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Dogs banned from hundreds of UK beaches from today

Hundreds of UK beaches have implemented restrictions on taking dogs on the coastline from May 1. Dog owners across the country may face a fine up to £1,000 if they fail to follow the...

Urgent alert sent to anyone with one type of energy meter

An urgent alert has been issued to thousands of households who are still using old meters. The warning comes ahead of a major change that is likely to be implemented from the next...

Royal Mail takeover approved by shareholders

Royal Mail takeover approved by shareholders3 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe sale of Royal Mail's parent company to a Czech billionaire has been cleared by...

Shops could be forced to accept cash in future, MPs warn

Warning shops could be forced to accept cash in future7 hours agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCShops and services may have to be forced to accept cash in the future to help protect...

Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage

Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage44 minutes agoGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersA sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and...

Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?

Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?2 hours agoSteve RosenbergRussia EditorEPAWhen is a ceasefire a genuine attempt to secure peace? And when is it simply...

Steve Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?

Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?2 hours agoSteve RosenbergRussia EditorEPAWhen is a ceasefire a genuine attempt to secure peace? And when is it simply...

Power outage causes chaos in Spain and Portugal

Power outage causes chaos in Spain and Portugal33 minutes agoGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersA massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, causing widespread chaos and...

Expert sounds alarm bells over move that could see Xi 'claim whole of South China Sea'

China’s claim to have seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea fits into Beijing’s “established pattern of illegal pressure” in the region, according to an expert. State media in China...

Horror moment police kill dad-of-3 by 'throwing him around like a rag doll'

the moment police kill a handcuffed patient by throwing him like a "rag doll (Image: -)British police unlawfully killed a vulnerable man by throwing him around “like a rag doll” while restraining...

South China Sea tensions explodes after Beijing seizes disputed territory

China has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea as tensions continue to grow in the region. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers standing on the disputed reef of...

Over 800 airstrikes conducted in Yemen in past month, US military says

Overnight U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital resulted in at least eight fatalities, according to the Houthi rebels on Monday. Meanwhile, the American military confirmed conducting over 800...

Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea

Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea49 minutes agoEwan SomervilleBBC NewsCCTVThe Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an...

The NHS will now test all 'trans' children for autism and evaluate their mental health

The NHS will reportedly test all children who identify as transgender for autism. According to the Telegraph, every child referred to a gender clinic will be “screened for neurodevelopmental...

Liverpool to introduce 'tourist tax' for visitors

Liverpool to introduce 'tourist tax' for visitors17 minutes agoJacob WatersBBC NewsReporting fromLiverpoolLynette HorsburghBBC NewsPA MediaPeople staying overnight in Liverpool will have to pay a...

Girl, 11, savaged by dog at pal's house has 'huge chunk' of arm ripped open in attack

An 11 year old schoolgirl, Maisie Wallace, has been left with permanent scars after a vicious attack by a Pocket Bully in Dundee. The horrific incident occurred at a friend's house on Balunie Avenue...

Asda stores in popular UK county fined £410k for selling out of date food

Asda has been fined £410,000 for selling food past their use-by dates in two Cornwall stores, including children’s yoghurts. After numerous complaints were submitted about the sale of out-date...

Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground

Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground28 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate EditorBBCListen to Justin read this articleJust Stop Oil (JSO) activists are...

Freddie Flintoff slams BBC as he says they 'treated me like piece of meat'

Outraged Freddie Flintoff has accused TV executives of treating him "like a piece of meat" following his harrowing Top Gear accident. The ex-cricket star, aged 47, has declared in his new Disney+...

Ed Miliband 'considering' regional energy pricing

Ed Miliband 'considering' regional energy pricing56 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterEnergy secretary Ed Miliband is "considering" plans to introduce regional pricing for power that would give...