Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year, figures show 2 hours agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCGettyA record 111,000 asylum applications were made to the UK during...
A man who stabbed a neighbour and shot an officer with a crossbow after attempting to “hunt down” police has been jailed. On Wednesday, Aylesbury Crown Court heard Jason King had stabbed...
Air fares and food prices push up inflation in July24 minutes agoKaren HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPrices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to July, driven mainly by a jump in the...
Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes2 days agoDanai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsSpain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to...
Rachel Reeves has been slammed over disastrous new inflation figures that prove the cost of living crisis for working Britons has worsened yet again on her watch.This morning the Office for National...
Officials have issued a dire warning that a 'megafire' could soon engulf the Extremadura region in Spain if urgent action isn't taken. The western region is currently grappling with one of the most...
Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes18 minutes agoDanai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsAnadolu via Getty ImagesSpain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires,...
Italians are in uproar as more of the country’s world-famous coastline is being swallowed up by private beach clubs, sparking protests from Sicily to Liguria. The tradition of the stabilimento,...
Ever since he snubbed his father’s 50th birthday, David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn has distanced himself from his famous family. His parents were left heartbroken again when he...
A BA flight attendant for almost 40 years has successfully won her unfair dismissal case (Image: Getty)A British Airways flight attendant who had graced the skies for almost 40 years, has...
One million people have been put on benefits that do not require them to look for work since Labour took power, new figures have revealed. A record eight million people, mostly Britons, now claim...
Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians10 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, reporting from the occupied West BankOren Rosenfeld/BBCMeir Simcha agreed...
Drivers over the age of 70 would be banned from the roads if they fail compulsory eye tests under a radical overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws being drawn up by ministers.In what is set to be...
St Annes in Lancashire, with its pristine high street and chic boutiques, has become an attractive spot for beggars. Police have raised concerns that professional beggars are flocking to affluent...
Labour has been blamed for pushing the average cost of a cremation beyond £1,000 for the first time. Latest industry records show the price of dying has risen to an all-time high, with charges at...