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Tourist tax plans for England set to be outlined

Getty ImagesJack Fenwick, Political correspondent and Chris Graham10 minutes agoPlans to give mayors in England the power to introduce a levy on tourists are expected to be outlined on...

I covered an anti-migrant protest outside RNLI HQ - the anger is misplaced

[unable to retrieve full-text content]It is up to politicians to solve the migrant crisis, not the RNLI, writes James Knuckey.

Investigation after female staff at Eiffel Tower replaced by men for religious visit

Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD/ Getty ImagesDan Sales and Mimi Swaby, Global affairs reporter8 September 2026, 00:46 BSTUpdated 5 hours agoAn investigation has been launched in France after female...

North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking both countries

ReutersJake KwonSeoul Correspondent8 September 2026, 04:53 BSTThe first road bridge linking Russia and North Korea has opened, allowing the two countries to more easily move cargo and passengers...

North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking both countries

ReutersJake KwonSeoul Correspondent8 September 2026, 04:53 BSTThe first road bridge linking Russia and North Korea has opened, allowing the two countries to more easily move cargo and passengers...

'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash

Ed Thomas, UK editor and Rebecca Wearns, Senior UK producer28 minutes agoIt is just after 8pm in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, and the light is fading.Two teenagers in balaclavas...

France targets Shein and Temu with fast fashion fees

Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesCharlotte Hadfield1 September 2026France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to...

Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as UK borrowing costs rise

House of CommonsJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter2 September 2026, 14:15 BSTUpdated 32 minutes agoConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pressed Andy Burnham over UK borrowing and spending at his...

France targets Shein and Temu with fast fashion fees

Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesCharlotte Hadfield1 September 2026France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to...

Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding

Getty ImagesElla Kipling and Olivia Ireland31 August 2026Updated 23 minutes agoThe government is spending £110m on creating more cells in existing prisons in England and Wales as part of...

Sir Mel Stride replaced as shadow chancellor as Conservatives reshuffle top team

PAAndre Rhoden-Paul31 August 2026, 13:15 BSTUpdated 18 minutes agoAndrew Griffith has replaced Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor as part of Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's reshuffle of her top...

Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC

Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images Sima KotechaSenior UK Correspondent25 minutes agoPrisoners who were freed under the government's last early release scheme are returning to...

Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues

Getty ImagesGuy HedgecoeMadrid28 August 2026A month after tens of thousands of migrants entered the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, there have been outbreaks of violence as tensions...

Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues

Getty ImagesGuy HedgecoeMadrid29 minutes agoA month after tens of thousands of migrants entered the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, there have been outbreaks of violence as tensions...

Who is Norway's new King Haakon VIII?

Getty ImagesJames Gregory and Mallory Moench14 minutes agoKing Haakon VIII has inherited the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, Harald V. Many in Norway believe he has big...