More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand2 hours agoVanessa ClarkeEducation reporterVanessa Clarke/BBCThe final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded...
Angela Rayner is battling mounting questions over her tax arrangements after electoral records revealed she has registered to vote in person at her newly purchased second home.The Deputy Prime...
The UK will supply Norway with at least five new warships under a new £10bn deal. The agreement will be Britain's "biggest ever warship export deal by value," according to the Ministry of Defence...
Israeli military says first stages of assault on Gaza City have begun24 minutes agoDavid Gritten & Gabriela PomeroyBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Israeli military says it has begun the "preliminary...
A 1,400-year-old plaque depicting a cross is reshaping understanding of how far east Christianity spread.Archaeologists working on Abu Dhabi’s Sir Bani Yas Island uncovered the artefact, which...
This weekend’s summit in Alaska will be remembered as a turning point for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Trump’s direct intervention with Vladimir Putin was undoubtedly significant and...
Humanitarian groups call on Israel to end 'weaponisation of aid' in GazaJust nowJames ChaterBBC NewsEPAMore than 100 organisations have signed a joint letter calling on Israel to stop the...
The BBC is embroiled in a major new bias row after its Radio 4 Thought for the Day segment personally attacked Robert Jenrick over his illegal migrant warning. The leading segment on the Today...
Israel's Gaza City plan means more misery for Palestinians and big risk for Netanyahu3 hours agoPaul AdamsBBC diplomatic correspondentAFPNews of the Israeli government's decision to take over Gaza...
The Shroud of Turin, believed to be Jesus' burial cloth, could not have been formed on a human body, according to bombshell new research. The image is far more likely to be an impression from a...
US President Donald Trump's call to cut his country's interest rate has been defied. In a move likely to deepen the reported rift between the White House chief and Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal...
'The village will die' - Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies3 days agoSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondentReporting fromVeneto region, ItalyBBCWinding down the...
Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies are driving the UK and Canada closer together. In an exclusive interview with The Express ahead of a London trade mission next week, Ontario’s trade...
The Prime Minister has been urged to pursue a “mega-deal” with the United States when he meets President Trump in Scotland which will help the two countries harness technologies which could...
The UK is full of stunning walks, and this is something that is particularly true of the Scottish Highlands. Here you can hike along mountains, around lochs, and to caves and/or the ruins of medieval...