Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:01:27 GMT
Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living.
What does Israel's election mean for Gaza and the wider world?
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:17:36 GMT
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from Jerusalem as ballots are cast.
Two in court over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:32:54 GMT
Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Men abused woman after her husband drugged and advertised her online, court told
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:34:27 GMT
Four men stand trial after the woman's ex-husband has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping her.
I'm a single mum and limit my weekly shop to £40 - here's what I want from the Budget
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:08:26 GMT
People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.
Russell Brand told police he never had non-consensual sex
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:46:03 GMT
His trial hears statements he gave to police between 2023 and 2025, denying allegations against him.
Landline switchover could cut people off in emergency, minister warned
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:40:19 GMT
Plans to switch to digital landlines by January could leave remote areas of the UK vulnerable, MPs say.
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:28:23 GMT
An end to the conflict in Ukraine "will not be achieved through silence," Finland's President Alexander Stubb said.
Worker at US embassy in London investigated over abuse images is senior Air Force member
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:27:25 GMT
The BBC has been told Lt Col Michael Morris, who was flown out of the UK before being questioned by police, is under investigation.
Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled in leopard enclosure
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:30:37 GMT
The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades.
