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PM says Britain is 'a tinderbox' as homes destroyed in wildfire
Andy Burnham says fire services need more resources after the blaze in Stourbridge
14 Aug 2026,30 mins
Israeli military tackles blockade by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
The Israeli settlers have blockaded two families in the village of Qusra
13 Aug 2026,30 mins
Millions watch the UK's most significant solar eclipse since 1999
In Spain, the moon will totally obscure the sun
12 Aug 2026,30 mins
Andy Burnham is 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
Mr Burnham asks the justice secretary to find a way to create more space in prisons
11 Aug 2026,30 mins
230 people cross the English Channel in a single boat
It's the largest ever number of arrivals on one dinghy
10 Aug 2026,30 mins
Israel rejects President Trump's peace plan for Gaza
Israel rejects a peace plan for Gaza that President Trump announced last month
09 Aug 2026,16 mins
Zelensky pleads for more air defences amid more strikes
President Zelensky has appealed for more air defences after more Russian strikes on Kyiv.
08 Aug 2026,16 mins
Police and prosecutors admit failings in the handling of a serial sex offender
A string of mistakes left a known sex offender free to murder two women
07 Aug 2026,30 mins
A record number of referrals to the Prevent anti-extremism programme
The biggest group of referrals is children under the age of 15.
06 Aug 2026,30 mins
Former neo-Nazi withdraws as a Tory election candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine had been selected to contest a local council election
05 Aug 2026,30 mins
The government defends its changes to the prisoner early release scheme
The Justice Secretary has apologised to the families affected by the scheme
04 Aug 2026,30 mins
France condemns Reform's cross-channel migrant plans
Reform says it would use the Navy to return migrants crossing the Channel in small boats
03 Aug 2026,30 mins
Moscow blast 'was terrorism', but no word on who caused it
It's still not clear who was behind the restaurant explosion that killed three people.
02 Aug 2026,16 mins
Pressure grows on Fifa boss
Pressure mounts on Gianni Infantino after plans to sell stakes in World Cup are dropped
01 Aug 2026,16 mins
Funeral director who failed to bury and cremate bodies jailed for 20 years
Robert Bush gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers
31 Jul 2026,30 mins
Uefa says it will boycott the World Cup if Fifa's plans go ahead
Fifa plans to sell off some event rights to private investors
30 Jul 2026,30 mins
Andy Burnham promises to reform adult social care in England
The Prime Minister warned "difficult decisions" would be needed to bring about change
29 Jul 2026,30 mins
Plans for school pupils in England to get more access to technical subjects
Andy Burnham pledges to cut the number of young people, who aren't working or learning
28 Jul 2026,30 mins
Wildfires continue in France and Spain
Firefighters are bracing themselves for more searing weather
27 Jul 2026,30 mins
Manhunt under way in Germany after a suspected 'Islamist terror attack' at Berlin Pride
One woman is dead and at least 29 injured after a van was driven into a crowd
26 Jul 2026,16 mins
Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations In France And Spain
Wildfires force more than a quarter of a million people to leave parts of France & Spain
25 Jul 2026,16 mins
Wildfires spread rapidly in parts of France and Spain
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated
24 Jul 2026,30 mins
Andy Burnham pauses the prisoner early release scheme
More than 5,000 prisoners including killers were due to be freed from September
23 Jul 2026,30 mins
The widow of PC Andrew Harper criticises early prisoner release
Two of the men jailed for killing the police officer in 2019 could be released early
22 Jul 2026,30 mins
Andy Burnham chairs first Cabinet after ex-minister criticises 'unfunded tax cut'
The new PM tells ministers they must show how policies will be paid for
21 Jul 2026,30 mins
Andy Burnham moves into 10 Downing Street
The new Prime Minister promises immediate help with the cost of living
20 Jul 2026,30 mins
World Cup final
Spain and Argentina face each other in New Jersey.
19 Jul 2026,16 mins
Burnham To Support North Sea Drilling, BBC Told
The BBC's told Andy Burnham intends to support more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea
18 Jul 2026,16 mins
Andy Burnham takes over as leader of the Labour party
Mr Burnham pledged to give 'hope back' to the country
17 Jul 2026,30 mins
Protesters take to the streets in Ukraine
They oppose President Zelenksy's dismissal of the defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov
16 Jul 2026,30 mins