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Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesTim Whewell and Serhiy Solodko, in Odesa52 minutes agoUkraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial...

Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedKate Whannel, Politics reporter and Chris Mason, Political editor5 September 2026,...

80s icon once 'on the dole and living in bedsit' addresses heartbreaking cancer ordeal

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The singer was the youngest member of the pop group who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.

Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

House of CommonsKate WhannelPolitical reporter41 minutes agoAndy Burnham has promised to set out plans for "stronger public control" of essential services as he addressed the House of Commons for the...

Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says

ReutersAleks Phillips28 August 2026Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said.Kai Wegner said officials...

Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says

ReutersAleks Phillips31 minutes agoBerlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said.Kai Wegner said officials...

Emmerdale actress went from earning £40k a day to benefits office after co-star affair

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The ITV star became notorious for an on-screen romp with her co-star.

Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed

Clément Vandenkerckhove/InstagramPaul KirbyEurope digital editor20 August 2026Belgium's Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and...

Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed

Clément Vandenkerckhove/InstagramPaul KirbyEurope digital editor15 minutes agoBelgium's Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and...

Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

Getty ImagesFaarea MasudBusiness reporter19 August 2026, 07:08 BSTUpdated 13 minutes agoHigher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the 12 months to July, the latest figures show.Gas prices...

Woman's Russian roulette game with 'friends with benefits' partner ends in tragedy

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ember McSpadden, 19, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following the death of her casual partner Shane Brooks, 26.

Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told

Krupa Padhy, BBC Panorama and George Wright, BBC News5 hours agoParents have told BBC Panorama that the agency tasked with helping to secure financial support for children after...

Reform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savings

Getty ImagesHarry Farley, Political correspondent and Imogen James15 August 2026Updated 2 hours agoReform UK would cut about £50bn from the benefits bill and scrap the disability...

'Overwhelmed' probation officers warn of early prison release crime risk

PA MediaSima KotechaSenior UK correspondent18 minutes agoThe chief inspector of probation for England and Wales has told the BBC the early release of thousands of prisoners could lead to "a serious...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact

ReutersHenri Astier and Joe Inwood, World news correspondent7 August 2026Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, saying an attack on one of them would...