A former tax worker is sentenced to two years for inciting hatred online.

Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities have been paused or withdrawn in a number of areas.

Jorja Smith, Rachel Chinouriri and Blossoms also among artists set to take to the studio next month.

The London and South East University Group (LASE) will be the third largest higher education institution in the UK.

Zhenhao Zou was convicted of raping 10 women but he is thought to have committed further crimes.

Theo Rae is one of seven killed when a car going the wrong way crashed with a Cleveland Police car.

One of Richard Scatchard's victims says his killing of Kelly Faiers in 2023 could have been avoided.

Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.

The King will be asked to refer three questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Weekend warmth gives way to rain and strong winds for many into the start of the new week.

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

Ryan Bridge faces a string of charges including racially aggravated harassment, threats and assault.

The two adults and teenager will appear in court on Monday.

Three people have been arrested in connection to the incident near Gravesend.

Plans are in motion to cut Scotland's mainland health boards from 14 to two, but questions remain about how they would work in practice.

Lollipop men and ladies in Sheffield will be given the cameras to combat aggressive behaviour.

The artwork depicts the Black Country-born footballers tucking into the local delicacy.

Police are investigating an incident between Cardiff defender Krystian Bielik and a Portsmouth supporter during Pompey's 2-0 home win on Saturday.

The Diana Memorial Fountain remains closed following a sequence of technical faults.

Ben White will take "Gladys" to an RHS show later this month.

UK correspondent Daniel Sandford looks at the link between small boat protests in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.

Moshiri was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), after her GP noticed irregularities in blood test results.

The government condemned "the intimidating and thuggish behaviour" of the demonstrators.

The BBC's Ed Thomas has visited Grangetown, an area which has been the focus of an investigation following the deadly A66 crash.

September for the UK as a whole is actually a drier month than August.

Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.

Danny Thomas organised the demonstration in Dover - seemingly after weeks of preparation - and was also present in Portsmouth.

The SNP policy was announced last week and from Monday, fares are capped to £2 in the west.

The beauty and resilience of women living with cancer is celebrated though photography.

About one million people - mostly women - are owed pension tax relief and will be contacted by HMRC.

The bodies of a man and a woman have been discovered at a house in Blackburn and a man has been arrested.

The building in Stonyhurst Street, Possilpark - which has been derelict for 20 years - had received £3m to be renovated as affordable homes.

Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died.