View Full Story...

Ratcliffe avoids FA charge over immigration comments

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's claims the UK has been "colonised by immigrants" will not lead to any sanction by the Football Association.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 15:39    View Full Story...

Puberty blockers trial paused over concerns from medicines watchdog

The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 10:51    View Full Story...

UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter

UK Athletics plead guilty to the corporate manslaughter of UAE Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei who died in 2017 after a metal cage fell on him while training in London.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 11:34    View Full Story...

KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge

Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 16:17    View Full Story...

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean finally reach number one after 35 weeks

Rein Me In sets a new UK chart record for the longest time to reach number one.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 17:45    View Full Story...

Skier dies in hospital after falling from mountain in Nevis Range

The man, believed to be in his 60s, was critically injured following a fall on Aonach Mor in the Highlands.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 12:37    View Full Story...

Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge

A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 15:58    View Full Story...

What happens next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?

The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a Norfolk police station for questioning on Thursday 19 February.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 18:32    View Full Story...

Watch: The day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested

The former prince spent the day at a police station in Norfolk, before being released under investigation.
BBC News - Published Thu Feb 19 2026 22:20    View Full Story...

Ros Atkins on... unanswered Andrew questions

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...

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...

Andrew and King Charles: A personal battle of royal brothers

The problems facing the monarchy over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are also a family problem between brothers.
BBC News - Published Fri Feb 20 2026 18:05    View Full Story...

'It's ruined my life': Hundreds tell BBC how medication triggered gambling and other addictions

More than 250 people contacted us describing impulsive behaviour side effects from prescription drugs.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 10:52    View Full Story...

Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media

Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 06:04    View Full Story...

How Co-op Live went from falling air con units to hosting the Brits

The opening of the Co-op Live was in every headline, but not quite for the right reasons.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 01:58    View Full Story...

When satnavs go wrong: Why drivers end up following GPS into danger

The experts have their say after an Amazon delivery driver got stuck in mudflats this week.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 06:38    View Full Story...

The animal rescue centre that became a mass graveyard of dogs

A senior police officer of 30 years says he has never seen animal cruelty on such a scale.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 02:21    View Full Story...

Third man arrested after teens die at holiday park

Ethan Slater, 17, and Cherish Bean, 15, died at a holiday park near Bridlington on Wednesday.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 14:10    View Full Story...

Online pharmacies rapped for selling weight-loss jabs without full checks

Two online pharmacies are bringing in enhanced measures after it was found they were selling weight-loss injections without proper safeguarding checks.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 00:00    View Full Story...

Alba Party 'unlikely' to stand in Scottish Parliament election

Leader Kenny MacAskill said the party faced an "immediate crisis" and it was unlikely it would be able to register for the Holyrood elections.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 15:49    View Full Story...

Two men aged 19 and 20 die after going missing on Yr Wyddfa

Mountain rescue teams were launched in challenging conditions to try and find the pair.
BBC News - Published Sat Feb 21 2026 10:22    View Full Story...

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