adminKey points from Rachel Reeves’s speech
Reuters Rachel Reeves is delivering a speech in the House of Commons setting out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor. A number of measures from the yearly tax…
Arrest made over waste mountain in Oxfordshire
A man has been arrested over the huge pile of fly-tipped waste dumped in a field in Oxfordshire. The Environment Agency (EA) said a 39-year-old man from the Guildford area…
Police misconduct inquiry in Harshita Brella case
Kris HollandNorthamptonshire Family handout Harshita Brella’s body was discovered in the boot of a car in London on 14 November last year Four police officers are facing misconduct proceedings over…
Las Vegas Grand Prix: ‘Lando Norris remains strong title favourite but Max Verstappen properly in the game’
McLaren’s predicament is not an uncommon situation in F1. Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari was disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix at the start of the season for the same reason, as…
Deep fear and scepticism as Rachel Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC It’s been a long time coming. If you feel like this Budget has been going on for ages, you’d be right. Not just…
Afghan national admits raping 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton
An Afghan national has admitted raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of one count of raping a child under…
We will take time to get trans guidance right
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the government will take the time needed to get guidance right on use of single-sex spaceby trans people. The guidance, which has been seen…
Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says Healey
A Russian spy ship on the edge of UK waters has used lasers for the first time to disrupt RAF pilots monitoring its activities, the defence secretary has said. John…
UK net migration 20% lower in 2024 than first thought, ONS says
Robert Cuffe & Matt MurphyBBC Verify NurPhoto via Getty Images Net migration to the UK last year was 20% lower than previously thought, according to revised figures from the Office…
UK weather: Snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office as -12C forecast
November has so far been exceptionally mild with temperatures 3-6C above average. But that has now changed as a northerly wind is dragging cold Arctic air across the UK with…
