Hints of fiery finale for last ever episode of River City
BBC Newsby Pauline McLean·31 Aug 2026
- Published Johnny McKnight has written for River City for almost a decade so, when it was announced that the show was drawing to a close after 24 years, he asked if he could write the final...
Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
BBC Newsby Dan Johnson·31 Aug 2026
- Published Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.
'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'
BBC News·31 Aug 2026
- Published Several of the front pages feature Prime Minister Andy Burnham's announcement that he will make changes to the early prison release scheme in England and Wales.
Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
BBC Newsby Harry Sekulich·31 Aug 2026
- Published Parents of children with serious illnesses or disabilities should be entitled to paid leave from work, the children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has said.
Urgent action needed to stop teachers quitting, says Liberal Democrats
BBC Newsby Emilia Belli·31 Aug 2026
- Published Burnt out teachers urgently need better working hours and more support to stop them leaving the profession, the Liberal Democrats say, as the new term approaches.
This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
BBC Newsby Jim Reed·31 Aug 2026
- Published For four days running, Peter Marinker had arrived at rehearsals that were not even taking place. Dementia had muddled the dates in his mind.
Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during Coogee Beach attack
BBC Newsby Lana Lam·31 Aug 2026
- Published A Sydney woman who survived a shark attack has described the moment she came face-to-face with a four-metre great white before repeatedly punching it.
Community in 'harder position than immediately after synagogue attack - rabbi
BBC Newsby Judith Moritz; Daniel Wittenberg·31 Aug 2026
- Published The Jewish community at a synagogue where two men were killed in 2025 feels less safe now than it did immediately after the attack, its rabbi has said almost one year on.
Why so many black Britons still don't swim
BBC Newsby Florence Freeman·31 Aug 2026
As I push through the doors, the smell of chlorine hits me. Instantly, I feel sick, and I remember why I don't go swimming.
Sonia Gandhi: What will Congress leader's memoir reveal about India's most powerful political family?
BBC Newsby Soutik Biswas·31 Aug 2026
- Published When Sonia Gandhi became president of India's main opposition Congress party in 1998, she was an unlikely and largely enigmatic political leader.
The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts
BBC Newsby Nadine Yusif; Jessica Murphy·31 Aug 2026
- Published The US and Canada appear no closer to resolving their ongoing trade dispute. Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White...
Sibling rivalry: When parents play financial favourites
BBC Newsby Daniel Thomas·30 Aug 2026
- Published Do your parents have a favourite child and give them more money, gifts or help? Financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood and, in some cases, even...
UK raises detention of British activist with Israeli authorities
BBC Newsby Katy Watson·30 Aug 2026
- Published The UK Foreign Office says it has raised the detention of a British national in the occupied West Bank with Israeli authorities.
World number one Scheffler claims second Fedex Cup title
BBC Newsby Steve Sutcliffe·30 Aug 2026
- Published Tour Championship, final leaderboard -16 S Scheffler (US); -13 V Hovland (Nor); -12 R Gerard (US); -11 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), C Gotterup (US), R McIlroy (NI), R Henley (US), MW Lee (Aus)...
The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
BBC Newsby Megan Davies·30 Aug 2026
- Published When Hannah Matthews lost her father and grandmother in the space of a year, she found comfort in her back garden.
Reading Festival: Messy singer Lola Young makes surprise final day appearance
BBC Newsby Adam Goldsmith·30 Aug 2026
- Published Fans at the final day of Reading Festival were treated to a surprise set from singer Lola Young. "I am backstage, the cat is out of the bag and I am going to be performing so see you...
Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
BBC Newsby Sima Kotecha·30 Aug 2026
- Published Prisoners who were freed under the government's last early release scheme are returning to jail at a rapid rate, prison governors have told the BBC.
Woman injured in fatal police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon dies
BBC Newsby Andy Giddings·30 Aug 2026
- Published A woman who was critically injured when her car was in collision with a vehicle involved in a police pursuit has died.
Notting Hill Carnival's 60th year celebrated on family day
BBC Newsby Victoria Cook·30 Aug 2026
- Published As I walk into the heart of the 60th Notting Hill Carnival, the sun is shining and bouncing off the sequins, gems and sparkles of the costumes and decorations surrounding me.
Mum says family 'lucky to be alive' after Burscough train crash
BBC Newsby Marc Waddington; Stewart Whittingham·30 Aug 2026
- Published A rail passenger has told how she feels "lucky to be alive" after her train crashed with a van, killing the delivery driver.
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