Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:33:42 GMT
Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.
EU chief backs plan for Canada to become 'associate member'
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:59:53 GMT
Canada is seeking closer ties with EU after a breakdown in relations with the US and its president Donald Trump.
Support acts quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine comments
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:36:54 GMT
The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.
At least 20 killed and dozens missing after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:22:51 GMT
Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of the building in Gaza City, where some 10 families had been living.
Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:59:18 GMT
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:35:00 GMT
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.
OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:02:05 GMT
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
Kosovo's former president sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:42:50 GMT
Hashim Thaci has been jailed for crimes including torture and murder during Kosovo's independence war with Serbia.
Burnham thanks well-wishers following his father's death
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:21:21 GMT
All opposition leaders sent condolences to Burnham as he cancelled engagements earlier this week.
A backlash over data centres is another threat to the AI juggernaut
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:39:55 GMT
The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns
