Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:36:31 GMT
The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month.
Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:54:57 GMT
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:27:41 GMT
Moscow says it is "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and US President Donald Trump says the world is "the closest we've been" to ending the war.
Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:58:06 GMT
President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.
Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:17:25 GMT
Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.
Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:02:30 GMT
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:09:21 GMT
A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.
The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:27:05 GMT
For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.
The real reasons US politicians are getting older
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:52:12 GMT
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
Four locations in the running to be UK City of Culture 2029
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:02:37 GMT
The winner, announced in early 2027, will receive £10m to deliver a year of cultural activities.
