A dramatic explosion in Matson, Gloucester, has sent a towering jet of water approximately 100ft skywards after a water main burst on Wednesday, drenching nearby properties and cutting off some...
Rupert Lowe will not face criminal charges over allegations of "verbal threats" towards Reform UK's chairman. The Great Yarmouth MP was suspended from Nigel Farage's party earlier this year amid...
A man who has spent 38 years in prison for a 1986 murder he didn't commit could be in line for a £1million payout after his conviction was quashed at the Court of Appeal. Peter Sullivan, who was 30...
'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland35 minutes agoWill VernonBBC NewsReporting fromWarsawEPASvitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland."Even when we moved to...
Jet2's chief has sounded the alarm over potential hikes in tourist taxes due to persistent protests. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2, voiced concerns that tourist taxes might increase as a result of...
In the most significant sentencing reform in more than 30 years, a review is expected to propose freeing criminals who have served as little as a third of their sentence.Inmates could earn their...
Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...
Case quacked: Flying duck caught by Swiss speed camera is repeat offender1 hour agoYang TianBBC NewsGemeinde KönizA duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central...
A manhunt has been launched for a suspected thief who allegedly nicked £3000 in cash, sparking a major police operation and a public warning to steer clear of the alleged burglar - a black-haired...
GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests58 minutes agoCatherine BurnsHealth correspondentHarriet AgerholmData journalistBBCFamily doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue...
Greece's coastal areas brace for potential tsunami after a strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the island of Crete earlier today.The Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has issued...
Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding1 day agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has...
Social media services are “failing girls at every stage” and allowing grooming, abuse, and harassment, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned. Investigators created fake profiles of a teenage...
Getty ImagesSami MokbelSenior football correspondent10 minutes agoNottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after having the first phase of surgery on a serious abdominal...
An ex-Kremlin official has shared the biggest indication yet that Vladimir Putin may not join direct talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey on Thursday. Speaking to The Washington Post on condition...
Sir Sadiq Khan has demanded councils be given powers to more than double council tax on properties sitting empty to free them up in the capital. The Mayor of London told LBC: "I'm not being funny, if...
Plans to implement three-weekly bin collections have sparked outrage in Newbury, West Berkshire, with hundreds calling on the council to backtrack. The Liberal Democrat-run local authority currently...
Queues are building on the UK's longest road after a horror crash forced the northbound carriageway to close. Emergency services are at the scene on the A1 in Northumberland after a crash involving...
National Highways has issued a diversion route for both directions:Northbound drivers should follow the Hollow Diamond symbol:Exit at J12 and take the A5120 northeast to WestoningContinue on the...
Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...