Schools to close early for A66 crash funeral
BBC Newsby Caroline Briggs3 Sept 2026
- Published Four schools have said they will close early on Friday amid safety concerns over a funeral linked to a crash which killed seven people.
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top 92%Fly brain wiring map may hold clues for autism and schizophrenia
BBC Newsby Pallab Ghosh; Gwyndaf Hughes3 Sept 2026
- Published Scientists have managed to compare the fine detail of the brains of male and female flies for the first time, identifying differences they say explain male aggression, courtship and...
RuPaul's Drag Race UK welcomes the "Ru Generation"
BBC Newsby Naomi Clarke3 Sept 2026
- Published A new batch of queens from across the UK are set to battle it out in the hope of hearing RuPaul's magical words: "Condragulations, you're a winner, baby".
Households warned gas price spike could pile fresh pressure on energy bills
BBC Newsby Archie Mitchell3 Sept 2026
- Published Households across the UK are being warned to brace for higher energy bills this winter as European countries scramble to replenish their natural gas stores before the weather dips.
Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of kicking defence spending into the long grass
BBC Newsby Jennifer McKiernan3 Sept 2026
- Published Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the prime minister of "kicking defence spending into the long grass" as she set out Tory plans to push the figure to 3% of GDP by 2030.
Chicken Shop Date to end as host says 'time to move on'
BBC Newsby Naomi de Souza3 Sept 2026
- Published Amelia Dimoldenberg has announced she will end Chicken Shop Date after more than a decade.
Andy Burnham praises UK-EU ties in meeting with Emmanuel Macron
BBC Newsby Ewan Somerville3 Sept 2026
- Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham has praised the UK-EU relationship as he holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron about issues such as small boat crossings in the English Channel...
Dolly Parton gets new star on Hollywood Walk of Fame after vandalism
BBC Newsby Paul Glynn3 Sept 2026
- Published Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been replaced after the original one was vandalised following the late country legend's death last week.
Mike Dean: Ex-referee says he played in-match games 'for a laugh'
BBC Newsby Dale Johnson3 Sept 2026
- Published Former Premier League referee Mike Dean says he used to set himself mini-challenges during matches "as a laugh".
Milford Haven boy, 16, who stabbed teacher in head sentenced to four years
BBC Newsby Meleri Williams3 Sept 2026
- Published A pupil who stabbed a teacher in the head with a kitchen knife after asking her to check his homework has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in youth detention.
Gloria Steinem: Feminist activist and journalist dies at 92
BBC News3 Sept 2026
- Published Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women's liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92, her foundation says.
Disgraced ex-Reform Wales leader who took pro-Russian bribes must pay £22k
BBC Newsby Neil Henderson; David Deans3 Sept 2026
- Published The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been ordered to pay more than £22,500 after accepting bribes to make pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
Mayor of London car tax conviction formally withdrawn
BBC News3 Sept 2026
- Published A car tax conviction against the Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has been formally withdrawn after he was criminally prosecuted for not taxing a 24-year-old Nissan Micra he did not own.
Tifo, rollercoaster or both? VfL Osnabruck unveil new display in German Cup against Bayern Munich
BBC Newsby Jude Winter3 Sept 2026
- Published Whether it is Borussia Dortmund's famous 'Yellow Wall' or the displays that fill the stands of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, Germany has long perfected the art of the tifo.
Carla Jeffery: 'Beautiful, vibrant' Disney star dies at 33
BBC Newsby Ian Youngs3 Sept 2026
- Published US actress Carla Jeffery, who was known for appearing in 2018 Disney Channel movie Zombies and two sequels, has died at the age of 33.
Zack Polanski seeks to stand for by-election in former PM Starmer's seat
BBC Newsby Ewan Somerville3 Sept 2026
- Published Green Party leader Zack Polanski has confirmed he wants to stand in the by-election brought about by Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as an MP.
MoD withheld information about nuclear test veterans' records, ex-minister claims
BBC Newsby Tabby Wilson3 Sept 2026
- Published Former veterans minister Tobias Ellwood has said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) deliberately withheld information about the medical records of Cold War veterans who oversaw nuclear...
El Nino 'supersized' as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warns
BBC Newsby Esme Stallard; Mark Poynting; Becky Dale; Yvette Tan; Tiffanie Turnbull; Nikita Yadav3 Sept 2026
- Published The world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather" as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned.
Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules
BBC Newsby Rebecca Curran; Ken Banks3 Sept 2026
- Published Hundreds of North Sea workers are still too heavy for offshore helicopter travel less than two months before new rules come into force, BBC Scotland has learned.
Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
BBC Newsby James Waterhouse3 Sept 2026
- Published A drop in small boats illegally reaching the UK is forcing people smuggling gangs to adopt new tactics, a BBC investigation has found.