Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:43:06 GMT
The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.
Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:20:11 GMT
Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.
King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:57:51 GMT
British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.
EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Germany
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:49:00 GMT
Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.
Protests in Spain over government's handling of Ceuta migrant crisis
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:34:27 GMT
Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta.
‘I'd be the last to know’: Stars of The Gentlemen react to Meghan reports
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:44:13 GMT
The world premiere for series 2 of the Netflix drama took place on Wednesday night in London.
Farage tells BBC 'we live in a complainants' society' after questions over Reform funding
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:43:48 GMT
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
Four in court over murder of baby stabbed to death
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:35:13 GMT
Four people, aged between 19 and 38, appear in court charged with murdering the newborn.
Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:21:00 GMT
The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".
'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:16:42 GMT
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.
