BBC News Scottish Para-athlete Melanie Woods faces losing her Commonwealth Games women’s 1500m T54 gold medal – and her Games record – after it was decided to stage the race again following an appeal. Woods, 31, set a new mark in streaking to victory in her home city on Wednesday, but the event at Scotstoun […]
BBC News Some victims of disgraced undertaker Robert Bush have not been refunded for fake funeral plans he sold them, a court has heard. The 48-year-old defrauded 172 people over 11 years to the tune of £562,000, Hull Crown Court was told. He previously admitted 67 offences in relation to his business, Legacy Independent Funeral […]
BBC News Four people died trying to cross the Channel in small boats overnight, French officials have said. One man died after a vessel capsized off France’s northern coast late on Wednesday, with a one-year-old child among those injured. Separately, three people were found dead aboard a small boat early on Thursday after launching from […]
BBC News Tributes have been paid to surfer Arran Strong, after searches for the Briton who went missing off the coast of Portugal were called off. The Autoridade Maritima Nacional (AMN) confirmed to BBC Sport that its search for the 28-year-old, which started soon after he went missing on Monday morning, was halted on Thursday. […]
BBC News A mum and her new boyfriend have been jailed for life for the “sadistic” abuse and murder of her two-year-old daughter. Isabelle Welsh was a “happy and thriving” child before her mother, Alexandra Walker, invited Harrison Simpson into their lives in Thornaby, Stockton, June 2025, Teesside Crown Court heard. This breaking news story […]
BBC News A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat. Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city. Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of the island. #Giant […]
BBC News UK holidaymakers are being warned about a nasty infectious disease called cyclosporiasis that can cause explosive diarrhoea, after a sharp rise in cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), external said 67 cases have been reported since April, with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico. It comes amid an outbreak in […]
BBC News Holland and Zendaya were just 20 and 19 years old years old when they first met in 2016, on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, during the film’s casting and initial production. The film showed British actor Holland as Peter Parker balancing high school life with being a superhero – Spider-Man – for the […]
BBC News The UK is on track this year for the highest number of heat-related deaths since records began, according to estimates by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In a preliminary assessment, it said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for the whole […]
BBC News Operation Mally, involving Rowan, fell outside the review’s timeframe. The operation was expanded into much broader checks for unauthorised contact between journalists’ phones and police phones. Boutcher has ended the practice. He also pointed out that since legislative change a decade ago, there has been no unlawful interference with any journalist’s phone data. […]
