Why I am putting up Union flags on my high street in Sutton
Anna O’NeillBBC News and Wendy HurrellBBC London BBC Billy Cooper said it was not “taboo” to be British “A flagger, I believe, is somebody trying to rekindle a bit of…
The students and grandparents living under one roof in Lewisham
Meghan OwenWork and money correspondent, BBC London BBC Grandmother Claire, 60, and student Morley, 28, live in the same housing scheme “It’s reassuring to know we’re not just a bunch…
‘Fury’ over Father Ted creator arrest and ‘nervy bond markets’
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan’s arrest and skyrocketing borrowing costs dominate Wednesday’s papers. The Metro leads with Linehan’s “fury” after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting…
Asylum protests putting police under chronic pressure, chief says
Protests over the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers have put police forces under “chronic pressure” when combined with other duties this summer, a senior police chief has said.…
Government unable to calculate Afghan data breach cost, watchdog says
The government is unable to calculate the total cost of a secret relocation plan it set up following the Afghan data leak, the public spending watchdog has said. The Ministry…
How a scheme helped prevent sex offenders committing more crimes
Alison HoltSocial affairs editor BBC Listen to Alison read this article It took me some time to find the front door of the Safer Living Foundation. There was no nameplate,…
Garden City toddler murdered by grandparents ‘failed by system’
Family photo Ethan Ives-Griffiths was murdered by his grandparents Michael and Kerry Ives The aunt of a toddler murdered by his grandparents has said he was failed by social services,…
Dying cancer patient left in ‘unnecessary pain’ at Borders hospital
David KnoxBBC Scotland News BBC Roy Owen was admitted to Borders General Hospital for palliative pain management in 2023 Nursing staff at a Scottish hospital have been criticised for leaving…
Timelapse shows Northern Lights display over North Sea
The Northern Lights were spotted in the skies across the UK on Monday night. Video shows a timelapse above the North Sea and consists of 782 separate photographs. The display…
Call for calm in Epping as Supreme Court asylum hotel appeal denied
David FreezerBBC News, Essex EPA/Shutterstock Epping Forest District Council leader Chris Whitbread, speaking outside the Royal Court of Justice in London last month A council seeking to stop an Epping…