Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as UK borrowing costs rise
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:27:03 GMT
Burnham said he had already cut taxes, including VAT on energy bills and hospitality business rates.
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.
What famous scenes are in the epic Bayeux Tapestry?
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:40:57 GMT
The 70m (230ft) tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings in 1066, will be on display the British Museum.
'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:16:42 GMT
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.
Lucy Letby 'boyfriend' doctor named as court order lifted
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:49:17 GMT
Dr Mark Deakin, a consultant at Alder Hey hospital, was described as Letby's "boyfriend" during her trial.
Farage tells BBC 'we live in a complainants' society' after questions over Reform funding
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:43:48 GMT
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
Rosenberg: Putin's veiled threat to UK part of Russia's campaign against West
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:47:11 GMT
The Russian president wants to keep Britain guessing - and stressing - over Moscow's real intentions.
EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Germany
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:49:00 GMT
Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.
Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:33:45 GMT
The kingdom condemns the targeting of Sidr, which was reportedly hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Four in court over murder of baby stabbed to death
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:35:13 GMT
Four people, aged between 19 and 38, appear in court charged with murdering the newborn.
