Why students are being paid £2,000 to play computer games
BBC Newsby Lizzie Asante·23 Aug 2026
- Published As parents across the country prepare to wave their children off to university, conversations about family finances and the cost of living are growing ever more frequent - and fervent.
Doctors wrongly said I was too young to have endometriosis at 13
BBC Newsby Vicki Loader·23 Aug 2026
- Published Every month, at about the time of her period, Grace has to be taken to hospital. She is often in so much pain her parents have to carry her to the car.
How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends on where you live
BBC Newsby Chloe Hayward·23 Aug 2026
- Published Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.
Burnham to visit Kyiv on first foreign trip and reaffirm UK support for Ukraine
BBC Newsby Henry Moore·23 Aug 2026
- Published Andy Burnham will mark his first foreign visit as prime minister with a trip to Kyiv on Monday to reiterate the UK's support for Ukraine and honour the country's independence day.
Vietnam: Gen Z seek justice for teen killed in ex-politician's car crash
BBC Newsby Gavin Butler; BBC News Vietnamese·23 Aug 2026
- Published Until recently, there would have been little to distinguish Vietnam's so-called Justice Tree from the hundreds of others lining the streets of Hanoi.
Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
BBC News·23 Aug 2026
- Published Reform UK has said it will prioritise British-born workers under 35 when allocating social housing if it were to enter government.
PCs killed in wrong-way A66 crash were heroes, say families
BBC Newsby Tom MacDougall; Philippa Goymer·23 Aug 2026
- Published Two police officers who died when a car travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway crashed into their vehicle have been hailed as heroes by their families.
Norris and McLaren 'don't have car' to fight for title
BBC Newsby Andrew Benson·23 Aug 2026
- Published Lando Norris says he and McLaren "don't have the car I need to fight for a championship", despite a second consecutive win to open the second half of the Formula 1 season.
CrossCountry to provide full service after major disruption
BBC Newsby Elliot Ball·23 Aug 2026
- Published Train operator CrossCountry will run a full train service on Monday following major disruption to services across the country.
Viral Cat in the Hat TikTok trend sparks fake videos and real fear
BBC Newsby Anna Holligan·23 Aug 2026
- Published "He's so scary!" says 16-year-old Skye, recoiling at the mention of the Cat in the Hat.
Climber Laura completes 'full house' of 1,072 peaks around UK
BBC Newsby Paul Hastie·23 Aug 2026
- Published It is a big day for Scottish climber Laura Baillie who has completed the "full house" of the UK's highest peaks.
Wicker Man director's sons complete their late father's film trilogy
BBC Newsby Pauline McLean·23 Aug 2026
- Published Robin Hardy always envisaged his iconic 1973 folk horror film The Wicker Man as the first part of a trilogy.
Zelensky has 'questions to answer' on corruption, Mykhailo Fedorov says
BBC Newsby Dan Johnson·23 Aug 2026
- Published Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has "questions to answer" about corruption in his government, his sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC.
Les used a QR code to download a parking app - but it was a scam
BBC Newsby Tom Moseley·23 Aug 2026
- Published When Les Howard could not find change for parking during a trip to the coast, a quick response (QR) code on the meter seemed to be the answer.
Police officers killed in wrong-way crash mourned in 'unimaginable loss'
BBC Newsby Mallory Moench·23 Aug 2026
- Published Two police officers killed in a wrong-way crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough have been remembered as "brave officers protecting our communities" in what has been described as an...
How Victorian Eastbourne realised it needed public loos
BBC Newsby Simon Furber; Cash Murphy·23 Aug 2026
- Published Eastbourne has a fascinating history with one of life's most basic amenities: the toilet.
Some parents 'unaware' summer-born children can delay primary school
BBC Newsby Rachel Candlin; Sarah Turnnidge·23 Aug 2026
- Published Some parents are unaware they can delay their summer-born child's school start until age five, according to families who have been through the process.
Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions
BBC Newsby Kate Whannel·23 Aug 2026
- Published Mayors across England will be given new powers to overrule local councils on some planning decisions.
Restriction zone scheme for offenders to start in October
BBC Newsby Iain Watson; Ottilie Mitchell·23 Aug 2026
- Published A scheme that could see serious sexual and violent offenders confined to areas just a few miles wide after leaving prison will be launched in October, Justice Secretary Alex Norris has...
Why do we love watching hoarder videos online so much?
BBC Newsby Holly Phillips·22 Aug 2026
- Published When Victoria Gordon arrives at a client's house, she can be met with huge piles of clothes, stacks of unwashed dishes and badly blocked toilets.
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