'Why is the NHS funding students if it can't give them jobs?' Anger over recruitment freeze
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:17:51 GMT
Dozens of midwifery, physiotherapy and nursing students contact BBC over fears they won't get jobs.
Key evidence from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:40:56 GMT
Sir Olly Robbins has defended his actions amid a row over the vetting of the former US ambassador.
Michael Jackson film is a 'whitewash' and 'ghoulish', critics say
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:41:21 GMT
A new biopic, titled Michael, sees the singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson portray his uncle's rise to fame.
Popemobile child clinic yet to reach Gaza one year after Francis's death
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:39:14 GMT
One of the late pope's last wishes was for his vehicle to be used for children in Gaza, but a charity is still waiting for an entry permit.
Middle East war has pushed up air fares 24%, research shows
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:20:51 GMT
The consultancy Teneo says airspace restrictions caused by the conflict have forced airlines to reroute many flights.
Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for work
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:52:39 GMT
The drop has been largely driven by a rise in the number of people not actively seeking work.
Man admits rape and religiously aggravated abuse of Sikh woman
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:26:37 GMT
John Ashby, 32, initially denies the attack but changes his plea one day after the trial begins.
Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:37:11 GMT
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have travelled to Moscow several times, but never to Kyiv.
William and Catherine praise late Queen's 'lifetime of duty'
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:11:24 GMT
On what would have been her 100th birthday, the final design for a statue honouring the late Queen Elizabeth II is unveiled.
Mexican president questions why US officials killed in crash were operating in country
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:38:39 GMT
The two died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a clandestine drug lab.
