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Davina McCall reveals brain tumour 'not coming back'

Davina McCall reveals brain tumour 'not coming back'50 minutes agoZahra FatimaBBC NewsGetty ImagesDavina McCall has revealed her benign brain tumour "is not coming back" following recent MRI...

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson appeals for early prison release

Tommy Robinson appeals for early prison release54 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and legal correspondent•@BBCDomCReutersThe far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as...

EU bottles under pressure and pauses tariffs revenge on Donald Trump

The EU has bowed to pressure and will pause its retaliatory tariffs on the US for 90 days, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed. The bloc's top official said she was keen...

MPs call for streaming levy to help UK TV industry

MPs call for streaming levy to help UK TV industry33 minutes agoPaul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesA share of the revenue streaming services make from subscription fees should be paid into a fund...

Russia economy meltdown as wheat export falls and car sales plummet

Extreme weather in Russia has hit the country's third biggest wheat producing region, damaging crops and raising the risk of losses. Analysts are closely monitoring the weather for signs of frost,...

Female prison governor facing jail after affair with drug dealer gang boss

A female prison governor is facing jail after having an affair with a drug-dealing gang boss dubbed one of country's most wanted criminals. Kerri Pegg, 42, swapped her Honda Jazz for a £12,000...

New autonomous sub will protect UK's undersea cables from Russia

Protecting our waters from the real risk of Russian sabotage and surveillance is the Ministry of Defence’s "next frontier”, experts have said. And now a British maritime defence company has...

Rachel Reeves rejects calls for a 'Buy British' campaign in 'insult' to UK businesses

MPs have slammed Rachel Reeves for appearing to slap down calls for a “buy British” campaign amid Donald Trump's tariff blitz. The Chancellor warned she did not want the UK to become "inward...

Keir Starmer has golden opportunity but right now he's screwing up tariff tactics

Sir Keir Starmer has seen the opportunity in President Trump’s reset, a golden opportunity for the Labour Party to reset after its disastrous start in government. Better to be born lucky than...

Fury as popular UK seaside beauty spot overrun with coach-loads of tourists

Coach-loads of tourists are clogging up roads around one of southern England's most popular beauty spots. About 500,000 people visit Birling Gap and Cuckmere Haven where the South Downs meet the...

Fury as popular UK seaside beauty spot overrun with coach-loads of tourists

Coach-loads of tourists are clogging up roads around one of southern England's most popular beauty spots. About 500,000 people visit Birling Gap and Cuckmere Haven where the South Downs meet the...

Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules

Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules1 hour agoTom Singleton & Liv McMahonTechnology reportersGetty ImagesA judge has sided with a coalition of civil liberties groups...

Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention

Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention23 minutes agoAlice CuddyBBC NewsBBCWarning: This article contains distressing contentPalestinian detainees...

German minister slams Donald Trump's 'nonsense' tariffs as EU preps for all-out trade war

Calculations for Donald Trump’s newly imposed tariffs are "nonsense", German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said, in a caustic assessment amid fears of a global recession. Mr Habeck warned the...

Rules on UK car firms relaxed ahead of 2030 petrol vehicles ban

Rules on UK car firms relaxed ahead of 2030 petrol vehicles ban1 hour agoHollie ColeBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe government has said it is stepping in to help the British car industry by making the rules...

Rachel Reeves poised to turn screw with with NICs hike as expert sends huge warning

Rachel Reeves has been warned her National Insurance hike, coming into force today (Sunday), will drive up prices, cut staff hours and damage job creation.The Chancellor's decision to raise employer...

Rachel Reeves facing legal action from care homes over national insurance tax raid

Rachel Reeves faces legal action from care homes over her national insurance raid. Private providers are set to launch a judicial review in a bid to be exempted from the Chancellor's hike on...

Jaguar Land Rover halts US shipments as Donald Trump's tariffs spark global market turmoil

Jaguar Land Rover is halting shipments to the United States as companies begin to feel the immediate effects of new US tariffs, announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week. The British...

Tony Blair launches intervention over Trump tariffs as he urges Starmer not to do 1 thing

Sir Tony Blair has offered the Sir Keir Starmer advice on the best way to respond to a 10% tariff on UK goods entering the US. Labour's former Prime Minister admitted he didn't really understand the...

The incredible remote island with just 4,200 residents and an active volcano

There’s a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that most people have never heard of. Once part of the Russian Empire, it is now a remote outpost of the United States, sitting in the...