UK car sales to US rise following tariff deal
Sales of British-made cars to the US rose in July following the introduction of the UK-US tariff deal. The 6.8% rise follows three months in a row of falling sales,…
Xi shows Trump who holds the cards as he sets up meeting with Kim and Putin
Laura Bicker China correspondent Getty Images North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a military parade in the centre of Beijing, alongside Russian president Vladimir Putin and China’s leader Xi…
Thousands heading to Belfast Vital gig
Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images Sam Fender will take to the stage in Belfast as part of his People Watching tour Excitement is building for thousands of music fans ahead of this…
Keir Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Sir Keir Starmer is replacing the top civil servant in his Downing Street office. Principal private secretary Nin Pandit runs the prime minister’s team at No 10 and has only…
Council meeting to discuss deaths following music festival
Pacemaker Around 80,000 people attended the Emerge festival over the weekend Belfast City Council party group leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss the deaths of two people who died…
‘My daughter should be in special school but there is no space’
Lucy Adams Education correspondent, BBC Scotland Katy McCloskey BBC Scotland News BBC Niamh’s application was initially rejected by Glasgow City Council Four-year-old Niamh was due to start primary school two…
Does Reform pose an existential threat to the Scottish Conservatives?
Phil Sim BBC Scotland political correspondent Getty Images Graham Simpson was unveiled as a Reform UK MSP by leader Nigel Farage With eight months still to go until the Holyrood…
Summer holiday childcare costs a struggle, Guernsey parents say
BBC Euginia Nobrega works night shifts in order to look after her child in the school break Parents in Guernsey said they have had to adjust their working hours or…
South East parents face struggle to afford school uniform
Peter Whittlesea BBC News, Whitstable Patrick Barlow BBC News, South East Peter Whittlesea / BBC Parents say they are increasingly turning to pre-worn school uniform to avoid paying up to…
Half of children in England live in homes at risk of overheating
Meghan Owen Work and money correspondent, BBC London BBC Keisha and her daughter live in a flat that they say can reach 43C in summer As the UK experiences hotter…