Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:45:01 GMT
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.
Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence funding 'black hole'?
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:55:01 GMT
BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".
Judge 'wrong' to spare boy rapists from custody, court told
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:51:41 GMT
Three teenage boys convicted of rape should have been detained, the Court of Appeal hears.
Nowak case officers face gross misconduct investigation
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:23:52 GMT
Henry Nowak, 18, was handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025.
England's warmest June on record down to record-breaking heatwave
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:49:42 GMT
England saw its warmest June since records began in 1865 and the second warmest for the whole of the UK according to data just released by the Met Office.
Woman raped by Superdry co-founder tells BBC she was working for him at the time
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:08 GMT
She described feeling fear and dread as she returned to her job, working for James Holder, after the attack.
Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:25:48 GMT
Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.
Williams' knee injury leaves Wimbledon doubles in doubt
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:41:57 GMT
Serena Williams' hopes of playing alongside her older sister Venus in the Wimbledon doubles look in doubt because of a knee injury.
Up to 150 ex-WHSmith High Street stores to close as rescue deal approved
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:10:32 GMT
The sweeping restructuring, approved by a court, will see steep rent cuts on most remaining stores.
Brewery boss who banned phones and swearing from pubs dies aged 81
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:20:49 GMT
Humphrey Smith had been at the helm of the Tadcaster brewer since the 1980s.
