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Sat, 23 May 2026 07:23:55 GMT
Attorney general to review teen boys' rape sentences
The three teenagers were not given custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:04:54 GMT
Hot weather to intensify in UK over bank holiday weekend
Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.

Sat, 23 May 2026 03:47:28 GMT
UK officials suggested single market for goods with Europe
Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism.

Sat, 23 May 2026 03:36:26 GMT
King appears as surprise guest at sold-out Shakespeare play
The monarch sat with the audience to watch a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest.

Fri, 22 May 2026 21:29:44 GMT
'Eat, sleep, rave, repeat': Fatboy Slim lights up Radio 1's Big Weekend
The veteran DJ closed out the dance-focused day as the festival landed in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park.

Fri, 22 May 2026 21:03:20 GMT
Red Arrows to fly with fewer jets to preserve ageing fleet
The famous display team will fly with seven rather than nine aircraft for most of its displays.

Sat, 23 May 2026 08:19:54 GMT
Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors
The Labour Party has said it is "deeply concerned" by Reform's vetting procedures.

Sat, 23 May 2026 06:17:39 GMT
We thought our baby had Covid - it turned out to be holes in her heart
Esme Mariani's parents say prenatal diagnoses is crucial after her condition was not picked up on.

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:03:51 GMT
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months
The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:55:11 GMT
Teen boys' racist murder sentences to be referred to Court of Appeal
Kamran Aman was killed by Marcus Staniforth and another boy outside his mother's home.

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:24:55 GMT
'Ancient' statues fraud foiled by fake paperwork
Andrew Crowley presented invoices purportedly written in 1976, but they were made using print methods invented in 2001.

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:28:43 GMT
Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist
The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,000 tonnes of waste.

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:35 GMT
TV presenter Judith Chalmers dies aged 90
She was best known for hosting ITV's long-running travel show Wish You Were Here...?

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:12:44 GMT
Andrew investigation could look into sexual misconduct allegations
The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:33:20 GMT
Seven Afghan men charged over child sexual exploitation
The men are charged with 40 offences as part of an investigation into group-based child exploitation.

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:28:35 GMT
Morrisons planning to close 100 stores in next few months
It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:03:37 GMT
Drake's surprise three-album drop makes UK chart history
The Canadian rapper becomes the first artist to debut three studio albums inside the top 10.

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:33:47 GMT
Foden, Palmer, Alexander-Arnold to miss World Cup
Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold have not been included in Thomas Tuchel's 26-man England squad for this summer's World Cup.

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:16:09 GMT
Jury discharged in Ian Watkins prison murder trial
Rico Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth had been on trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of his murder.

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:15:18 GMT
Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:16:29 GMT
Farage was issued with court judgement for £9,400 debt
Reform UK says Farage will appeal the County Court judgment because he had not been aware of the claim.

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:07:45 GMT
Borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid
Borrowing was higher than expected last month and retail sales fell as fuel prices surged.

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:23:22 GMT
What have we learnt from the release of Andrew's trade envoy files?
Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to become a trade envoy in 2000, according to newly released files.

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:28:10 GMT
Flares light up Aston Villa's Europa League victory parade
Thousands of fans lined the streets of Birmingham to celebrate the club's first major European trophy since 1982.

Wed, 20 May 2026 21:46:32 GMT
Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident'
The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:30:51 GMT
Watch: Channel 4 boss asked if she will apologise to MAFS UK women
The broadcaster's chief executive Priya Dogra walked away from an interview when given the opportunity to say sorry.

Mon, 18 May 2026 17:31:07 GMT
Celebrities paint garden gnomes for Chelsea Flower Show as ban lifts
David Beckham and Dame Mary Berry are among the famous faces to have painted gnomes to raise funds for a school gardening campaign.

Sat, 23 May 2026 04:45:56 GMT
The Papers: 'Heat leaves Africa and Med in shade' and 'Can't cope without Catherine'
An expected heatwave, tax proposals and the Prince of Wales are prominent on Saturday's papers.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:02:43 GMT
How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK
Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:06:41 GMT
'Suddenly I could see myself': Why breast reductions are more popular now
For the first time, more people in the UK are choosing reduction procedures than enlargements.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:28:22 GMT
Ice baths, almond milk and meditation: The secrets of Mo Salah's success
He's been hailed as an all-time great - but there's more to his success than meets the eye.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:39:48 GMT
The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out
Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:03 GMT
Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story
The BBC has spoken to parents of some of the children who survived the knife attack, who believe they have been given insufficient support because of the anonymity order.

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:10 GMT
Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine and keeping her Bafta in the basement
Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:13:48 GMT
We swapped city life for a tiny island with more sheep than people
Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, the new wardens of Bardsey Island, said they were craving a "different challenge".

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:43:51 GMT
Adrenaline rush lures YouTubers to cheese chasing
Gloucester's annual cheese-roll has become a magnet for content creators in search of clicks.

Sat, 23 May 2026 07:23:55 GMT
Attorney general to review teen boys' rape sentences
The three teenagers were not given custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.

Sat, 23 May 2026 06:05:32 GMT
Are letters to 'dodgy stick' viewers a new anti-piracy approach?
Sky has issued about 200 cease-and-desist letters to alleged users in the Republic of Ireland.

Sat, 23 May 2026 08:20:11 GMT
Charmain 'was on a mission' to find out who her prophet husband was. Then she died
After a whirlwind romance and quickfire wedding, she was mysteriously found dead in a bathtub in Ghana.

Sat, 23 May 2026 06:17:21 GMT
Weeks of disruption for passengers on one of UK's busiest rail lines
The Severn Tunnel, which connects south Wales with London and Bristol, is closing for 16 days.

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