Everything you can’t do in a heatwave as drought hits most of the UK
Water companies across the South of England and Wales have imposed hosepipe bans More than half of England and Wales has been plunged into drought as the UK braces for…
Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut
Doctors at one of England’s remotest hospitals have been given a “crash course” in birth emergencies after its maternity unit was shut and as fears grow that the safety of…
When is the Clacton by-election and who is standing in Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface?
Voters will head to the polls on Thursday Voters heading to the polls this week in Nigel Farage’s by-election in Clacton will have a record number of candidates to choose…
Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
At a bakery in central London, stock has been flying off the shelves. “I’ve sold, like, 100 this morning,” a staff member tells the BBC. But it’s not baked goods…
Driver who broke the sound barrier to attempt another land speed record in Utah
The first – and only – person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another…
Sinn Féin has ‘no intention’ of collapsing Stormont, says O’Dowd
Political correspondent, BBC News NIPublished2 minutes agoSinn Féin has “no intention” of collapsing the Stormont executive despite difficulties in working power-sharing with the DUP, Finance Minister John O’Dowd has said.…
Burnham told to ‘act fast’ to save households £175 on energy bills
Experts fear that another increase to energy bills could come in October Ministers should introduce a targeted scheme to cut energy bills for households struggling over winter, an influential think…
Finance Minister says money from £39m growth fund will help towards ‘job creation’
Economics and business editor, BBC News NIPublished11 August 2026, 00:04 BSTUpdated 1 minute agoFinance Minister John O’Dowd has defended the controversial £39m economic growth fund saying the money will go…
Angela Rayner says she would be ‘devastated’ if her children vaped as she admits she can’t quit
The communities secretary previously revealed her children call her the ‘vape dragon’ Angela Rayner has said she would be “devastated” if her children began vaping as she admits her nicotine…
Suspicious item near canal was replica grenade
Police have confirmed a suspicious item which led to road closures around a canal in Retford was a replica grenade. Nottinghamshire Police set up a cordon and a number of…