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Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:56:12 GMT
Over-70s face driving ban for failing eye tests
The proposed changes in England and Wales come after a coroner calls the UK's licensing system the "laxest in Europe".

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:29:25 GMT
More foreign criminals to be deported under expanded scheme
Home Office adds 15 more countries to "deport now, appeal later" policy to remove offenders before their appeals.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:59:30 GMT
British backpacker pleads guilty to killing man while drunk on e-scooter
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, was on a working holiday in Western Australia when she hit the father-of-two.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:42:02 GMT
Plan to boost jobs for newly qualified nurses and midwives
The move comes after warnings there are up to three times more graduates than vacancies in some areas of the health service.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:48:50 GMT
Entertainer founder hands over toy shop chain to staff
The toy retailer's 1,900 workers will get a share of profits and a say in how the business is run.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:30:15 GMT
Murder inquiry may be linked to 'brutal' attack on priest
Fr John Murray is said to be "stable and comfortable" in hospital after being hit with a bottle before Mass.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:43:59 GMT
Large gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat brought under control
The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:14:12 GMT
M&S click and collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack
The retailer stopped taking orders on its website and app for clothing on 25 April.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:28:50 GMT
Special legal protection announced for Orkney shipwreck sites
The 52-strong German High Seas fleet was deliberately sunk by its crews in 1919 when its commander thought peace talks had failed.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:14:55 GMT
Coast route crowned Britain's favourite path
The route between Cornwall and Devon beat 1,000 other paths to be crowned the nation's favourite.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:59:37 GMT
Gladiators star is first celeb to join Strictly 2025
Olympic sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is better known to fans of the BBC's Gladiators as Nitro.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:33:15 GMT
Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
Blue Peter's long-serving editor turned the children's show into a television institution.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:54:04 GMT
Fourth summer heatwave to begin, with temperatures surging to 34C
Storm Floris brought wind and rain at the start of this week but fortunes are set to change with sunshine and heat in the forecast.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:35:26 GMT
More than 400 migrants brought to shore in Dover
The Home Office says 435 migrants in seven boats arrived in Dover on Saturday.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:07:47 GMT
Four in hospital after crash as major incident declared
A 58-year-old lorry driver has been arrested and released under investigation.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:53:08 GMT
Salmond allies dismiss misconduct leak claims in Sturgeon memoir
Sturgeon denied releasing details about a sexual misconduct investigation into the former SNP leader.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:23:42 GMT
Tribute after family die in Portugal holiday crash
Town hall officials in Mourao have declared two days of mourning, starting today.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:50:30 GMT
Watch: BBC reporter learns new tricks with Edinburgh Fringe acts
The BBC's Courtney Bembridge gets a taste of juggling, circus skills and improvised singing with Festival Fringe performers.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 08:59:36 GMT
Watch: Royal Albert Hall hosts first overnight Prom in decades
"The energy in the room has just been so incredible" organist and curator Anna Lapwood told the BBC.

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:00:01 GMT
The rise and fall of the notorious 'Big Mags' Haney
Once a self-styled anti-paedophile campaigner, Margaret Haney was later exposed as the boss of a drug dynasty.

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:18:36 GMT
Watch: See where China plans to put its controversial mega-embassy
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas explains the controversy surrounding China's mega-embassy plan.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:31:50 GMT
Why did 1,000 people watch a man fold a sheet in Edinburgh?
David Sillito finds out why Kiwi comedian Dan Boerman performed his laundry-inspired routine on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:00:52 GMT
Lucy Letby: How the case of one baby death shows flaws in the medical evidence on both sides
Barrister Mark McDonald claims he has the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed. Who should we believe?

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:47 GMT
'Calamity' in Gaza and '£30bn cost of Chagos'
Israel's defence of its plan to take control of Gaza City features prominently on Monday's papers.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:35:48 GMT
Chinook crash victim 'would want answers', says sister
Major Christopher Dockerty is one of 29 who died when the helicopter crashed in 1994.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:56:16 GMT
Liverpool 2.0 launched at Wembley - and Slot has bugs to fix
Arne Slot's new-look Liverpool got their grand unveiling in the Community Shield defeat by Crystal Palace at Wembley - and the reviews are in.

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:39:34 GMT
Is the great British seaside holiday on its last legs?
Experts say there has been a change in visiting habits to the likes of Bridlington and Skegness.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:59:30 GMT
British backpacker admits killing man while drunk on e-scooter
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, was on a working holiday in Western Australia when she hit the father-of-two.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:43:59 GMT
Large gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat brought under control
The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:06:58 GMT
'Women like me with severe sickness have to end our pregnancies'
Sarah Spooner's husband once called an ambulance as she could not get off the floor due to the pain.

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:30:15 GMT
Murder inquiry may be linked to 'brutal' attack on priest
Fr John Murray is said to be "stable and comfortable" in hospital after being hit with a bottle before Mass.

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