Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows', BBC finds
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:59:47 GMT
Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.
Katya Adler: France's government under pressure after widespread violence
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:46:54 GMT
Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.
Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:06:25 GMT
Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.
Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:28:44 GMT
In a BBC World Service documentary, the man claims to have played a role in drone attacks on his home soil.
Watch: Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:00:22 GMT
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Chicago, where communities are battling a new wave of synthetic drugs.
Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:00:45 GMT
More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.
Cindy Crawford 'beyond heartbroken' after death of son Presley at 27
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:53:27 GMT
Presley Gerber's death in September is being investigated as a suspected overdose.
Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:58:30 GMT
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:17:25 GMT
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains.
A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:24:25 GMT
The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.
