Specialist courts for rape cases to be rolled out across England and Wales
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:43:31 GMT
Funding will allow victims to view proceedings remotely and give evidence from a separate room via video link, the government says.
German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:22:44 GMT
Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin.
Oxford grooming gang survivors tell BBC 'hundreds' of abusers still free
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:34 GMT
Men who sexually abused them as underage girls are still walking around the city, they say.
Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concerns
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:02:05 GMT
The National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.
UK should 'team up' with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister tells BBC
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:38 GMT
It comes after European Commission President proposed "opening the door" for Canada to become an associate member of the EU.
Young people aren't snowflakes - mental distress is rising, says head of official review
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:00:05 GMT
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.
Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about King
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:21:19 GMT
Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.
Watch: Dramatic moment a cargo ship crashes into another vessel
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:27:52 GMT
Verified footage appears to show a cargo ship colliding with a fishing boat near Singapore, with investigators still working to establish exactly when and how the crash happened.
Jailed teacher convicted of sexual abuse secretly released early in Indonesia, BBC finds
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:12:31 GMT
Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.
Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results is far from clear
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:05:11 GMT
Vladimir Putin will likely use the result to claim most Russians back the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
