Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:04 GMT
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
Watch: BBC witnesses 'taxi boat' picking up migrants multiple times in a day
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:21:09 GMT
A BBC investigation has found smuggling gangs are running low on small boats, forcing rival gangs to work together and load more migrants on larger boats.
UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:01:54 GMT
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
Zack Polanski seeks to stand for by-election in former PM Starmer's seat
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:45:04 GMT
The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.
Watch: Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:20:23 GMT
The BBC's Zoe Kleinman takes a ride on Uber's self-driving robotaxi as the service rolls out on Thursday.
The overlooked factor driving the childhood obesity crisis
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:47:45 GMT
At a specialist childhood obesity clinic, almost all of the children are not in school. Why?
Another White House renovation? A look at Trump's new helipad
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:14:16 GMT
The facility will be the first of its kind at the White House - though critics feel it alters the property's historic grounds.
Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:55:46 GMT
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:08:05 GMT
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government.
US sailors go shopping and bar-hopping in Thailand after 250-day voyage
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:17:04 GMT
With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC's Jonathan Head.
