Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:03:31 GMT
Mothers, like Katy, describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.
Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:20:23 GMT
Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.
Rain on way for UK with temperatures to drop to overnight lows of 3C in some places
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:08:56 GMT
After and exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains
Watch: Sprint sensation Amy Hunt takes gold number four at the European championships
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:58:15 GMT
Great Britain win the first mixed 4x100m relay ever staged in the European Athletics Championships as Amy Hunt takes her fourth gold in the competition.
Post-mortems due on five boys killed in crash on wrong side of motorway that injured four in Ireland
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:51:50 GMT
Three women and a child who were in a second car are being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks on peace plan
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:16:31 GMT
US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is seeking to gain Israeli backing for the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
Cambridge chancellor criticises 'racist feeding frenzy' around Jason Arday
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:04:44 GMT
Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead last week.
Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:37:49 GMT
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
Virgin takes step towards running Channel Tunnel rail services
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:39:19 GMT
Firm wants to run up to 20 daily journeys to Europe but it must get additional approval for overseas tracks.
Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:24:31 GMT
Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.
