70 Up: Curtain falls on documentary that has captivated Brits for six decades
BBC Newsby George Wright28d ago
- Published Six decades have passed since Jackie Bassett first appeared on TV aged seven, skipping down the road with her little sister.
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top 99%UK weather: Is a September heatwave on the way?
BBC Newsby Ben Rich28d ago
- Published Temperatures are set to climb across the UK this weekend, reaching summerlike levels in some places.
The mission to recover Nims Purja's body from Broad Peak
BBC Newsby Carrie Davies28d ago
- Published As he picked his way past the frozen slope towards two bodies, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa knew his friends were gone.
Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
BBC Newsby Ben Wright; Doug Faulkner28d ago
- Published Reform UK has received a £36m donation from a British cryptocurrency billionaire - a record for a UK political party.
Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics
BBC Newsby Daniel Sandford28d ago
- Published At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham.
Donald Trump: Protests expected as US President visits Ireland
BBC Newsby Gabija Gataveckaite28d ago
- Published US President Donald Trump will arrive on Saturday morning at Dublin Airport ahead of a two-day visit to Ireland.
Tasia Fortune: Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
BBC Newsby Brandon Drenon28d ago
- Published Warning: This story contains distressing details Police in the US state of Mississippi have made their first arrest in the case of a black woman found dead and hanged from a tree, and...
CIA warned of threat of 'explosive airplane' years before 9/11, documents show
BBC Newsby Bernd Debusmann Jr28d ago
- Published Newly declassified documents show that three years before 9/11, US intelligence officials were discussing the possibility that al-Qaeda "may fly an explosive airplane into a US city".
England vs Pakistan: Razaullah hitting makes home side wait for third-Test win at Edgbaston
BBC Newsby Stephan Shemilt28d ago
- Published Third Rothesay Test, Edgbaston (day three of five) Pakistan 133 (Tongue 4-42) & 449 (Masood 95, Razaullah 81, Babar 76, Awais 59) England 453 (Brook 75, Smith 69, Lawrence 65, Gay 60...
Garcia vs Benn: Conor Benn & Ryan Garcia both make weight for WBC title fight
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad28d ago
- Published Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia both comfortably made the welterweight limit for their WBC title fight despite concerns at how they would fare on the scales.
'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
BBC Newsby Grace Eliza Goodwin; Bernd Debusman Jr; Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu28d ago
- Published Twenty-five years after 9/11, US presidents past and present have commemorated the lives lost when planes hijacked by terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a...
Surrogate who refused abortion over heart defect takes custody battle to US Supreme Court
BBC Newsby Madeline Halpert28d ago
- Published A surrogate who refused an abortion request from the parents who hired her to have their baby has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute over who should have custody of...
Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims
BBC Newsby Catherine Snowdon; Jim Reed28d ago
- Published The government scheme to support people injured by Covid vaccines and other jabs has cost £83m to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed.
Gen Zs recall first learning of 'deeply harrowing, terrifying' 9/11
BBC Newsby Grace Eliza Goodwin28d ago
- Published Most Americans remember exactly what they were doing and how they felt the day terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field...
Why did MPs reject the assisted dying bill?
BBC Newsby Harry Farley28d ago
- Published There were gasps and – to the intense irritation of supporters – cheers from opponents of assisted dying when the vote was read out in the Commons. This was an extraordinary result.
MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying
BBC Newsby Richard Wheeler28d ago
- Published MPs have voted against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end.
Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'
BBC News28d ago
- Published A worker dismissed by the makers of Grand Theft Auto claimed colleagues were placed on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working.
Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks
BBC Newsby Katy Austin; Mitchell Labiak28d ago
- Published Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has refused to apologise to a rape crisis centre which criticised him for describing rival airlines as "high-fare rapists".
The Voice UK: Alesha Dixon and Stacey Solomon joing show as ITV confirms revamp
BBC Newsby Steven McIntosh28d ago
- Published Alesha Dixon and Stacey Solomon are to host The Voice UK as part of a revamp of the show announced by ITV.
UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI
BBC Newsby Joe Tidy28d ago
- Published The UK government has rejected the idea of creating a so-called "kill switch" to stop a dangerous attack from rogue AI.