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04/09/2023 The Prime Minister denies he is to blame for crumbly concrete
A former senior civil servant said Rishi Sunak cut money for school repairs as Chancellor
04 Sep 2023,30 mins
03/09/2023 Government to spend 'what it takes' to make schools safe
Chancellor says ministers acted immediately after learning about risk from weak concrete.
03 Sep 2023,15 mins
02/09/2023 Home Secretary orders review of police impartiality in England and Wales
She says the rise in officers taking sides on political issues is unacceptable
02 Sep 2023,15 mins
01/09/2023 The Government says it will publish a list of schools affected by faulty concrete
Ministers have warned more schools may be forced to close classrooms at short notice
01 Sep 2023,30 mins
31/08/2023 More than 100 schools in England told to shut buildings with 'crumble-risk' concrete
The Government issued the warning just days before the start of the new school year
31 Aug 2023,30 mins
30/08/2023 Government announces full enquiry into murders of babies by nurse Lucy Letby
The judge-led enquiry will be able to compel witnesses to give evidence
30 Aug 2023,30 mins
29/08/2023 Hundreds more flights cancelled after air traffic technical fault
National Air Traffic Services has apologised for disruption at UK's busiest airports
29 Aug 2023,30 mins
28/08/2023 Air traffic control system grounds hundreds of flights at airports across Europe
Tens of thousands of passengers face delays despite the problem having now been fixed
28 Aug 2023,30 mins
27/08/2023
The early evening national and international news from BBC Radio 4
27 Aug 2023,15 mins
26/08/2023 The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire
The former Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has resigned as an MP
26 Aug 2023,15 mins
25/08/2023 Spanish government is taking legal action against head of country's football federation
Luis Rubiales has been criticised for kissing a Spanish player at the Women's World Cup
25 Aug 2023,30 mins
24/08/2023 President Putin makes first public comments on plane crash presumed to have killed Wagner boss
Authorities say all 10 people on the plane were killed when it crashed near Moscow
24 Aug 2023,30 mins
23/08/2023 India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft safely on the Moon
The country's Prime Minister described the touchdown as a victory cry of a new India
23 Aug 2023,30 mins
22/08/2023 British Museum warned of stolen items being sold online
The BBC has seen correspondence showing the museum was alerted two years ago
22 Aug 2023,30 mins
21/08/2023 Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison
Letby murdered seven babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital in Chester
21 Aug 2023,30 mins
20/08/2023 England beaten by Spain in Women's World Cup final
England suffer a narrow defeat in their first World Cup final since 1966.
20 Aug 2023,15 mins
19/08/2023 Families of victims call for greater powers in Lucy Letby inquiry
The nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others
19 Aug 2023,15 mins
18/08/2023 Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others
Letby injected some babies with air and poisoned others with insulin
18 Aug 2023,30 mins
17/08/2023 Chat show host Sir Michael Parkinson dies aged 88
Sir Michael became a household name with his series 'Parkinson' which premiered in 1971
17 Aug 2023,30 mins
16/08/2023 England through to their first ever women's football World Cup final
It is the first time a senior English football team are in a World Cup final since 1966
16 Aug 2023,30 mins
15/08/2023 Three people suspected of spying for Russia in the UK charged
The Bulgarian nationals charged with possessing fake passports and ID cards
15 Aug 2023,30 mins
14/08/2023 Cancer charities cautiously welcome government plans to reduce cancer waiting times targets
The NHS says the move will mean patients get seen and diagnosed more quickly
14 Aug 2023,30 mins
13/08/2023 More than ninety known to have died in Hawaii wildfires
More than 90 bodies have been found in Hawaii after last week's deadly wildfires.
13 Aug 2023,15 mins
12/08/2023 Six Dead in Channel Crossing
6 people have died after a migrant boat heading to Britain sank in the English Channel.
12 Aug 2023,15 mins
11/08/2023 Asylum seekers on barge in Dorset are being taken off
Legionalla bacteria were discovered in the water supply on the vessel
11 Aug 2023,30 mins
10/08/2023 At least 36 people have died in wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui
The US president Joe Biden has declared the situation a major disaster
10 Aug 2023,30 mins
09/08/2023 Personal details of police staff in Northern Ireland accidentally published
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has apologised for the data breach
09 Aug 2023,30 mins
08/08/2023 South American nations meet to discuss Amazon rainforest
Leaders from eight countries that share the rainforest assembled for the summit in Brazil
08 Aug 2023,30 mins
07/08/2023 Asylum seekers board barge in Dorset
The first asylum seekers have boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge after a series of delays
07 Aug 2023,30 mins
06/08/2023 A man who was jailed for a rape he didn't commit says the system of compensation needs to be overhauled.
A man who was wrongly jailed says the system of compensation needs to be overhauled.
06 Aug 2023,15 mins