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29/10/2024 Police say teenager accused of killing three girls in Southport faces two extra charges
He has been charged with having an Al Qaeda training manual and possessing a poison
29 Oct 2024,30 mins
28/10/2024 Sir Keir Starmer sets out defence of "tough decisions" to be announced in Budget
The government is expected to unveil a raft of tax rises and spending cuts
28 Oct 2024,30 mins
27/10/2024 - Labour insists working people won't see higher taxes
The government is under pressure to clarify who'll be hit by Budget measures.
27 Oct 2024,16 mins
26/10/2024 'Limited damage' after Israel's attack on Iran
Tehran is urged not to retaliate, but says it has the duty to defend itself.
26 Oct 2024,16 mins
25/10/2024 Online child abuser from County Armagh given life sentence
Alexander McCartney will spend at least 20 years in prison
25 Oct 2024,30 mins
24/10/2024 Chancellor confirms she will change rules on borrowing in next week's budget
Rachel Reeves told the BBC the government would change the way it measures debt
24 Oct 2024,30 mins
23/10/2024 New Alzheimer's drug rejected for widespread use in NHS in England
The health spending watchdog said it was too expensive for too little benefit
23 Oct 2024,30 mins
22/10/2024 Chris Kaba suspected of links to shootings days before he was killed by police
The judge in the trial lifted reporting restrictions on Chris Kaba's criminal history
22 Oct 2024,30 mins
21/10/2024 Police officer who shot Chris Kaba acquitted of murder
Chris Kaba's family said they were devastated by the verdict
21 Oct 2024,30 mins
20/10/2024 Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza and Beirut
Hamas says more than 80 people are dead after Israel bombed homes in northern Gaza
20 Oct 2024,16 mins
19/10/2024 Israel launches more airstrikes on Beirut
Israel launches a new wave of strikes on Beirut.
19 Oct 2024,16 mins
18/10/2024 Hamas confirms leader death
Hamas has confirmed that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, is dead
18 Oct 2024,30 mins
17/10/2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
The Israeli Government says its soldiers have killed the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar.
17 Oct 2024,27 mins
16/10/2024 Surprise Inflation Drop
Inflation drops below the Bank of England's target for the first time in three years.
16 Oct 2024,30 mins
15/10/2024 PM refuses to rule out employer NI rise
Sir Keir Starmer drops a heavy hint that taxes on businesses could go up in the Budget.
15 Oct 2024,30 mins
14/10/2024 The government has given details of more than 60 billion pounds invested in the UK at today's business summit
The government has given details of more than 60 billion pounds invested in the UK
14 Oct 2024,30 mins
13/10/2024 Israel has asked the UN to immediately remove its peacekeepers from parts of southern Lebanon
Israel has asked the UN to remove its peacekeepers from parts of southern Lebanon
13 Oct 2024,16 mins
12/10/2024 Alex Salmond dies aged 69
The former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, dies aged 69.
12 Oct 2024,16 mins
11/10/2024 Israel criticised after firing on UN peacekeeper positions in southern Lebanon
Israel says it will carry out a thorough review, after facing international criticism.
11 Oct 2024,30 mins
10/10/2024 Several dead after Hurricane Milton thrashes Florida
Rescue operations are underway in Florida, after Hurricane Milton tore through the state.
10 Oct 2024,30 mins
09/10/2024
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
09 Oct 2024,30 mins
08/10/2024 MI5 boss warns Russia on mission to cause mayhem on UK streets
MI5 warns Britain is facing "complex" threats, and singles out Russian intelligence.
08 Oct 2024,30 mins
07/10/2024 First anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel
Memorial services have been held to mark a year since Hamas attacks on Israel.
07 Oct 2024,30 mins
06/10/2024 Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigns
Just three months after Sir Keir Starmer took power his chief of staff Sue Gray has quit.
06 Oct 2024,16 mins
05/10/2024 Another 4 migrants die crossing the Channel
A 2 year old boy is one of four people killed in a small boat
05 Oct 2024,16 mins
04/10/2024 Iran's supreme leader says his country and its allies will not back down in confrontation with Israel
Ayatollah Khamenei also defended Iran's missile attack on Israel this week
04 Oct 2024,30 mins
03/10/2024 Parliament set to vote for the first time in nearly a decade on whether to legalise assisted dying
The proposal would give terminally ill people in England and Wales the choice to die
03 Oct 2024,30 mins
02/10/2024 Israel expands its operation in southern Lebanon
Israel has committed more troops to the invasion and said eight soldiers have been killed
02 Oct 2024,30 mins
01/10/2024 Iran launches missile attack on Israel in retaliation for invasion of Lebanon overnight
Last night Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah positions
01 Oct 2024,30 mins
30/09/2024 Israel warns next stage of its fighting in Lebanon will start soon
Reports from the US suggest a limited ground offensive is imminent
30 Sep 2024,30 mins