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Households face unexpected rise in energy prices in new year

Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 08:51    View Full Story...

Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape

Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 00:44    View Full Story...

Trump yet to speak to Starmer over BBC row

The prime minister also says an "independent trusted BBC is really important and should be defended".
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 10:07    View Full Story...

Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns

The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 00:32    View Full Story...

UK has coldest night of autumn as cold health alerts issued

Temperatures fell as low as -11.7C in Scotland overnight after the cold snap brought snow to parts of the UK on Thursday.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 11:23    View Full Story...

Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump

The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 05:21    View Full Story...

Sweaty Betty offers £4k for slogan use and silence

Georgina Cox wants clothing firm Sweaty Betty to apologise and pay influencers it works with fairly.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:01    View Full Story...

Being a mum is harder than being deputy first minister, says Kate Forbes

The politician once tipped to be Scotland's leader talks about why she is walking away.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:20    View Full Story...

Families claim damages over carbon monoxide leak at primary school

A Scottish local authority is facing nearly 30 damages claims following a carbon monoxide leak at one of its primary schools.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:20    View Full Story...

'Seeing friends drink shots brings back sister's methanol death'

Zak White, whose sister Simone died after drinking tainted shots in Laos, speaks about his loss for the first time.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:17    View Full Story...

Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK

The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 01:45    View Full Story...

Government borrowing for October higher than expected

Borrowing was more than £2bn higher than expected in October, latest official figures show.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 10:27    View Full Story...

Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says

The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 02:34    View Full Story...

Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects

The company claims "unsustainable" levels of taxation has made any future investments "non-viable".
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 20:01    View Full Story...

Woman who drove round bend at 85mph admits killing three men

Connor Page, Lewis Soden and Reece Williams were all killed in the crash outside the village of Dunmore near Falkirk last year.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 16:16    View Full Story...

£1bn growth plan for Greater Manchester unveiled

Andy Burnham says the city region wants to "pioneer a new model for economic growth" in the next decade.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 16:54    View Full Story...

'I don't know what the future holds': Burnham refuses to rule out Starmer challenge

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the mayor of Greater Manchester did not reply when pressed about a possible challenge to Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 10:59    View Full Story...

Watch: Moment Bridget Jones statue is unveiled in London

Renée Zellweger has called a new statue "adorable," adding: "I think she's much cuter than me."
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 17 2025 15:45    View Full Story...

BBC at scene of severe flooding after Storm Claudia

A major incident has been declared in Monmouth following severe flooding caused by Storm Claudia.
BBC News - Published Sat Nov 15 2025 13:39    View Full Story...

Watch: How the BBC works... in under two minutes

Culture reporter Noor Nanji explains how the BBC is funded and governed, amid controversy that has lead to the departures of two senior bosses.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 13 2025 19:08    View Full Story...

'We should have acted earlier', says BBC chair Samir Shah

Shah was asked why the corporation did not investigate concerns around the editing of a BBC documentary earlier.
BBC News - Published Mon Nov 10 2025 14:27    View Full Story...

How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 10:20    View Full Story...

Lockdown could have been avoided - key findings from Covid inquiry

The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 18:01    View Full Story...

Serious Fraud Office was warned about diamond scam but decided not to act

Whistleblower reported diamond retailer “Vashi” to the Serious Fraud Office a year before it collapsed.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:01    View Full Story...

The curious case of why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living crisis

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 08:03    View Full Story...

Five claims made in new book about Princess Diana's Panorama interview

Dianarama re-examines the 1995 BBC Panorama interview by disgraced reporter Martin Bashir.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 19:34    View Full Story...

The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response

The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 00:12    View Full Story...

The real fallout after the ousting of Labour from a super safe seat in Wales

Now Labour faces its toughest task yet in Wales - convincing voters to keep believing, ahead of the 2026 Senedd election
BBC News - Published Thu Nov 20 2025 01:16    View Full Story...

Sweaty Betty offers £4k for slogan use and silence

Georgina Cox wants clothing firm Sweaty Betty to apologise and pay influencers it works with fairly.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:01    View Full Story...

DUP politician defends Stormont's handling of Covid pandemic

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry found decision making in Northern Ireland "was chaotic, and infected by political machination".
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 08:57    View Full Story...

Families claim damages over carbon monoxide leak at primary school

A Scottish local authority is facing nearly 30 damages claims following a carbon monoxide leak at one of its primary schools.
BBC News - Published Fri Nov 21 2025 06:20    View Full Story...

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