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Police have criticised the timing of the government's decision to let pubs stay open until 05:00 BST on Monday for England's World Cup match against Mexico. The National Police Chiefs' Council said the "late announcement" meant officers would have to be taken away from other duties and work longer hours, even though the team's likely

Following the broadcast of the Panorama episode, the Metropolitan Police encouraged "anyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual assault" after participating on Married at First Sight UK to contact them. In a new statement to BBC News, the Metropolitan Police said: "This relates to an ongoing investigation, being led by the Met

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan, saying outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer was leaving a mess for his successor. The long-awaited plan announced on Tuesday includes £15bn to boost the UK's defences, but Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC the next chancellor

The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The BBC's Chief North America Correspondent Gary O'Donoghue explains the attempt to overturn a policy which has been in place for more than a century - and why the court's decision is such a blow to Trump.

"True to the motto of this city, I am going to do things differently," Andy Burnham declared, a reference to the film 24 Hour Party People. His speech in Manchester did indeed show a rather different way of seeing and running the UK. The departing Greater Manchester mayor presented a diagnosis of what has caused

Two 11-year-old boys have separately been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings within hours of each other, after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. Video footage of the first boy, named as Moises, showed him being pulled from the twisted debris - his eyes covered to protect them from the sun - to the applause of

Each morning that Venezuelans wake to the aftermath of the dual earthquakes, it is a little darker, a little grimmer. It means another night in which prayers for the miraculous recovery of missing loved ones went unanswered, in which the fitful sleep of the survivors is interrupted by nightmares of collapsed buildings and moments of

During Digwa's murder trial, the jury heard that he repeated his false account of events to police in the days after his arrest; that Henry had knocked his turban off and that "with his hair in his eyes, he stabbed out twice, but acted in self-defence". Images from video evidence, taken after Henry was stabbed

Image source, Annice Lyn/Getty Images Image caption, People cool off beneath a misting station in Paris By Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Laura Gozzi  and  Bethany Bell In Leipzig Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, France and the UK sweltering for days are set to shift to the east, with forecasters in Germany and the

Overnight temperatures will remain high this week and some locations will not get cooler than 20C. These are called "tropical nights". It is likely we will see the warmest June night on record on Thursday night as minimum temperatures across Wales, the Midlands and the South East are not expected to fall below 21 to