Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years
Russia calls up 160,000 men aged 18-30 as it moves to expand the size of its military....
Month : April 2025
Warning bill rises hit single parents hardest
A series of household bills, including water, energy and council tax, increase on Tuesday....
Why are bills going up? Your questions answered
Bills, bins, and benefits – the BBC’s cost of living correspondent Kevin Peachy answers your questions on bill rises....
France’s far right calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen
Marine Le Pen has said a “nuclear bomb” was used against her party to stop it getting into power....
Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland
The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area....
The man mourning 170 loved ones lost in Myanmar’s earthquake
Scores of Muslims died in Sagaing when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan....
Drug-rape student – 23 more women make allegations
Police in London say Zhenhao Zou’s “offending group is far greater” than they had realised....
Private school VAT ‘discriminatory’, court hears
Families argue that the policy “interferes with the fundamental right to an education”....
Chris Mason: Jitters, uncertainty and hope as UK awaits Trump tariff decision
Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes....
Investigation launched into UK’s statistics agency
The Office for National Statistics is under review after criticism about the reliability of its data....