Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:04 GMT
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
Watch: Drop in small boats crossings forces smugglers to adapt
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:21:09 GMT
A BBC investigation has found smuggling gangs are running low on small boats, forcing rival gangs to work together and load more migrants on larger boats.
UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:01:54 GMT
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:57:51 GMT
British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.
Watch: Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:20:23 GMT
The BBC's Zoe Kleinman takes a ride on Uber's self-driving robotaxi as the service rolls out on Thursday.
The overlooked factor driving the childhood obesity crisis
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:47:45 GMT
At a specialist childhood obesity clinic, almost all of the children are not in school. Why?
US sailors go shopping and bar-hopping in Thailand after 250-day voyage
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:17:04 GMT
With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC's Jonathan Head.
Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:55:46 GMT
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:08:05 GMT
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government.
MoD withheld information about nuclear test veterans' records, ex-minister claims
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:52:25 GMT
Cold War veterans who oversaw nuclear tests have claimed they caused lifelong health problems.
