Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
BBC Newsby Jack Fenwick16d ago
- Published The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades.
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top 93%Orange Order march row goes to heart of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland
BBC Newsby Mark Simpson16d ago
- Published History shows that when the politics of Northern Ireland are wrapped up in a street dispute, friction is seldom far away.
Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
BBC Newsby Richard Wheeler16d ago
- Published Andy Burnham wants to offer access to free social care services to everyone in England, and will put his plans before voters at the next general election.
'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted, says Pope, during Lourdes visit
BBC Newsby Sean Seddon16d ago
- Published Pope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the "scourge" of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to "maintain the greatest vigilance", ahead of a meeting with...
Thousands of Sussex homes without water and roads flooded
BBC Newsby Stuart Maisner16d ago
- Published Thousands of homes in parts of West Sussex have water supply issues and a number of roads have flooded after what police are describing as a "significant" leak.
Before BTS and Blackpink, there was Big Bang: Now the 'Kings of K-pop' are back
BBC Newsby Jiji Ahn16d ago
- Published A sea of glowing yellow crowns. Thousands of voices chanting in Korean. An explosive surge of energy as the opening synth riffs of Fantastic Baby shatter the stadium air.
Newspaper headlines: 'Noel's crying his heart out' and 'global IVF disaster'
BBC News16d ago
- Published Many of Sunday's newspapers look ahead to Andy Burnham's first Labour conference as prime minister.
Scotland: From turgid to thrusting - mixed start for new Scotland
BBC Newsby Tom English16d ago
- Published For 45 turgid minutes in Slovenia, some in the Tartan Army might have reimagined the Steve Clarke years as a time of plenty, the halcyon era of ambitious football when Scotland were an...
Tony Pulis column: 'I feel cheated - when do Stoke City get our FA Cup?'
BBC News16d ago
- Published When do we get our FA Cup? That is what all Stoke City fans have been asking me since the news broke on Friday that Manchester City had been found guilty of breaking the majority of the...
Sussex horse lover's final wish fulfilled with hospice pony visit
BBC Newsby Sarah Gorrell; Tanya Gupta16d ago
- Published A lifelong horse lover was able to spend time with two ponies in the final days of her life after a community appeal helped arrange a surprise hospice visit.
Fury vs Joshua: Dana White casts doubt on fight after 24 hours of chaos
BBC Newsby Kal Sajad16d ago
- Published Two days after the announcement British boxing had waited a decade for, Dana White - the UFC president and Zuffa Boxing chief named as one of the figures promoting Tyson Fury against...
Child's letter found under stairs in Hockley home after 44 years
BBC Newsby Henry Godfrey-Evans16d ago
- Published A letter written by a 10-year-old girl in the 1980s and hidden in the cavity of the stairs at her home has been found 44 years later.
Iran says it will wait for official US response after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal
BBC Newsby Brandon Livesay16d ago
- Published Iran has said it will wait for an official response from US negotiators after President Donald Trump rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within...
Time running out for Tennessee killer Christa Pike who says she's too damaged for death row
BBC Newsby Stephanie Hegarty16d ago
- Published Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US...
Can you be healthy if you eat ultra-processed foods? I asked a dietitian
BBC Newsby Ruth Clegg16d ago
- Published Going to the supermarket has become a minefield. I'm in aisle 15, reading long lists of ingredients and worrying if what's in my trolley is good for me or not.
Who is in Celebrity Traitors? From Michael Sheen to Maya Jama
BBC Newsby Paul Glynn16d ago
- Published Celebrity Traitors returns next week for a second round of deception and amateur detective work.
Budget 2026: The two big calls Chancellor John Healey has to make
BBC Newsby Faisal Islam16d ago
- Published "It is tough," John Healey admitted to me earlier this month when I asked him if there had been too much doom-mongering?
Biao Xiang: Young people in China are fangirling over a professor who gets their anxiety
BBC Newsby Fan Wang16d ago
- Published "A star sent from the heavens," is how Zihan Han describes the man she's become a huge fan of recently, a man who young Chinese people call an "idol".
Wakefield Trinity reach Super League Grand Final two years after promotion from second tier
BBC Newsby Phil Cartwright16d ago
- Published "It's something I've dreamed about for years and it used to be a bit of a pipe dream," said Tom Johnstone, when asked about the prospect of Wakefield Trinity winning a Super League...
England embrace growing competitiveness of women's rugby
BBC Newsby Alastair Telfer17d ago
- Published Winning had been the only currency known to John Mitchell's Red Roses. From his arrival midway through the 2023 WXV1 campaign to winning the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time...