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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not face police action over bodyguard claim
The Metropolitan Police says it has decided not to investigate newspaper reports that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his close protection officer to...
More photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate released.
The former US President, Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the film maker, Woody Allen, are also included in some of the 19 images. There...
Surging flu infections leave NHS England facing 'worst case scenario'.
Last week, there was an average of 2660 people a day with flu in England's hospital beds, a 55% increase on the week before. A more virulent, mutated...
European countries mull human rights reform
All 46 countries signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, including the UK, have given themselves until next May to re-think how it shoul...
Chair announced for national inquiry into grooming gangs
After months of delays it's been announced that the former children's commissioner and Labour peer, Baroness Longfield, will chair the national inquir...
President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer has said any ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be just and lasting following talks in Downing Street. Also: A nurse says she'...
Lando Norris wins F1 championship
Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time. The 26-year-old secured the title by finishing third at the sea...
BBC Investigation reveals the driving test touts offering hundreds of pounds to bulk book tests
A BBC investigation has found driving instructors are being offered hundreds of pounds by touts for access to their official accounts so they can bulk...
A BBC investigation throws new light on the historical use of electro-shock therapy on gay men and women
The BBC understands that the government will investigate the historical use of electric shock treatment in NHS hospitals which aimed to change people'...
An inquiry finds Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the fatal poisoning of a British woman
A public inquiry has found that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman near Salisbury. Also: Ir...
Nursery Worker Admits Abuse
A nursery worker, 45-year-old Vincent Chan, has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing young children in his care in north London, in a case described by...
The government will restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales
David Lammy has announced serious crimes likely to lead to a prison sentence of less than three years will now be decided by a judge alone. Also: A re...
The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility resigns
The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, has resigned after his organisation released details of the budget before the Chance...
The Chancellor denies misleading the public in the run up to this week's budget
The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign
Oscar-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom's best-known works include Arcadia, The Real Thing and Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Experts reject calls for prostate cancer mass screening programme
A panel of experts has recommended that screening for prostate cancer should be targeted only at men who are most at risk of developing the disease. A...
The government has U-turned on day-one protection from unfair dismissal
The government has U-turned on a manifesto pledge to offer all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Also: The Ru...
The Chancellor defends her Budget tax rises
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced tax rises worth £26-billion in her Budget, which will take the government's overall tax take to record le...
The right to trial by jury may be restricted to only the most serious cases
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, is proposing to restrict the ancient right to trial by jury in courts in England and Wales to the most serious cas...
MPs are told by a former editorial advisor to the BBC that it is not institutionally biased
The former BBC adviser, whose concerns about editorial standards led to the resignation of the Director General, has told MPs the problems he identifi...
Negotiators say there has been progress on US peace plan to end war in Ukraine
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told reporters in Switzerland that talks about US proposals to end the war in Ukraine have been "very mean...
World leaders say the US peace plan for Ukraine needs more work
Sir Keir Starmer has said there is "more to do" on Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, after meetings with other world leaders at the G20 in Johann...
Former Welsh Reform leader jailed for pro-Russia bribery
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements. Also:...
The covid inquiry concludes lockdowns could have been avoided entirely
A report by the Covid inquiry has concluded that lockdown could have been avoided entirely if other measures had been implemented urgently at the star...
A Russian spy-ship has been accused of pointing lasers at RAF pilots off the Scottish coast
The Defence Secretary, John Healey, has accused a Russian ship operating on the edge of UK waters of directing lasers at RAF pilots monitoring its mov...
Parliament warned of Chinese spying
The security service warns MPs, peers and parliamentary staff they may be targets for Chinese spies. The Government says its taking steps. Congress vo...
Sweeping changes to the asylum system
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out what she's called her "moral mission" to heal divisions in the UK by overhauling immigration rules. Her...
Home Secretary Pledges Asylum System Overhaul
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said a proposed tightening of asylum rules will help stop illegal immigration from 'tearing the country apart...
Donald Trump Says He Will Press Ahead With Legal Action Against BBC
Donald Trump has said he will speak to Sir Keir Starmer this weekend about his plans to sue the BBC for the way it edited footage of one of his speech...
Chancellor won't raise tax rates in the Budget after all
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided against raising income tax in the Budget — following speculation that she might break a key Labour manifesto...
An independent review of the Sara Sharif case has identified multiple failings
It's been revealed that a day before Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother, council workers tried to check on her, but went to the wro...
New emails allege Donald Trump spent hours with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein
Democrats in the US have released emails which, they say, raise new questions about Donald Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffre...
The Justice Secretary reveals 91 prisoners have been freed in error since April
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has revealed that 91 prisoners have been released by mistake over the last seven months. Also: Epping Council lose...
BBC Chairman apologises for the way Panorama edited a Donald Trump speech
The chairman of the BBC, Samir Shah, has apologised for what he called an "error of judgement" over the way a speech by President Trump on the day of...
BBC Director General Tim Davie resigns
The BBC's director general, Tim Davie and the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a leaked memo raised concerns about bias at the bro...
Immigration, Danish-style
The Home Secretary is set to announce a major shake-up of the immigration and asylum system later this month, reportedly inspired by Denmark's approac...
The second man accidentally freed from Wandsworth prison is arrested
An Algerian sex offender, who was mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in South London at the end of last month, has been arrested. Also: The wo...
One of two men accidentally released from Wandsworth prison hands himself in
The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has insisted that prison systems are being modernised to try to deal with what he called an unacceptable spike in...
Police are searching for two men mistakenly released from prison in London last week
Two prisoners have been released by mistake from Wandsworth prison in London in the space of a week, including an Algerian national who is a convicted...
The Chancellor hints that taxes will go up for millions
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has warned voters that she will need to make what she described as "necessary choices" to balance the books, in the Bud...