More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:32:20 GMT
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:53:40 GMT
Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.
How the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:55:42 GMT
At 03:30 BST on Saturday, two police officers were killed when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked car on the A66 motorway.
UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources' Putin tells BBC
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:51:09 GMT
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:13:20 GMT
There are more than two million robots working in China's factories - and they are scaling up fast.
Iran says it is ready for what US calls 'greatest financial offensive ever'
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:50:06 GMT
The US calls its latest sanctions on Iran an "economic D-Day", but Tehran says it has a plan to counter them.
The grieving family who says the coroner's courts aren't working
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:09:16 GMT
One man's death highlights the growing strains on the UK's coroner's courts
Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:58:49 GMT
The role marks Harington's third collaboration with HBO, after starring in the tentpole Game of Thrones and financial drama The Industry.
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:13:36 GMT
The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:27:50 GMT
Nearly 4 million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.
