Why did the UK’s first satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been?
BBC/Gerry Fletcher Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or…
Cost of showing rugby ‘too much’ say pub
The Kings Arms Hotel The Kings Arms Hotel said they had bookings for all of the nations, not just Wales’ games A packed-out stadium is the best place to watch…
Secret 132 year old message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall
Ross Russell The bottle has an unusual rounded bottom and its cork was secured by wire which had rusted Engineers have found a bottle with a 132-year-old message deep inside…
Police inquiry after boy shaken as baby dies
Handout/PA Real Life Bradley Nelson was left with disabilities, after being shaken by his dad as a baby A boy left blind and brain-damaged after being attacked as a baby…
Trump tariffs could cost UK £22bn of exports
The UK could face a £22bn hit to its exports if Donald Trump imposes a blanket 20% tariff on all imports into the US, according to a new analysis. UK…
Watchdog to review police handling of Al Fayed abuse claims
BBC Watchdog to review how Met Police handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed This breaking news story is being updated and more details will…
US authorities investigate racist text messages
Authorities across the US are investigating after reports of text messages sent to black Americans with references to “slave catchers”, plantations and picking cotton. In a statement the FBI said…
Michelle O’Neill ‘understands’ hurt over Remembrance Sunday event
Liam McBurney/PA Wire The first minister is to become the first senior Sinn Féin figure to take part in an official Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Belfast Michelle O’Neill has said…
Iranian charged in alleged plot to kill Trump
The US government has brought charges against an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected the next president. The Department of…
June Spencer recounts her lifetime on The Archers
June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4’s long-running drama The Archers from 1951 until 2022, has died at the age of 105. She celebrated her 100th…