Tokara islanders sleepless after 900 quakes in two weeks
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping residents anxious and awake all night. Seismic activity has been…
Small businesses tell of crippling costs of telecoms services
Caroline Bilton BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations BBC/Caroline Bilton Graphic designer Gary Pride from Bradford says he may lose his business because of his phone contract Thousands of small businesses…
Northumberland Roman Fort mystery over large shoes
Jason Arunn Murugesu BBC News, North East and Cumbria The Vindolanda Trust Dr Elizabeth Greene says eight of the shoes at the site are over 30cm (11.8in) long Unusually large…
Council tax arrears see Welsh people owe £263m across the 22 areas
Felicity Evans Money editor, BBC Wales News PA Media The amount of overdue council tax owed by families in Wales has increased by 139% compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to…
Starmer admits failing to engage ahead of welfare U-turns
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he “did not engage” properly with Labour MPs, leading to a series of damaging U-turns on his flagship welfare reforms. On Tuesday, the government avoided…
Dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali
At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, rescuers said. The boat was carrying 53 passengers and 12…
Here are the sticking points as House holdouts stall spending plan
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Trump reacts to the Senate narrowly passing his budget bill Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending budget bill has returned to the US…
‘Pound falls after Reeves tears’ and ‘Brave face’ Kate
BBC “I’m under so much pressure” headlines The Sun over a shot that many papers have used of Chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears. “Markets panic as she sobs behind PM”,…
mass evacuations as blaze rages near Ierapetra, Crete
Nikos Papanikolaou BBC News Watch: Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece A major wildfire in Greece continues to burn out of control in eastern Crete, after breaking out…
Trump calls for US central bank head to quit immediately
US President Donald Trump has called for the chair of the Federal Reserve to quit “immediately”, in an escalation of his attacks on Jerome Powell. “‘Too Late’ should resign immediately!!!”,…