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New school uniform policy divides parents as petition to reverse decision launched

Pupils at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Wigan (Image: Fred Longworth High School)It's a topic that has sparked heated debates across the country. Activists are rallying against proposals...

BBC boss offers major update on 'reform' of TV licence fee

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he supports "reform" in the way the corporation is funded. The Government is set to launch the review of the BBC's Charter, looking at how it should be funded,...

French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98

French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 9810 hours agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98.Étienne-Émile Baulieu...

French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98

French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 9822 minutes agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98.Étienne-Émile Baulieu...

Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public

Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public 1 day agoRachel HaganBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe meat of brown bears, a protected species in the EU, could soon be available to eat in Slovakia after...

Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public

Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public 23 minutes agoRachel HaganBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe meat of brown bears, a protected species in the EU, could soon be available to eat in Slovakia...

Party rivalry is a passion killer for Britons

Would you date someone who votes for “the other side”? For millions of Brits, the answer is a firm no. A revelatory new study has exposed how politics is wreaking havoc on the UK’s love lives,...

Gary Lineker could have been famous for all the right reasons – he's ruined it all

Oh, Gary, why did you ruin it all? You could have gone down in footballing history not just as one of England’s greatest ever strikers, winner of the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup, scorer of...

Top prison governor locked up after fling with UK drug boss who gave her £12k Mercedes

A “rising star” prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a Liverpool drug gang boss, according to the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit...

Labour is running scared and we're not buying Keir Starmer's 'tough guy' act

British politics has hit a new level of surrealism. Panic-stricken by the local election results, Labour and the Conservatives are now competing to prove their toughness on immigration. Given their...

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...

MSPs to vote on assisted dying in Scotland

MSPs to vote on assisted dying in Scotland6 hours agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesFor the third time in Scottish parliamentary history, MSPs are to vote on plans to legalise assisted...

Balearic Islands hotspot faces new cruise ship crackdown in bid to 'free' the locals

Officials in the Majorcan capital of Palma are proposing drastic measures to curb the island's ongoing overtourism crisis. The archipelago's left-wing MES per Palma party will put forward plans to...

Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he's not 'America first'

Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he's not 'America first'10 hours agoNomia Iqbal & Mike WendlingBBC NewsReporting fromChicagoReutersCatholicism has rarely been more prominent in US...

Magic spells, innuendo and riddles: Your guide to all 37 Eurovision songs

Magic spells, innuendo and riddles: Your guide to all 37 Eurovision songs3 hours agoMark SavageMusic CorrespondentAlma BengtssonThe 2025 Eurovision Song Contest pops its cork on Sunday, with a...