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More photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate released.
Democrat politicians released the images, some featuring President Trump.
12 Dec 2025,30 mins
Surging flu infections leave NHS England facing 'worst case scenario'.
Cases are also rising elsewhere in the UK.
11 Dec 2025,30 mins
European countries mull human rights reform
European countries discuss how to make it easier to deport failed asylum-seekers
10 Dec 2025,30 mins
Chair announced for national inquiry into grooming gangs
The former children's commissioner will chair the national inquiry into grooming gangs.
09 Dec 2025,30 mins
President Zelensky meets European allies in Downing Street
The Ukrainian leader is under American pressure to accept a peace deal with Russia
08 Dec 2025,30 mins
Lando Norris wins F1 championship
Britain's Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship for the first time
07 Dec 2025,16 mins
BBC Investigation reveals the driving test touts offering hundreds of pounds to bulk book tests
Touts use instructors' official accounts to book tests
06 Dec 2025,16 mins
A BBC investigation throws new light on the historical use of electro-shock therapy on gay men and women
Electric shock treatment was used in NHS hospitals decades ago
05 Dec 2025,30 mins
An inquiry finds Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the fatal poisoning of a British woman
Dawn Sturgess was poisoned with Novichok in 2018
04 Dec 2025,30 mins
Nursery Worker Admits Abuse
A nursery worker has admitted sexually abusing children in his care.
03 Dec 2025,30 mins
The government will restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales
The Justice Secretary insists the measures will clear a huge backlog of trials
02 Dec 2025,30 mins
The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility resigns
The OBR accidentally leaked the budget last week
01 Dec 2025,30 mins
The Chancellor denies misleading the public in the run up to this week's budget
The Conservatives call on Rachel Reeves to resign
30 Nov 2025,16 mins
Oscar-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
He captivated audiences by seamlessly blending intellect, emotion and humour
29 Nov 2025,16 mins
Experts reject calls for prostate cancer mass screening programme
They say it should include only men carrying specific risky genes
28 Nov 2025,30 mins
The government has U-turned on day-one protection from unfair dismissal
This was one of the central pledges in Labour's manifesto
27 Nov 2025,30 mins
The Chancellor defends her Budget tax rises
Rachel Reeves' measures are set to take tax take to an all-time high
26 Nov 2025,30 mins
The right to trial by jury may be restricted to only the most serious cases
It's hoped the change would end unprecedented backlogs in courts
25 Nov 2025,30 mins
MPs are told by a former editorial advisor to the BBC that it is not institutionally biased
Michael Prescott says there are issues of denial among management
24 Nov 2025,30 mins
Negotiators say there has been progress on US peace plan to end war in Ukraine
The US Secretary of State says talks on proposals to end the war have been "meaningful"
23 Nov 2025,16 mins
World leaders say the US peace plan for Ukraine needs more work
Sir Keir Starmer has been meeting world leaders at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
22 Nov 2025,16 mins
Former Welsh Reform leader jailed for pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10 and a half years
21 Nov 2025,30 mins
The covid inquiry concludes lockdowns could have been avoided entirely
The report says the government response in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
20 Nov 2025,30 mins
A Russian spy-ship has been accused of pointing lasers at RAF pilots off the Scottish coast
John Healey describes it as a "deeply dangerous" move
19 Nov 2025,30 mins
Parliament warned of Chinese spying
MPs, peers and parliamentary staff told to be vigilant
18 Nov 2025,30 mins
Sweeping changes to the asylum system
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has laid out sweeping changes to the asylum system.
17 Nov 2025,30 mins
Home Secretary Pledges Asylum System Overhaul
Shabana Mahmood pledges the biggest overhaul of the UK's asylum system in modern times
16 Nov 2025,16 mins
Donald Trump Says He Will Press Ahead With Legal Action Against BBC
Donald Trump has said he will speak to Sir Keir Starmer about his plans to sue the BBC.
15 Nov 2025,16 mins
Chancellor won't raise tax rates in the Budget after all
Rachel Reeves will not raise income tax, after speculation over a key manifesto pledge.
14 Nov 2025,30 mins
An independent review of the Sara Sharif case has identified multiple failings
The 10-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother
13 Nov 2025,30 mins