Almost every school is closed during the first Scotland-wide teachers' strike since the 1980s.

Staff at 150 universities in the UK are walking out over pay, working conditions and pension cuts.

The website iSpoof, used by criminals to make fake calls, has been taken down.

The 100ml bottle restriction could be axed thanks to 3D scanners, which are being trialled in airports.

Desperate calls made to French rescuers suggest they told drowning migrants to call the UK for help.

Royal Mail said it had made its "best and final offer" and accused the union of "holding Christmas to ransom".

The deputy PM faces fresh bullying claims from senior civil servants across multiple departments, BBC Newsnight is told.

Residents near a crossing which went viral on TikTok after numerous accidents call for new measures.

The housing secretary says a significant number of properties have not been properly maintained.

The Stop Loan Sharks agency is warning against illegal lenders as families struggle with price rises.

Guinness World Records says Flossie the cat has the human equivalent age of 120 years old.

Awarded the status by Queen Elizabeth II, it marks Colchester as officially a city.

Hundreds of thousands of workers have walked out, or threatened to, causing widespread disruption.

One of ballet world's biggest stars says the UK is risking its place at the top of global culture.

More people are getting ill after swimming and paddling in rivers and seas, a new report says.

Most schools in Scotland are closed, in the first of a series of teachers' strikes.

From how you heat your home to where you shop, the UK's links to Qatar may be part of your day-to-day life.

Pies and burgers have been slashed from the menu at a Colchester restaurant due to staff shortages and soaring food prices.

The number out of work through ill health has been rising sharply - and no-one is really sure why.

One of the world's biggest football clubs is up for sale, but who are the runners and riders to buy it?

The foreign secretary tells the BBC he wants to focus on the future and not the past.

Judges have said the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold an independence referendum.

Shamima Begum is challenging the removal of her UK citizenship on national security grounds.

Jade Edward will represent Scotland at the World Para Surfing Championship in California next month.

He welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and hailed ties between the countries.

The landmark that dominated the Teesside skyline since the 1970s is brought down in an explosion.

Starmer asked why the UK is predicted to be "the last country out" of recession.

The presenter has gone viral on TikTok talking about his experience following a high-speed car crash in 2006.

A rail union leader says the "government does not want" a settlement to the industrial action affecting train services.

The England footballer celebrated scoring in the World Cup with a tribute to 12-year-old Finlay.

A ruling on any future Scottish independence vote and a drive to cut energy use lead the papers.

The man is in custody after the deaths of Fatoumatta Hydara and her children, aged one and three.

Logan Mwangi was the victim of a "horrifying" attack by his family before his body was dumped.

The ruling on the right to hold a referendum leaves questions hanging and a nation divided, says BBC's James Cook.

About 240 people are taking on unpaid caring roles every week in Northern Ireland, says Carers NI.

The Housing Secretary pulls cash for new homes from an association after it "failed" Awaab Ishak.