Is there a local election in my area and where can I vote?3 days agoBBCOn Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors in England are...
When are the 2025 local elections and who can vote?22 hours agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCVoters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May.These are the first local...
Pottery firm goes bust after more than 100 years15 hours agoRichard PriceBBC News, West MidlandsMoorcroftThe directors of Moorcroft Pottery have announced that the firm has stopped trading after more...
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The widespread power cuts in Spain and Portugal this week caused chaos and exposed the risks of switching almost entirely to electricity to power our way of life – plus the possible perils of a...
Spain rules out cyber attack - but what could have caused power cut?3 hours agoGeorgina RannardClimate and science reporterHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Spanish grid operator has ruled out a...
Spain rules out cyber attack - but what could have caused power cut?2 hours agoGeorgina RannardClimate and science reporterHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Spanish grid operator has ruled out a...
Lily Allen apologises for 'being mean' to Katy Perry2 hours agoIan YoungsCulture reporterEPALily Allen has apologised to Katy Perry for "being mean" about her when she joined in the backlash against...
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Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law1 hour agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanPA MediaAsylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they...
Plans to extend sugar tax to milkshakes50 minutes agoJames GregoryBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and other milk-based drinks under new...
Rachel Reeves has been condemned for planning yet another stealth tax raid on Britons, despite overseeing the highest tax rate in modern history. The Chancellor has reportedly drawn up plans to...
A major UK theme park saw a "significant reduction" of £3,332,277 in pre-tax profit last year, accounts have revealed. Flamingo Land in Yorkshire reportedly attracts more than 1.5million visitors a...
If anyone was ever wondering what a post-apocalyptic Paris might look like, they don’t have to imagine it anymore. That’s thanks to a failed real estate project in China that tried to copy the...
What would it mean for Ukraine to temporarily give up land?The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has told the BBC that Ukraine may have to give up land as part of a peace deal with Russia.It follows...