Reform UK leader Nigel Farage defends suspending MP Rupert Lowe
Francesca Gillett BBC News PA Media Nigel Farage, left, with Rupert Lowe outside Westminster Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has defended the decision to suspend one of his MPs, as…
Man arrested after climbing Palace of Westminster
A man has been arrested after scaling one of the towers at the Palace of Westminster in central London. Emergency services were called to the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big…
India’s rap rebel makes a comeback after battling addiction
Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Instagram/Yo Yo Honey Singh Once one of India’s biggest rappers, Yo Yo Honey Singh has returned to music after seven years About 15 years ago,…
Tory call to ban use of Human Rights Act rights act to stop deportations
The Conservatives have said that the Human Rights Act should no longer apply to immigration decisions. They are calling for a change in the law that would stop people challenging…
‘We don’t need a Gail’s’
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Reporting fromMacclesfield BBC Jane Kent says Macclesfield doesn’t need any more places to buy pastries There is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted…
London man says his life was ‘slowly deteriorating’
BBC Chris, not his real name, started missing work because of his involvement in chemsex A man drawn into the world of having sex while high on illegal drugs has…
Weight loss drugs expose women to society’s harsh judgements on their bodies
Jess Phillips and Branneisha Cooper Women like Jess and Branneisha say strangers are more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation since they lost weight When Branneisha…
‘No-one will go to US illegally now’
Yogita Limaye South Asia and Afghanistan correspondent BBC Gurpreet Singh hoped to enter the US before President Trump’s crackdown began Gurpreet Singh was handcuffed, his legs shackled and a chain…
The rise of ‘free the nipple’ fashion
Yasmin Rufo Culture reporter Getty Images Charli XCX told viewers that ITV had complained about her outfit at the Brit Awards Six months ago, a viral TikTok trend made us…
UK ‘hardest hit by Covid fallout’ and next Bond ‘shouldn’t be American’
The Observer reflects on the fallout from the Covid pandemic, as the UK marks five years since the pandemic started with a day of reflection on Sunday. The paper has…