High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:59:56 GMT
Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.
Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:02:00 GMT
BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.
China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:23:25 GMT
The Middle East conflict is putting pressure on factory orders, costs and jobs in China's export-driven economy.
Riot police to deploy on French beaches under new deal to stop illegal Channel migrant crossings
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:26:58 GMT
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.
'My instinct was to help him': Runners help exhausted man finish Boston Marathon
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:33:15 GMT
The BBC spoke to Boston marathon runner, Ajay Haridasse, who was helped over the finish line by two strangers.
Teenager found in singer D4vd's car died of 'multiple injuries'
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:39:56 GMT
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
Fairway or driveway? Why golf courses are in the crosshairs of Britain's housing crisis
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:31:17 GMT
Are golf courses the right places to build housing, or are they simply a soft target?
US Navy chief leaving post 'effective immediately', Pentagon says
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:56:20 GMT
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:11:24 GMT
School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.
Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:25:30 GMT
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
