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We'll pursue PPE scandal firm 'with everything we've got', says health secretary

Go big with tax hikes or risk 'groundhog day', chancellor told

Go big with tax hikes or risk 'groundhog day', chancellor told

£5bn Bitcoin fraud mastermind had device containing £67m in secret pocket

£5bn Bitcoin fraud mastermind had device containing £67m in secret pocket

UK to be first in Europe to get driverless taxis

UK to be first in Europe to get driverless taxis

'Treat adult users like adults': ChatGPT to write erotica

'Treat adult users like adults': ChatGPT to write erotica

Govt contractor fined £14m after more than six million people had data stolen in cyber attack

Govt contractor fined £14m after more than six million people had data stolen in cyber attack

Scale of Chinese espionage in UK revealed as evidence in collapsed spy trial is published

Scale of Chinese espionage in UK revealed as evidence in collapsed spy trial is published

Bodies of two more Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas - but uncertainty over missing remains

Bodies of two more Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas - but uncertainty over missing remains

Go big with tax hikes or risk 'groundhog day', chancellor told

Go big with tax hikes or risk 'groundhog day', chancellor told

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Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot... Read more

Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims

Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.... Read more

Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine

Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine

India’s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.... Read more

Your nose gets colder when you're stressed. These thermal images show the change

Your nose gets colder when you're stressed. These thermal images show the change

Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.... Read more

Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region

Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region

The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.... Read more

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Are the police getting it right on rogue officers?

Are the police getting it right on rogue officers?

Obama and Schwarzenegger face off in major political row

Obama and Schwarzenegger face off in major political row

The communities combating a rise in religious hate crime

The communities combating a rise in religious hate crime

Rachel Reeves tells Sam to prepare for tax rises

Rachel Reeves tells Sam to prepare for tax rises

An extraordinary day in the drive for lasting peace in the Middle East

An extraordinary day in the drive for lasting peace in the Middle East

What next for Israel's released hostages?

What next for Israel's released hostages?

Has Kemi's stamp duty pledge flopped?

Has Kemi's stamp duty pledge flopped?

Trump in Israel for hostages return ahead of Egypt peace summit

Trump in Israel for hostages return ahead of Egypt peace summit

China spy trial and the British deep state

China spy trial and the British deep state

Social media star facing deportation to UK

Social media star facing deportation to UK

Social media star "Big John" Fisher has said he is being deported from Australia after he was detained over visa issues.

Stars of sumo head to London's Royal Albert Hall - and noodles sell out

Stars of sumo head to London's Royal Albert Hall -...

They're getting through 70kg of rice a day and the wholesaler has run out of noodles. Yes, sumo returns to London on Wednesday.

Grammy-winning R&B and soul star D'Angelo dies

Grammy-winning R&B and soul star D'Angelo dies

Grammy-award winning R&B and soul singer D'Angelo has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family has said.

Eurovision emergency vote on Israel's inclusion is called off

Eurovision emergency vote on Israel's inclusion is...

An emergency vote on Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has been called off following developments in the Middle East, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said.

'Brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary': Oscar-winning star Diane Keaton dies

'Brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary': Oscar-winni...

Actress Diane Keaton, who starred in films including The Godfather and Annie Hall, has died aged 79.

A Dynasty star and the Thatcher dynasty

A Dynasty star and the Thatcher dynasty

It was the night I rescued Dame Joan Collins' silk evening glove.

Gregg Wallace suing the BBC for 'distress and harassment' following sacking

Gregg Wallace suing the BBC for 'distress and hara...

Gregg Wallace is suing the BBC and one of its subsidiaries for causing him "distress and harassment", after being sacked from the corporation in July.

Drake's defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track dismissed by judge

Drake's defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's d...

Drake's defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us has been dismissed by a federal judge.

Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape

Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape

Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.

'I ain't dead yet,' says Dolly Parton

'I ain't dead yet,' says Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton has declared she "ain't dead yet" after her sister raised concerns about the singer's health by asking people to pray for her.

UK to be first in Europe to get driverless taxis

UK to be first in Europe to get driverless taxis

Self-driving taxis could be on the streets of London from next year, according to autonomous taxi firm Waymo. 

'Treat adult users like adults': ChatGPT to write erotica

'Treat adult users like adults': ChatGPT to write ...

ChatGPT will soon write erotica for verified adults, according to OpenAI's chief executive, as well as becoming more "human-like".

Govt contractor fined £14m after more than six million people had data stolen in cyber attack

Govt contractor fined £14m after more than si...

A company has been fined £14m for failing to keep data safe during a cyber attack, which resulted in more than six million people having their data stolen.

'Wake-up call' for Britain as top climate advisers issue starkest warning yet

'Wake-up call' for Britain as top climate advisers...

Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers.

'Devastating' NHS decision on new drug dismays brain cancer patients

'Devastating' NHS decision on new drug dismays bra...

Brain cancer patients will not be able to use a new drug that slows or stops tumour growth after it was rejected for NHS use.

Vodafone reveals cause of massive outage

Vodafone reveals cause of massive outage

Vodafone has said a massive blackout in its internet coverage yesterday was not caused by a cyber attack.

Got a pair of these? There's more to them than meets the eye - and it may mean global trade war

Got a pair of these? There's more to them than mee...

For most of human history, no one paid all that much attention to the 17 rare earth elements.

Meta rolls out PG-13 restrictions on Instagram teen accounts

Meta rolls out PG-13 restrictions on Instagram tee...

Teenagers using Instagram will now only see content that abides by a PG-13 cinema rating, according to Meta.

Huge rise in cyber attacks reported - as China branded 'highly sophisticated' threat

Huge rise in cyber attacks reported - as China bra...

China poses a "highly sophisticated and capable" cyber threat, the UK's cyber agency has warned - as it revealed a 50% jump in significant attacks in Britain by criminals and hostile states.

SpaceX enjoys successful Starship rocket launch test

SpaceX enjoys successful Starship rocket launch te...

SpaceX has successfully launched its latest Starship rocket on a test flight, which took it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites.