UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:54:09 GMT
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.
Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:23:20 GMT
The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.
Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:57:47 GMT
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August.
'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.
Watch: Norway's new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:06:58 GMT
Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.
Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:33:14 GMT
Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.
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.
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.
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.
