Hundreds more prisoners to be freed in second phase of early release scheme
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:13:33 GMT
Second tranche of prisoners will include those serving up to two and a half years for crimes.
Why the prime minister wants to talk about Brexit again
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:27:59 GMT
For the first time since the UK left the EU, we have a prime minister who will "unflinchingly" debate Brexit, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.
Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:02:24 GMT
Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.
Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:37:00 GMT
Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:51:34 GMT
Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.
Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggest
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:36:34 GMT
Former Chelsea FC director, Eugene Tenenbaum, helped to manage the oligarch’s wealth.
Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:12:25 GMT
Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, starred as Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning drama series.
On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:28:10 GMT
Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.
Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:39:15 GMT
The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident.
UK growth upgraded but energy prices and rates to bite in 2027
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:00:35 GMT
The IMF report comes as final preparations are being made to the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burham.
