The grieving family who says the coroner's courts aren't working
BBC Newsby Michael Buchanan24 Aug 2026
Sarah thought she knew what she was getting into when she attended a coroner's court in May 2024 to discuss the death of her second cousin.
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top 99%Why some US restaurants are banning tips
BBC Newsby Susie Bearne24 Aug 2026
- Published Wine waiter Caroline Kraetzer earns $40 (£30) an hour, double what most service staff in San Francisco are paid but then it costs a lot to eat at her restaurant.
New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
BBC Newsby Kevin Peachey24 Aug 2026
- Published Something new might appear in your change when you pay in cash from now on: a 10p coin featuring the portrait of King Charles and the world's largest grouse.
Brydon Carse: Michael Vaughan says England need punishment to 'send a shiver'
BBC Newsby Stephan Shemilt24 Aug 2026
- Published A punishment to "send a shiver down the whole team" may be needed after Brydon Carse became the latest England cricketer involved in a drinking controversy, according to Michael...
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
BBC Newsby David Cowan24 Aug 2026
- Published The trial of a Libyan man over the Lockerbie bombing has been postponed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
China's humanoid robots are stealing the show, but a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
BBC Newsby Laura Bicker24 Aug 2026
- Published "I take a nap and the world changes," says Chen Tianyu. His world certainly does. The 28-year-old keeps up with the latest technology by spending his spare time in factories that are...
Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart
BBC Newsby Nardine Saad24 Aug 2026
- Published Kit Harington has been tapped to join the highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series, as the wizarding world's celebrity-turned-Hogwarts instructor Gilderoy Lockhart, HBO confirmed to...
Thousands of social and affordable homes to be built across England in £39bn plan
BBC Newsby Tarah Welsh; Jade Thompson24 Aug 2026
- Published Ministers have announced where 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years, in a bid to address the housing crisis.
US-Canada trade war heats up as Trump threatens to hike auto tariffs
BBC Newsby Nadine Yousif24 Aug 2026
- Published President Donald Trump has threatened to hike US tariffs on automobiles originating in Canada, as the trade war between the two neighbours continues to heat up.
Asbestos cancer killed mum in her 40s – was her school to blame?
BBC Newsby Will Fyfe; Angharad Thomas24 Aug 2026
- Published When Caroline Bryan was enjoying high school with friends in the early 90s, she would never have imagined replaying those memories in her final weeks, while searching for answers about...
Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison
BBC Newsby David Gritten24 Aug 2026
- Published A court in Syria has sentenced the country's former top Muslim cleric to life in prison after convicting him of crimes including inciting civil war and complicity in intentional...
Manga-inspired theme park to be built near Paris
BBC Newsby Amy Walker24 Aug 2026
- Published Three theme parks will be built near Paris as part of a €6bn (£5.13bn) deal agreed between France and Saudi Arabia.
Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
BBC Newsby Daniela Relph; Daniel Wittenberg24 Aug 2026
- Published Within the next few days, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children will have departed California and become residents of the UK.
Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed seven
BBC Newsby Pamela Tickell; Philippa Goymer; Federica Bedendo24 Aug 2026
- Published Twelve people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the A66 crash that killed seven people, including two police officers.
Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins transfer saga leaves Villa shellshocked
BBC Newsby Nick Mashiter24 Aug 2026
- Published Aston Villa have been here before. Last year, it was Emi Martinez looking to leave for Manchester United.
Briton Bradley Townsend killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine
BBC Newsby Tom Airey; Andrew Jackson; Corinne Wheatley24 Aug 2026
- Published A British national has been killed in Ukraine while fighting for Russia. Bradley Townsend is said to have died following an attack by a remote-controlled FPV drone in Ukraine's eastern...
Prince Harry steps down from African Parks charity board
BBC Newsby Olivia Ireland24 Aug 2026
- Published The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of an African wildlife charity whose rangers had been found to have committed human rights abuses against indigenous people.
Harvey Elliott: Does Liverpool midfielder have an Anfield future after Newcastle omission?
BBC Newsby Aadam Patel24 Aug 2026
- Published It was a little under a month ago when in the bowels of the Yankee Stadium in New York, Harvey Elliott spoke candidly about his emotions after a "tough" loan spell at Aston Villa and...
All Points East: EsDeeKid mystery no problem for rapper's fans
BBC Newsby Srosh Khan; Naomi de Souza24 Aug 2026
- Published There might be fewer people guessing who he is these days - but if EsDeeKid's only UK festival appearance this summer is anything to go by, no-one seems to care.
Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza
BBC Newsby David Gritten24 Aug 2026
- Published Israel has warned Hamas that it will increase strikes on Gaza following concern over launches of kites, drones and balloons from the territory.