Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:01:14 GMT
The stalwart of Britain's High Street has been sold to a Canadian billionaire family. What will that mean for you?
Weekend showers and sunshine for UK ahead of warmer air next week
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:00:53 GMT
With sunshine and showers forecast for the weekend, next week could see a return to some warmer temperatures but there will be gales for some.
JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he would not watch it
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:50:47 GMT
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
NI secretary intervenes to ban Drumcree parade
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:49:05 GMT
The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.
Four murder arrests after teenagers attacked
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:15:48 GMT
A murder investigation is launched in Stoke-on-Trent after a man dies and another is seriously hurt.
'Airlines sound alarm on costs crisis' and 'King's £1.5m bailout'
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:58:37 GMT
The weekend edition of the Financial Times highlights what it is calling a "mounting crisis" for airlines.
US country music star Ella Langley cancels show due to 'security threat'
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:02:54 GMT
Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but "could not find any threat".
Queen reflects on reading 'forbidden' Lady Chatterley's Lover under the pillow
Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:18 GMT
In BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life, the Queen speaks about memorable moments in her own reading.
'My donated Brummie accent gives me confidence'
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:32:16 GMT
Christian Wilson wanted help not to "sound like a character from Star Wars or a cyborg from Doctor Who".
We're saving £100 a month for our kids but they won't get it until they're 57
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:16:11 GMT
Why a growing number of parents are opening pensions for their children.
