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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:51:57 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:44:14 GMT
Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape
Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:32:00 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:13:23 GMT
UK has coldest night of autumn as ice warnings issued
Temperatures fell as low as -11.7C in Scotland overnight after the cold snap brought snow to parts of the UK on Thursday.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:21:15 GMT
Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump
The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:38:02 GMT
School repairs left unfinished as firm behind huge PFI contract goes into liquidation
The news heightens concerns that 88 schools in Stoke-on-Trent could be left with unfinished work.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:01:03 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:20:34 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:20:44 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:17:30 GMT
'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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:45:04 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:15:57 GMT
Government borrowing for October higher than expected
Borrowing was more than £2bn higher than expected in October, latest official figures show.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:34:57 GMT
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.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:01:12 GMT
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".

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:16:23 GMT
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.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:54:34 GMT
£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.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:59:07 GMT
'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.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:45:34 GMT
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."

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:39:31 GMT
BBC at scene of severe flooding after Storm Claudia
A major incident has been declared in Monmouth following severe flooding caused by Storm Claudia.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:08:53 GMT
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.

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:27:28 GMT
'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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:22:36 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:56:03 GMT
'Fatal cost' of 'toxic No 10' and 'Migration overhaul'
The papers on Friday are leading on the long-awaited report into how MPs handled the pandemic.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:01:47 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:01:12 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:03:37 GMT
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?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:34:05 GMT
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.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:12:50 GMT
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.

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:16:15 GMT
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

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:01:03 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:57:43 GMT
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".

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:20:44 GMT
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.

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