Canada prosecutors drop charges against two in Toronto gold heist
BBC Newsby Jessica Murphy18d ago
- Published Canadian prosecutors have dropped charges against two men accused of being involved in a massive gold heist in Toronto in 2023.
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top 89%Why Gen Z is swapping cardio for strength training
BBC Newsby Philippa Roxby; Phil Leake; Jess Carr18d ago
- Published When Antonia Duffin, 34, started going to the gym, she wanted to lose weight and tone up.
UK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it was
BBC Newsby Becky Dale; Mark Poynting; Jess Carr18d ago
- Published The UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves. But temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.
New policies, election speculation: What to expect from Burnham's first Labour conference as PM
BBC Newsby Iain Watson18d ago
- Published Andy Burnham had plenty to say about where the government - and the country - was going wrong at last year's Labour conference in Liverpool.
Brain tumour diagnosis cut from weeks to hours with rapid new NHS test
BBC Newsby Fergus Walsh18d ago
- Published A rapid new test for brain tumours that the NHS has started using can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours.
'We're all broke': Would you chase a friend for £5?
BBC Newsby Yasmin Rufo19d ago
- Published You pick up the bill for dinner, pay for the taxi home or grab a friend's coffee with the promise they'll pay you back later, but days go by and the money never arrives.
Portugal 1-0 Wales: Craig Bellamy wants more from his side after narrow Portugal loss
BBC Newsby Ian Mitchelmore19d ago
- Published Wales earned plaudits but Craig Bellamy wants more from his side, after admitting they were forced to suffer in their narrow 1-0 defeat in Portugal.
Shooting outside Canadian synagogue was 'hate-motivated', officials say
BBC Newsby Sareen Habeshian19d ago
- Published Canadian authorities have confirmed a shooting near a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, was a "hate-motivated" attack targeting the Jewish community.
Xi visit to Washington all pomp but little progress so far
BBC Newsby Anthony Zurcher19d ago
- Published At least so far, Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington has been all pomp and little obvious progress on pressing issues.
Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
BBC Newsby Davide Ghiglione19d ago
- Published The Italian government has approved a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, along with a limit on the share of pupils who speak little Italian in any one class.
Fury vs Joshua: The compromises & power struggles that shaped heavyweight fight
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad19d ago
- Published After a decade of stalled negotiations, public squabbling and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally meet in the ring on 11 December at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
BBC upholds complaints over Victoria Beckham slur on Have I Got News For You
BBC Newsby Paul Glynn19d ago
- Published Complaints about the broadcast of a swear word in connection with Victoria Beckham during an episode of BBC One's Have I Got News For You have been upheld, the corporation's executive...
Sex offender bailed to flat near playground
BBC News19d ago
- Published A sex offender jailed for taking thousands of pictures of children and using AI software to "nudify" them was repeatedly allowed to return to his home overlooking the playground he...
'It has broken us as a family,' mother of poison seller victim tells hearing
BBC Newsby Dan Sales19d ago
- Published The mother of a British victim of poison seller Kenneth Law has said his death and the way that he died had "destroyed" their family.
Man jailed for bottle throwing at Eastney migrant protest
BBC Newsby Matt Treacy; Stephen Stafford19d ago
- Published A father-of-two has become the first man jailed following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth after admitting throwing a plastic bottle and swearing at police.
Developer fined £1m after man killed by falling window
BBC News19d ago
- Published A property developer has been fined £1m after a window fell from a luxury riverside penthouse in south London and killed a coach driver.
Most cross-Channel migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026
BBC Newsby Craig Buchan19d ago
- Published A total of 781 migrants arrived in 10 small boats on Wednesday, the highest number for a single day so far this year, Home Office figures show.
Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third
BBC Newsby Katy Austin; Lucy Hooker19d ago
- Published Reports of violent incidents and harassment on rail services "rose substantially" last year, figures from the rail regulator show.
No 'switch' to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBC
BBC Newsby Tony Bonisgnore19d ago
- Published There is no "switch" to stop small boat crossings, and not every migrant boat can be intercepted, Labour's deputy leader has told the BBC.
Andy Carroll: Former England striker reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021
BBC Newsby Ben Collins19d ago
- Published Former England striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.