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Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore retires from racing

Getty ImagesTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport journalist2 hours ago140 CommentsGrand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore has retired from racing with immediate effect.In 2021, the Irishwoman became the...

Creepy encounter at B&B as family finds painting resembling their son

The Stevenson family experienced a holiday like no other when they stumbled upon a startling "painting of their son" in a supposedly "spooky" bed and breakfast. After relocating from the UK to Sweden...

Full list of Wetherspoons pubs opening and closing in 2025 - is one local to you?

A number of J D Wetherspoons pubs could be closing this year. It comes as the popular chain closed 26 of its venues across the nation between 2023 and 2024. However, the company is sticking with its...

Power failure causes major disruption on London Underground

Power failure knocks out Tube and Elizabeth line33 minutes agoHarry LowBBC NewsA power failure is causing major disruption across the London Underground network, London Overground and the Elizabeth...

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht3 days agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesA diver has died during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht...

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision24 hours agoImogen FoulkesReporting fromBaselTIL BUERGY/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Swiss city of Basel is going into party mode this...

'This plan means migration will fall – that’s a promise'

Starmer makes 'promise' migration will fallPrime Minister Keir Starmer has promised migration to the UK will fall under his new rules, set out in a white paper.Starmer has promised to "tighten up"...

Driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie

Driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie19 minutes agoWest Midlands PoliceA man who murdered a biker by deliberately ramming him with his car after seeing him do a wheelie has been jailed...

Care providers say overseas worker crackdown 'short-sighted'

Care providers say overseas worker crackdown 'short-sighted'1 hour agoAlison HoltSocial affairs editorGetty ImagesCare providers have said the government is taking away the "lifeline" of overseas...

India great Kohli retires from Test cricket

Getty ImagesFfion WynneBBC Sport journalist1 hour ago141 CommentsLegendary India batter Virat Kohli has announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket.His decision comes before this summer's...

Watch: Best moments of 2025 TV Baftas in under two minutes

Watch: Best moments of 2025 TV Baftas in under two minutesBafta has given out British TV's biggest honours at a ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.Lennie James took the leading actor...

Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleagues

Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleagues38 minutes agoHannah O'Grady and Joel GunterBBC PanoramaFormer members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC...

The rare disease in a remote town where 'almost everyone is a cousin'

The rare disease in a remote town where 'almost everyone is a cousin'4 hours agoGiulia Granchi and Vitor TavaresBBC Brasil reporters sent to Serrinha dos PintosMariana Castiñeiras/Caroline...

Madeleine McCann suspect faces new unrelated charge

Madeleine McCann suspect faces new unrelated charge2 days agoJessica ParkerBerlin correspondentReutersThe prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance faces a new unrelated charge, the BBC has...

Weight-loss drugs tested in first head-to-head trial - and there's a clear winner

Weight-loss drugs tested in head-to-head trial34 minutes agoJames GallagherHealth and science correspondent•@JamesTGallagherGetty ImagesThe first head-to-head trial of two blockbuster weight-loss...

Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot

Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot2 days agoFrank GardnerBBC Security CorrespondentReporting fromKyivJessica RawnsleyBBC NewsSSUUkraine says it has uncovered a spy network being run...

Putin leads Victory Day celebration in Moscow under tight security

Putin leads Victory Day celebration in Moscow under tight security 2 days agoJessica Rawnsley & Paul KirbyBBC NewsJoel GunterIn KyivVladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with...

Sweden's national security adviser quits over Grindr images

Sweden's national security adviser quits over Grindr images2 days agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsReutersSweden's new national security adviser quit hours after taking up the role as sensitive pictures...

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision7 hours agoImogen FoulkesReporting fromBaselTIL BUERGY/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Swiss city of Basel is going into party mode this...

Hamburg pitch invasion hospitalises 25 fans

Getty ImagesBen RamsdaleBBC Sport journalist9 hours agoTwenty-five fans were hospitalised, including one with life-threatening injuries, after a pitch invasion at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion on...