Man died after 'severe turbulence' on Singapore Airlines flight
BBC News28 Aug 2026
- Published A widow whose husband died after "severe turbulence" on a flight has begun legal action against the airline.
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top 90%Andy Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying unlike Starmer
BBC Newsby Ewan Somerville; Kate Whannel28 Aug 2026
- Published Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed he will not vote on the assisted dying bill for England and Wales unlike his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer.
Paul Heaton scores first number one album as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 finally reaches top 40
BBC Newsby Paul Glynn28 Aug 2026
- Published English singer-songwriter Paul Heaton has scored his first solo UK number one album, his sixth overall.
'Terrorist connection' over Trump Turnberry vandalism charges
BBC News28 Aug 2026
- Published Seven people accused of vandalism at Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort have been charged with an offence alleged to have a "terrorist connection".
Gianni Infantino: Uefa's attack on Fifa president escalates football's civil war
BBC Newsby Dan Roan28 Aug 2026
- Published "On information and belief, Infantino's actions described herein rise to the level of criminal mismanagement." "A stunning dereliction of duty."
Aston Villa: Unai Emery pays emotional tribute to Ollie Watkins
BBC Newsby Nick Mashiter28 Aug 2026
- Published Manager Unai Emery said Ollie Watkins apologised for refusing to play for Aston Villa on Sunday as he paid an emotional tribute to the departing striker.
South of France holiday scuppers Ed Davey's blood donation
BBC Newsby Kate Whannel28 Aug 2026
- Published A summer holiday to the south of France scuppered Sir Ed Davey's attempt to give blood to the NHS.
Golders Green: Four admit arson attack on Jewish ambulances
BBC Newsby Dominic Casciani; Adam Goldsmith28 Aug 2026
- Published Four men have pleaded guilty to destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack causing £1m of damage in north-west London.
Huge fire at Neasden waste facility shuts Tube and train lines
BBC Newsby James W Kelly28 Aug 2026
- Published A large fire has broken out at a waste facility close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London, shutting Tube and train lines in the area.
Amy Dowden says she can achieve anything after Celebrity Hunted
BBC Newsby Antonia Matthews28 Aug 2026
- Published Spoiler warning: This story contains details of the winner(s) of Celebrity Hunted Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has said winning Celebrity Hunted has helped her believe she can...
Uganda's King Oyo: World's youngest reigning monarch dies aged 34
BBC Newsby Swaibu Ibrahim28 Aug 2026
- Published A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minster announced.
'Not far enough' - parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users
BBC Newsby Brandon Drenon; Max Matza28 Aug 2026
- Published For Elizabeth Cardner, a mother of two girls in Houston, Texas, Meta's new limits on how teenagers can use its platforms are a welcome sign that more people are aware of social media's...
Nepal-Tibet flash floods: These two women are among nearly 300 Indians missing
BBC Newsby Soutik Biswas28 Aug 2026
- Published Early on Wednesday, Sudipto Bhattacharya received what would be the last message from his wife. It showed a departure stamp in her passport: immigration at the Nepal border was done.
Cleveland Police officers working through 'pain and grief' in crash and fire probe
BBC Newsby Pamela Bilalova28 Aug 2026
- Published Grieving police officers are working 20-hour shifts as they investigate a crash and a fire which left nine people dead, a Police Federation representative has said.
Itauma vs Hrgovic: Can fast-tracked 21-year-old Briton make history on Saturday?
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad28 Aug 2026
- Published British heavyweight Moses Itauma pulls out his phone and scrolls through his pictures.
Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
BBC Newsby Mallory Moench28 Aug 2026
- Published Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after he was taken to hospital last week for treatment for a rare blood condition.
Families fly to Nepal in search for 33 missing British nationals
BBC Newsby Henry Moore28 Aug 2026
- Published Families of missing UK nationals have flown out to Nepal to search for their relatives.
Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
BBC Newsby Lucy Hooker28 Aug 2026
- Published Selena Gomez's social media accounts brim with adoring fans: two million likes for her most recent post showing her and her husband in a rose-petal strewn hotel, and thousands of...
Nepal-Tibet floods: 'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China
BBC Newsby Tessa Wong28 Aug 2026
- Published China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst, causing a second flood downstream.
Newspaper headlines: 'Town gripped by fear' and 'Nepal death toll climbs'
BBC News28 Aug 2026
- Published The devastation in Nepal is pictured across many of the front pages. The Daily Mail reports on the British families desperately trying to contact missing relatives, after what's...