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French protests see numbers surge as unions join strikes over high cost of living

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor5 November 2026More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France's interior ministry, with five unions...

Met chief warns policing 'heading for failure' without reform

Getty ImagesDaniel Sandford, UK correspondent and Florence Freeman6 hours agoThe head of the Metropolitan Police is to warn that policing in England and Wales is "heading for failure"...

France gears up for strikes and protests as unions promise national mobilisation

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor11 minutes agoHundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to take part in marches across France as five unions join strikes and protests in a national...

Bowen: Trump's loss limits powers at home, but it will likely be different abroad

Getty ImagesJeremy BowenInternational editor17 minutes agoDonald Trump deals in superlatives, so there is political karma in the sheer size of the defeat handed to him by a big majority of the voters...

EU rules on Artificial Intelligence devices will apply in NI

Getty ImagesJohn CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NI1 hour agoSome EU rules on Artificial Intelligence (AI) will apply in Northern Ireland, the UK government has said.However the...

Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedJake Lapham4 November 2026, 12:26 GMTUpdated 44 minutes agoThe Democrats have swept to victory in the US...

Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump's closing chapter

Getty ImagesSarah SmithNorth America editor28 minutes agoWith two years of his presidency remaining, Donald Trump, who has dominated American politics over the past decade and transformed it in...

They strangled us, says founder of Russian newspaper shut under pressure from authorities

ReutersSteven RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow30 October 2026At the editorial offices of Novaya Gazeta, they are packing up and shutting down.Everywhere I look there are cardboard boxes and...

Andy Burnham humiliated as almost 1,000 migrants cross the Channel in just two days

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Andy Burnham is more concerned with appeasing left-wing backbenchers than taking the tough action needed to secure Britain's borders, Chris Philp says.

Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities

AFP via Getty ImagesSteven RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow3 hours agoFor the last three decades, Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia.Now...

Shock of rail tragedy gives way to sorrow and outrage in politically divided Spain

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedGuy Hedgecoe, Urda and Paul Kirby, Europe digital editor15 minutes agoThe chaos and...

Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget

Press AssociationBrian WheelerPolitical reporter28 October 2026, 18:11 GMTUpdated 3 hours agoMillions of households will get £100 to help with soaring energy bills to be paid for by a tax on bank...

Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget

Press AssociationBrian WheelerPolitical reporter28 October 2026, 18:11 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoMillions of households will get £100 to help with soaring energy bills to be paid for by a tax on bank...

Council tax debts soar to £7.4bn as unpaid bills rise by £1,500 a minute

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The latest figures come as households face mounting pressure from rising bills, with the average Band D council tax charge in England increasing by £111.

State pension age change to 65 massive update as it crosses threshold after DWP response

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Pressure mounts on Chancellor John Healey before budget as concerns rise that levels of poor health are increasing in the UK