Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:18:48 GMT
The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.
Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:18:55 GMT
Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.
'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:34 GMT
As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.
The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:02:27 GMT
More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.
Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:46:05 GMT
Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.
Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:10:14 GMT
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.
Man in court charged with murder after deaths of woman and girl in Teesside fire
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:34:14 GMT
A seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in the fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on 26 August.
Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:54:22 GMT
The UK says Falkland islanders "are British with a right to determine their own future".
It's taken me a long time to process Olympics breaking experience, says Raygun
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:17:00 GMT
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn - known as Raygun - tells BBC Sport about the aftermath of her extraordinary experience at the 2024 Olympics.
Israel says senior Hamas member seized as strikes kill three during Gaza raid
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:58:44 GMT
Reports say the Israeli military carried out strikes after a raid by Israeli special forces and Israel-backed Palestinian militiamen was discovered.
