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Texas floods: Two missing girls found 'clinging to 30ft tree' as death toll rises

In a miraculous moment in the midst of widespread tragedy, two girls who were reported missing following the catastrophic floods in Texas have been found alive, clinging to a tree nearly 30ft...

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...

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...

The astonishing £15.6trn mega-project that would link the UK with US in just 54 minutes

It once took Concorde around 3.5 hours to whisk passengers from London to New York at the height of its fame. The supersonic aircraft was able to travel at a cruising speed of Mach 2.02 - roughly...

Red Sea horror as vessel 'targeted by arms and grenades' in new attack

A shipping vessel has come under fire from multiple small boats off the coast of Yemen on Sunday July 6, according to the UK's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency.The attack hapened at 51...

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)...

Labour plans to scrap two-child benefit cap 'dead in the water' after £5bn U-turn

Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...

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...

Labour panic as fears grow Jeremy Corbyn's new party will only help Nigel Farage become PM

Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has warned that any “splintering” of the left-wing parties would “only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour”. He suggested a breakaway party being...

SAVE RACHEL REEVES! She's been a disaster but sack her now and Britain's finished

I'm not saying she's done a good job. She hasn't. Within days of Labour winning the election, it was clear she was going to be a disaster. Every warning light flashed red. She was ready to hike...

Labour accused of 'betrayal' with stealth tax raid on state pension

The prospect could happen because the personal allowance – the level at which income becomes taxable – is stuck at £12,570 at least until 2028.But the state pension, which pays 12.9 million men...

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”...

Elon Musk burns his final bridge with Trump by launching rival 'America Party'

Elon Musk has announced the formation of a new political party – the America Party – following an online poll of his followers on X.The 54-year-old tech billionaire made the revelation on...

The ‘crystal clear’ UK lake that's so beautiful it 'looks like the Maldives'

Brits have praised this stunning lake with crystal-clear waters that look like they're located in a more tropical destination, but it's actually in the UK. Britain's recent heatwave inspired many...