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Burnham Pledges Devolution and Greater Public Control of Utilities
Andy Burnham has promised to set out plans for "stronger public control" of essential services as he addressed the House of Commons for the first time since taking power. The prime minister said "a series of wrong turns" since the 1980s had seen economic power in the UK privatised and pointed to the
Badenoch reshuffles Tory top team, Stride and Patel ousted
Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel have left the shadow cabinet as part of a significant reshuffle of the Conservative top team by leader Kemi Badenoch. Andrew Griffith will replace Sir Mel as shadow chancellor, while Tom Tugendhat will take the place of Dame Priti as shadow foreign secretary. Bade
Early-release prisoners cycling back into jail, governors warn
Prisoners who were freed under the government's last early release scheme are returning to jail at a rapid rate, prison governors have told the BBC. They say they are seeing the same inmates, who were let out as part of the 2024 early release scheme to ease overcrowding, coming back after reoffendin
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Deadly drone strike on Kyiv-area munitions depot sparks outrage
Thirty-seven people have died and almost 400 have been evacuated after a Russian drone strike hit a depot storing weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv. The strike caused shells, mines and drones to detonate late on Friday, triggering a blast that damaged ne
Nepal video shows people trapped on balcony survive floods
A video has captured the moment a group of people stranded on a balcony in Nepal survived as powerful floodwaters rush around them. It's one of several clips BBC Verify has located along the Trishuli River after a deadly cascade of water, mud and other debris flooded the area on Wednesday, as Merlyn
Nepal-Tibet Floods: Tracking the Deadly Flash Flood
Floods have devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region which have destroyed towns and swept away bridges. Hundreds of people have been reported dead and hundreds more missing. BBC Verify has traced the path of the deadly flash flood using verified videos and satellite imagery. Merlyn Thomas reports. P
Flash Flood Devastates Nepal-Tibet Border: Video Shows Extent
Video shows the moment a deadly massive flash flood and mudslide hit the Nepal-Tibet border. At least 31 people have been killed, and hundreds of tourists are missing. The first two video clips have been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content. Other clips show bridges b
Dolly Parton: Celebrating the Life of a Country Music Icon
Iconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. "Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly," Parton's nephew Brian Seaver said in a video announcement. In a seven-decade career, Parton won 10 Grammy awards, sold more than 100 million records world
12 Arrested in Probe of A66 Crash That Killed Seven
Twelve people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the A66 crash that killed seven people, including two police officers. Nine men and three women, aged between 19 and 61, have been arrested across Teesside on suspicion of a range of offences including possession of a firearm and bei
Pursuit Abandoned Seconds Before Fatal A66 Crash
Police abandoned the pursuit of a car seconds before it crashed going the wrong way down a dual carriageway, killing all five men aboard and two officers, investigators have said. Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jacob Matusiak, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and Cole Robert Worthy, 17, died when
Footage shows police pursuit minutes before fatal A66 crash
Security camera footage appears to show several police vehicles chasing a car just minutes before a fatal crash that killed seven people, including two police officers, near Middlesbrough. The clip is thought to have been filmed on Lime Road at 03:36 BST on Saturday morning, around three minutes bef
Prince Harry and six face up to £34.5m legal bill
Prince Harry and six other public figures face paying up to £34.5m to the publisher of the Daily Mail after a High Court judge imposed an exceptional order for legal costs over their failed privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay an initial £9.54m by
Harry and Meghan's UK Return Sparks Fresh Security Debate
Ravec previously concluded that because Prince Harry was going to be an infrequent visitor to the UK, his security needs would be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the couple's security arrangements were a "private matter". Burnham, who does not
Track irregularity found before Lewes derailment
Image source, BBC / Oliver Whitfield-Miocic Image caption, Recovery work is continuing after a train left the tracks near Lewes By Katy Austin Transport correspondent and Patrick Barlow South East A defect was found on railway tracks in East Sussex at the site where a train derailed leaving 30 inj
UK backs Ukraine '100%', Burnham says after Russian drone warning
The UK has been one of Ukraine's biggest international supporters since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Ministry of Defence said the UK was "committed to providing the equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's illegal invasion
