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.
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.
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.
At least 20 killed and dozens missing after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:40:36 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.
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
Letby doctor says inquiry 'grim reading' and he wishes 'we had been brave enough to follow suspicions'
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:25:34 GMT
Consultant Dr John Gibbs worked at the hospital during the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies.
Watch: Will Ed Sheeran cancel his tour as support acts quit?
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:10:41 GMT
Sheeran's backing band and all of his support acts pulled out of his US tour, so what happens now?
