‘Evil’ Southport killer jailed for minimum 52 years
Jonny Humphries BBC News Reporting fromLiverpool Crown Court Elizabeth Cook/PA Axel Rudakubana would have been sentenced to a whole life prison term had he been 18 at the time of…
Schoolgirl’s death being treated as murder
The death of a six-year-old girl in West Calder, West Lothian, is being treated as murder. The bodies of 36-year-old Mark Gordon and his daughter Hope were discovered after officers…
Taxi dashcam shows Axel Rudakubana before Southport attack
Footage from a taxi dashcam captured the moment Axel Rudakubana arrived at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class, where he murdered three girls. The video shows Rudakubana, who had booked the…
President Trump to ask OPEC to slash oil prices
President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and other Opec nations to “bring down the cost of oil” and doubled-down on his threat to use tariffs. In a…
Purdue and Sackler family agree $7.4bn OxyContin settlement
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who control it have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn (£6bn) to settle claims regarding its powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin. The deal represents an…
Wales has too many hospitals, says Mark Drakeford
Gareth Lewis Political editor, BBC Wales News PA Media Mark Drakeford was first minister until early 2024 Wales has too many hospitals and too many beds according to the Finance…
Emergency phone alert ahead of Storm Éowyn
Millions of people have received emergency phone alerts over the approaching Storm Éowyn. The worst disruption is due to hit Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland on Friday, where the…
Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Ezra Collective among most nominated
Getty Images Charli XCX’s album Brat inspired the Collins Dictionary 2024 word of the year Charli XCX leads this year’s Brit Awards with five nominations, including a nod for album…
Brit Awards 2025: Nominations in full
Across 14 categories, 70 artists are nominated and those include some of the biggest names in UK music and beyond. The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony at…
‘My daughter’s bones were scattered on the ground’
Fergal Keane Special correspondent BBC Lina al-Dabah shows a picture of her daughter Aya Everything gets mixed up together. The child’s multi-coloured backpack. A running shoe. A steel pot perforated…