Voices: ‘Be nice and be treated, or leave’: Readers call for tougher line on racist patients as incidents in NHS rise
After a poll revealed a ‘noticeable’ rise in racist abuse of NHS staff, our readers backed calls for patients who abuse staff to be refused treatment Racism against NHS staff…
Bristol airport travel chaos as flights delayed due to runway defect
The airport closed its runway on Friday and flights were suspended for hours Passengers are facing travel chaos at Bristol airport after a runway defect suspended operations for hours leading…
Our homes shake and pictures fall off the wall when quarry blasts rocks
People living next to a quarry say their homes shake, pictures fall off the wall and their children are frightened each time huge rocks are blasted. The residents in Glyncoch,…
What happened to Lisa Ross? Reporting from Athens as a murder case unfolds
I arrived in Athens the week after the body of Scottish aid worker Lisa Ross was found in an abandoned building, inside a suitcase. The BBC had sent me to…
Belfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism row
Education and arts correspondent, BBC News NIPublished5 hours agoQueen’s University Belfast (QUB) is investigating work it published that was co-authored by Prof Jason Arday, who has resigned from his University…
Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, claimed he was paid “1.4 million” for his forthcoming memoir detailing his extraordinary backstory. Arday was dogged by a…
William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69
William Orbit, the British music producer whose dreamy yet propulsive style invigorated work by Madonna, Blur, All Saints, U2 and more, has died aged 69. A statement on his social…
Serial sex offender guilty of double murder and rape
A serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police has been found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third in London. Simon Levy killed Carmenza…
How a diary entry solved the murder of a missing man
When Det Con Tom Ryan came across a diary entry about an old cattle trailer in July 2025, he knew he had finally solved the murder of a man who…
‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy
The Edinburgh festival fringe has said it is “not afraid of controversy” after it faced calls to cancel a sold-out show by Amanda Knox, who was wrongfully convicted for the…