Natural History Museum nature gallery to reopen after 83 years
BBC News22 Aug 2026
- Published A gallery that has remained closed to the public since World War Two is to reopen at London's Natural History Museum next month.
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BBC News22 Aug 2026
- Published The Daily Mail splashes on the judge's ruling about costs in the Duke of Sussex's failed privacy claim against the paper's publishers, Associated Newspapers.
Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears
BBC Newsby Ana Faguy22 Aug 2026
- Published Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mum who has been charged with murdering her three children, was...
Burnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job
BBC Newsby David Cornock; Ottilie Mitchell22 Aug 2026
- Published The economist Lord Jim O'Neill, who has been advising the prime minister, has said he will not be taking a job in Andy Burnham's government.
UK weather: Rain to break for weekend as sunshine returns
BBC Newsby Tomasz Schafernaker22 Aug 2026
- Published After the spell of showery weather earlier this week, a strong area of high pressure is set to bring bright and sunny weather to much of the UK this weekend.
Could these alternative homes be the future in a hotter Britain?
BBC Newsby Miho Tanaka21 Aug 2026
- Published After five heatwaves and plenty of advice on how to stay safe in what is set to become the UK's hottest summer on record, many people continue to find it a challenge to stay cool -...
Why child stars like Hayden Panettiere fall into addiction
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert21 Aug 2026
- Published Hayden Panettiere was 16 when drugs first arrived in her life in Hollywood. Ahead of a red carpet event for the hit series Heroes, she has said someone on her team handed her a pill to...
GTA 6 leaks: Rockstar's nightmare or just a blip?
BBC Newsby Tom Richardson21 Aug 2026
- Published It's been more than 18 months since the last trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released.
More students planning to live at home for uni over 'insane' living costs
BBC Newsby Vanessa Clarke21 Aug 2026
- Published More new students are choosing to live at home for university this year than at any point in the last nine years, new data shows.
Girl, 6, dies after Shoreham sea tragedy which killed Palestinian family
BBC Newsby Catherine Evans21 Aug 2026
- Published A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident which also killed her father, mother and sister.
Dutch Grand Prix: George Russell takes pole position for sprint race at Zandvoort
BBC Newsby Andrew Benson21 Aug 2026
- Published Mercedes' George Russell took his first pole position for four races in qualifying for the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Several injured after sword attack at Swedish school
BBC Newsby Jamie Whitehead21 Aug 2026
- Published Several people have been injured after a sword attack at a high school in Sweden, local authorities say.
Arsenal transfer news: England defender Ezri Konsa leaves Aston Villa in £50m-plus deal
BBC Newsby Jude Winter; Flora Snelson; Alex Howell; Nick Mashiter21 Aug 2026
- Published Ezri Konsa says he is proud to play for "one of the best teams in the world" as he completed his £51m move to Arsenal.
Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m
BBC Newsby Ella Kipling; Henry Moore; Dominic Casciani21 Aug 2026
- Published Prince Harry and six other public figures face paying up to £34.5m to the publisher of the Daily Mail after a High Court judge imposed an exceptional order for legal costs over their...
England vs Pakistan: Joe Root's second spell as captain begins with huge win
BBC Newsby Stephan Shemilt21 Aug 2026
- Published First Rothesay Test, Headingley (day three of five) Pakistan 171: Shafique 61; Tongue 5-46, Robinson 5-51 & 135: Rizwan 41 England 409: Brook 91, Cox 73, Root 66; Usman 5-95 England won...
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries competent enough for trial, judge rules
BBC Newsby Brandon Drenon21 Aug 2026
- Published Former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Mike Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking and prostitution charges, a federal court has ruled, reversing an earlier decision.
How will El Niño affect the weather in the UK?
BBC Newsby Ben Rich21 Aug 2026
- Published El Niño is developing right now across the Pacific Ocean - thousands of miles away from the UK.
Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war
BBC Newsby Steve Rosenberg21 Aug 2026
- Published At a petrol station in the south-east of Moscow, Svyatoslav has been queuing in his car for two hours. The sign board up ahead has just been changed to show there's no fuel.
Under-fives and pregnant women told to avoid runny eggs when eating out over salmonella risk
BBC Newsby Nick Triggle; Hugh Pym21 Aug 2026
- Published Vulnerable people are being warned not to eat under-cooked or runny eggs when they are eating out because of the developing salmonella outbreak.
Search launched for man feared to have fallen overboard from cruise
BBC News21 Aug 2026
- Published A major search has been launched for a passenger feared to have fallen from a cruise ship docked in Dundee.