High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:59:56 GMT
Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.
Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:02:00 GMT
BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.
Riot police to deploy on French beaches under new deal to stop illegal Channel migrant crossings
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:44:36 GMT
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.
Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:25:30 GMT
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
The furious debate over building houses on golf courses
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:31:17 GMT
Are golf courses the right places to build housing, or are they simply a soft target?
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:11:24 GMT
School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.
Girl, 14, found in singer D4vd's car died of 'multiple injuries'
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:39:56 GMT
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
No Fifa plans for Iran-Italy swap at World Cup
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:41:31 GMT
Fifa stands by comments made last week by president Gianni Infantino in which he said that "the Iranian team is coming, for sure".
UK borrowing lowest for three years but Iran war clouds outlook
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:38:24 GMT
The improvement in government finances is unlikely to last, analysts say, with the impact of the Iran way yet to hit.
Two trains collide head-on in Denmark, leaving five critically hurt
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:03:50 GMT
The accident happened early on Thursday at a level crossing north of Copenhagen.
