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Swindon school bomb threat LIVE: Police swarm scene as 'stay away' order issued

A school in Swindon is on lockdown following an email about a "bomb". Police are on the scene at Lydiard Park Academy in Grange Park, Swindon. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates,...

Brit teen faces LIFE in hellhole jail after arrest in Georgia 'on drug offences'

An 18 year old British girl, Bella May Culley, is facing a potential life sentence in a "decaying and overcrowded" prison after being arrested on suspicion of smuggling 30 pounds of cannabis through...

Jet2 boss issues Spain holiday price warning as tourism protests threaten higher taxes

Jet2's chief has sounded the alarm over potential hikes in tourist taxes due to persistent protests. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2, voiced concerns that tourist taxes might increase as a result of...

Prisoners to be released after serving just a third of their sentences under new plans

In the most significant sentencing reform in more than 30 years, a review is expected to propose freeing criminals who have served as little as a third of their sentence.Inmates could earn their...

Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband

Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding1 day agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has...

NSPCC investigation shows how young girls are targeted by predators on social media

Social media services are “failing girls at every stage” and allowing grooming, abuse, and harassment, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned. Investigators created fake profiles of a teenage...

Biggest indication yet on whether Putin will meet Zelensky on Thursday emerges

An ex-Kremlin official has shared the biggest indication yet that Vladimir Putin may not join direct talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey on Thursday. Speaking to The Washington Post on condition...

Scottish Parliament backs assisted dying bill in 'landmark moment'

MSPs have approved the general principles of legislation that could introduce assisted dying for terminally ill Scots in a landmark vote at Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament voted by 70 votes to 56...

Sadiq Khan wants some Londoners to have their council tax more than doubled

Sir Sadiq Khan has demanded councils be given powers to more than double council tax on properties sitting empty to free them up in the capital. The Mayor of London told LBC: "I'm not being funny, if...

Outrage as Lib Dem council approves plans for three-week bin collections

Plans to implement three-weekly bin collections have sparked outrage in Newbury, West Berkshire, with hundreds calling on the council to backtrack. The Liberal Democrat-run local authority currently...

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial10 hours agoHugh SchofieldParis correspondentReporting fromParisFrench film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting...

Halle Berry forced to ditch risque dress in last-minute panic after Cannes 2025 ban

Halle Berry went underwear-free just last week when the 57-year-old made a dazzling appearance at New York's Met Gala - but she's been banned from repeating the stunt at Cannes. The Never Let Go...

Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane?

Is President Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane?1 hour agoJake Horton, Tom Edgington and Joshua CheethamBBC VerifyBBCUS President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to accept a...

Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group

Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group3 hours agoDamien McGuinnessBBC News in BerlinBBCA self-declared "king" of Germany and three of his senior "subjects" have been...

Zelensky vows to 'do everything' to ensure direct talks with Putin in Turkey

Zelensky vows to 'do everything' to ensure direct talks with Putin in Turkey2 hours agoFrank GardnerBBC security correspondentReporting fromKyivPaul KirbyEurope digital editorReporting fromLondonAFP...

Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC

Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, BBC NewsHow do you measure misery? For journalists the usual...

Gold is booming - but investors lured in by the hype could lose out, warn experts

Gold is booming - but investors lured in by the hype could lose out, warn experts15 hours agoTheo LeggettInternational business correspondentBBCListen to Theo read this article"What you have there is...

Goodison Park escapes <b class='text-danger'>dem</b>olition to be home of Everton's women

Goodison Park escapes demolition to be home of Everton's women

Getty ImagesDaniel AustinBBC Sport senior journalist13 May 2025, 16:00 BST258 CommentsUpdated 24 minutes agoGoodison Park is to become the home of Everton's women after the club scrapped plans to...