John Galliano exhibition at New York's Met cancelled after backlash
BBC Newsby Ian Youngs·31 Aug 2026
- Published John Galliano has cancelled an upcoming major exhibition celebrating his work as a fashion designer after it prompted criticism due to his previous conviction for making antisemitic...
The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial
BBC Newsby Ana Faguy·31 Aug 2026
- Published Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has gripped the American public for the last five weeks.
Dolly Parton laid to rest alongside husband in Nashville
BBC Newsby Ian Youngs·31 Aug 2026
- Published Dolly Parton has been laid to rest, the music legend's great-niece has said. The singer had a private family funeral in Nashville on Friday, following her death earlier in the week at...
Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
BBC News·31 Aug 2026
- Published The Scottish government's proposed food price cap will be "ineffective", business groups have told the first minister.
Early release scheme could still see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
BBC Newsby Freya Scott-Turner·31 Aug 2026
- Published Dangerous criminals could still be freed under the prime minister's early release scheme, shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy has told the BBC.
Unification Church: 'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences
BBC Newsby Jake Kwon; Fan Wang·31 Aug 2026
- Published The leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea's former first lady and other political funding offences.
Fears over Burscough 'high risk' crossing after train crash death
BBC Newsby Marc Waddington; Isobel Fry; Haider Saleem·31 Aug 2026
- Published An investigation is continuing into how a delivery vehicle and a train collided on a crossing, killing a van driver.
Hints of fiery finale for last ever episode of River City
BBC Newsby Pauline McLean·31 Aug 2026
- Published Johnny McKnight has written for River City for almost a decade so, when it was announced that the show was drawing to a close after 24 years, he asked if he could write the final...
Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
BBC Newsby Dan Johnson·31 Aug 2026
- Published Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.
'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'
BBC News·31 Aug 2026
- Published Several of the front pages feature Prime Minister Andy Burnham's announcement that he will make changes to the early prison release scheme in England and Wales.
Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
BBC Newsby Harry Sekulich·31 Aug 2026
- Published Parents of children with serious illnesses or disabilities should be entitled to paid leave from work, the children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has said.
Urgent action needed to stop teachers quitting, says Liberal Democrats
BBC Newsby Emilia Belli·31 Aug 2026
- Published Burnt out teachers urgently need better working hours and more support to stop them leaving the profession, the Liberal Democrats say, as the new term approaches.
This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
BBC Newsby Jim Reed·31 Aug 2026
- Published For four days running, Peter Marinker had arrived at rehearsals that were not even taking place. Dementia had muddled the dates in his mind.
Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during Coogee Beach attack
BBC Newsby Lana Lam·31 Aug 2026
- Published A Sydney woman who survived a shark attack has described the moment she came face-to-face with a four-metre great white before repeatedly punching it.
Community in 'harder position than immediately after synagogue attack - rabbi
BBC Newsby Judith Moritz; Daniel Wittenberg·31 Aug 2026
- Published The Jewish community at a synagogue where two men were killed in 2025 feels less safe now than it did immediately after the attack, its rabbi has said almost one year on.
Why so many black Britons still don't swim
BBC Newsby Florence Freeman·31 Aug 2026
As I push through the doors, the smell of chlorine hits me. Instantly, I feel sick, and I remember why I don't go swimming.
Sonia Gandhi: What will Congress leader's memoir reveal about India's most powerful political family?
BBC Newsby Soutik Biswas·31 Aug 2026
- Published When Sonia Gandhi became president of India's main opposition Congress party in 1998, she was an unlikely and largely enigmatic political leader.
The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts
BBC Newsby Nadine Yusif; Jessica Murphy·31 Aug 2026
- Published The US and Canada appear no closer to resolving their ongoing trade dispute. Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White...
Sibling rivalry: When parents play financial favourites
BBC Newsby Daniel Thomas·30 Aug 2026
- Published Do your parents have a favourite child and give them more money, gifts or help? Financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood and, in some cases, even...
UK raises detention of British activist with Israeli authorities
BBC Newsby Katy Watson·30 Aug 2026
- Published The UK Foreign Office says it has raised the detention of a British national in the occupied West Bank with Israeli authorities.
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