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Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?28 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCBBCThere are extraordinary secret surveillance images - now largely forgotten -...

Labour-run council slammed as it bans military kit from Armed Forces Day event

A Labour-run council has been hammered after ‘banning’ military equipment from its annual Armed Forces Day celebrations. The City of York council decided to prohibit the appearance of kit at...

Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike

Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike3 days agoRachel HaganBBC NewsReutersTens of thousands of passengers have been hit by a French air traffic control strike that has...

Eurostar train evacuated during eight-hour delay in northern France

Eurostar train evacuated during eight-hour delay in northern France18 minutes agoIan Aikman & Kris BramwellBBC NewsJames GriersonA broken-down Eurostar train has been evacuated in northern...

Brits buying holiday homes in Spain given chilling alert

A British woman has issued a stark warning to others considering buying property in Spain after her £138,000 villa was taken over by squatters — and she’s now being forced to sell it for less...

Asda piles pressure on Heinz and Nestle in bid to win back customers from Tesco and others

Asda is reportedly putting pressure on some key suppliers in a bid to lower prices and win back customers. The supermarket giant has been experiencing a fall in sales and has promised its biggest...

Chaos as Ed Miliband forced to pay UK solar farms to switch off - too sunny

Solar farms in the UK have been paid to switch off so a surge of sun doesn't overwhelm the grid, research shows. Overseen by Energy Secreatary Ed Miliband, the National Energy System Operator (NESO)...

Africa's jaw-dropping tourist hotspot that's home to 1,000ft tall red sand dunes

Africa is the world's second largest continent and it's getting increasingly popular with tourists. It's easy to see why. Visitors always rave about the beauty of Mauritius or Zanzibar as well as...

Boy found dead on railway tracks with friend named and pictured for first time

A 16-year-old boy who was found dead on railway tracks with a friend has been named and pictured. Joshua Myers and a second boy, also aged 16, were found not far from Poynton railway station near...

Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister tells BBC

Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says17 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes,...

Prince Harry ridiculed as his Spitting Image puppet mocks Montecito life with Meghan

Prince Harry was brutally mocked in the latest teaser episode of legendary puppet show Spitting Image's new series. The Duke of Sussex's puppet appeared in a short video promoting the satirical...

Royal Family LIVE: Harry's 'so desperate' after meeting Meghan he ignored family advice

Prince Harry was said to be "so desperate" to settle down that he "ignored" Prince William's piece of advice after he met Meghan Markle, a royal commentator has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of...

Five stunning hotspots are the relaxed way to enjoy Maldives-level beaches this summer

If there’s one name that conjures up visions of sun-soaked luxury, it’s the Maldives. With over 160 resort islands offering powdery white sand, turquoise waters and those iconic overwater...

BBC 'Death to the IDF' chant reaches Australia: synagogue torched and worshippers flee

Melbourne was rocked by a night of shocking anti-Semitic violence as rioters set fire to a synagogue and stormed an Israeli-owned restaurant, shouting chilling chants of “death to the IDF”...

Calls for IDF to be banned as a TERROR group by SNP ministers leave UK jews 'horrified'

The SNP has found itself embroiled in a growing antisemitism controversy after several of its MSPs signed a motion suggesting that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) should be classified as a terrorist...