Emergency sentencing law will not pass before Easter42 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentPA MediaAn emergency law to override new rules about how to sentence offenders from ethnic...
(FILES) Harrods department store owner Mohamed Al Fayed arrives at the London High Court, 27 July 20 (Image: AFP via Getty Images)A compensation scheme offering victims an estimated £400,000 for...
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room11 hours agoChris ClementsBBC DisclosureThe alarm is sounding in the UK's first drug consumption room.A man in his 30s...
Ethnic minority criminal suspects are being given priority by judges considering bail under new two-tier justice guidelines.Judges and magistrates should “prioritise” cases involving ethnic...
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room19 minutes agoChris ClementsBBC DisclosureThe alarm is sounding in the UK's first drug consumption room.A man in his 30s...
A UK city could become the second place in the world to run a timetabled hovercraft service in what officials have described as an "exciting" development. Plans to introduce a hovercraft service...
Kelsey Grammer, famed for his role in Fraser, has been granted permission to raze a historic 200 year old cottage, sparking outrage among neighbours.The actor, also known for his stint in Cheers, has...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on table in new negotiations30 minutes agoSebastian UsherBBC Middle East analystReporting fromJerusalemReutersThe Palestinian militant group Hamas says it supports a new...
Campaigners have urged MPs to focus on the suffering of terminally ill people who are “calling out for choice” as the battle for assisted dying became embittered. With time running out for...
Dame Esther Rantzen, who is currently battling a terminal illness, cannot make the journey to Dignitas for assisted dying her daughter Rebecca Wilcox painfully disclosed. The daughter shared with 5...
The Deputy Prime Minister's "landmark" workers' rights bill could be watered down over concerns that it will hinder growth - despite Angela Rayner insisting it was "pro business". The proposed...
'A noose around our neck': Residents driven out by UK's largest road tunnel8 hours agoLewis Adams & Stuart WoodwardBBC News, EssexStuart Woodward/BBCThe Lower Thames Crossing will become the...
'She took him and his money': How a granddaughter cut off her grandfather from his family3 hours agoSue Mitchell & Ben MilneBBC NewsBBCDavid remembers the moment he found his elderly stepfather,...
This week we heard the Health Secretary say you cannot solve the problems of the NHS without a stable social care system. I would like to nominate this as an early entry for 2025’s definition of a...
A man living in Gaza has claimed people in the territory would consider moving to dangerous war-ravaged countries like Sudan or Somalia because it would give them "freedom" and "hope". US President...
'She took him and his money': How a granddaughter cut off her grandfather from his family34 minutes agoSue Mitchell & Ben MilneBBC NewsBBCDavid remembers the moment he found his elderly...
A prominent anti-Brexit member of the European Parliament has called for a "United States of Europe" warning that failure to act could see the continent ending up "on the menu of imperial empires"....
Coach operators say they will no longer visit a Cotswolds village - as parking plans have made it 'u (Image: SWNS)Coach operators have declared they will no longer visit a picturesque Cotswolds...
Bucknell, Oxfordshire. (Image: Joseph Walshe / SWNS)A pig farmer selling his land for a proposed £600M French theme park near the M40 has been ostracised by local residents. The historical theme...
Angela Rayner is facing a fresh nightmare as her own staff are set to strike, reportedly voting for the industrial action after being told to work in the office for three days a week. Civil servants...