BBC News Kevin Lawrence, 54, of Dunoon, is charged with two counts of conspiring to rape a woman aged 16 years or over, and causing the prostitution of a woman. Sheikh Mohammed Tahir Ullah, 73, of Newport, is charged with one count of rape of a female aged 16 years or over, and one count […]

BBC News Belgium have appointed former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel as their new head coach on a contract running through Euro 2028. The 49-year-old succeeds Rudi Garcia, whose departure was confirmed after Belgium’s quarter-final exit to eventual world champions Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Van Bommel will officially take up the role on […]

BBC News At least 16 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight, with 10 dead in ballistic missile strikes just outside Kyiv, according to a national official. Writing on social media, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed about 100 people had been injured in Kyiv, where emergency services are still at the scene, with five […]

BBC News Monopoly Events run scores of conventions, including Comic-Cons in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and the north east of England. They also organise specialised events dedicated to the likes of professional wrestling, horror and anime, featuring celebrity guests from across the world. The announcement has been met with mixed views by fans. Some […]

BBC News Cost: Downing Street says no additional cost to taxpayers, funded Burnham ended his first week as PM by working out of the new No 10 North, external, based at Heron House in Manchester’s city centre, which he claimed will be the “situation room for making Britain better”. He’s expected to work from there […]

BBC News Burnham’s opponents are having to recalibrate and work through how they take on a new prime minister. The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed. She teased the new prime […]

BBC News Lance Stroll spun out with a rear suspension failure on the new Aston Martin as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the pace in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Aston Martin have brought a virtually new car to this race for their first major upgrade of the season, and the rear suspension is […]

BBC News Four men have died after a car hit a lamp-post on Merseyside, police have said. The car left the road and crashed on Liverpool Road, Huyton, just before 02:00 BST. The men, two aged 23, and two others, aged 24 and 26 died at the scene, Merseyside Police said. A 27-year-old man who […]

BBC News Sarah Ferguson’s charity, Sarah’s Trust, has formally wound up and is marked as “removed” on the public register of charities. The charity said in February it would close “for the foreseeable future” days after new details emerged about the former Duchess of York’s friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Among more […]

BBC News The Palestinian foreign ministry said it “condemns in the strongest terms the massacre” in Tal. It said “the escalation of settler terrorism is a direct consequence of the protection, political backing, and complete impunity granted by the Israeli government and occupation forces”. “Official Israeli incitement continues to fuel and encourage these crimes, creating […]