Bin strike end in touching distance, says union1 hour agoPhil MackieBBC News Midlands correspondent.Rob MayorPolitical Reporter, BirminghamPA MediaThe Unite union has agreed to attend mediation talks...

Talks to resume as bin strike continues 1 hour agoShehnaz KhanBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaTalks are set to continue on Wednesday to end a strike by Birmingham bin workers which has seen mountains...

Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say45 minutes agoTony Smith and Angus CrawfordBBC News InvestigationsGetty ImagesYoung Instagram users could still be exposed to "serious...

Hobbycraft could see nine of its stores close with 18 more at risk as its parent company undergoes a radical restructuring. Modella Capital, who also owns WH Smith’s high street stores, is drawing...

Top Tory Robert Jenrick has declared victory on a campaign demanding the Home Office publish migrant crime league tables, saying Britons “deserve the truth”. Yvette Cooper has conceded the...

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit two Scottish islands next week to celebrate and connect with rural island communities. William and Kate, who were absent from the weekend’s Easter Sunday...

A map shows where Spain's seven main languages are spoken. While Spanish is the official language of the country, some regions have their own respective dialects.Spanish is spoken nationwide, while...

Africa remembers Pope who spoke for the continent1 hour agoBeryl Munoko & Damian ZaneBBC NewsAFPMillions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt...

New photos reveal an emerging community of van dwellers taking up residence in Bristol near the Cribbs Causeway shopping hotspot. Recent arrivals have set up around 20 caravans in the vicinity of...

A leading physician has raised alarms on the widely-listened-to Diary of a CEO podcast, suggesting that a certain ubiquitous food item might be more lethal than smoking. Dr Chris van Tulleken, known...

A teenage girl has been killed after being snatched by a lion outside of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The incident happened on Saturday in a ranch in the south of Nairobi National Park.The attack...

Britain's nursery problem: Parents still face 'childcare deserts'41 minutes agoVanessa ClarkeEducation CorrespondentBBC"We have the one of the most expensive systems in the world… today I want to...