The latest 25 UK stories from the BBC:
(Timestamp = GMT*)
- Reform UK has more members than Tories, Farage says
- Reform UK leader Farage says his party has made history and is now the "real opposition".
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:55:13 +0000 - Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
- The final episode is here, with millions of fans tuning in to find out whether Smithy said yes.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:50:55 +0000 - Two women dead and two hurt in suspected stabbing
- A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident, police say.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:31:11 +0000 - More than 450 migrants make Christmas Day crossing
- A total of 451 people arrived at the UK coast on 11 boats - the first arrivals for more than a week.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:21:33 +0000 - Boxing Day bargain hunters shunning shopping centres and high streets
- Boxing Day shoppers stay away from the High Street and shopping malls compared with 2023, data shows.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:07:20 +0000 - Gavin and Stacey tops Christmas Day TV ratings
- More than 12 million viewers tuned in to watch the finale of Gavin and Stacey on Christmas Day.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:07:53 +0000 - Government 'committed' to banning trail hunting
- As Boxing Day hunts gather, campaigners have urged the government to deliver on its manifesto pledge.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:35:57 +0000 - Murder charge after missing woman's body found
- Mariann Borocz was reported missing on 14 December, some 10 days before her body was found in Bolton.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:28:15 +0000 - 'We retraced our daughter's last steps after tsunami death'
- An undeveloped camera film Deborah Garlick took in Thailand was sent to her parents after her death.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:57:50 +0000 - The town where guide dog puppies learn their job
- Guide dog owner and trainers share memories of 85 years in the charity's unofficial home.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:57:22 +0000 - NHS staff at hospital left thousands short months after new pay deal
- A union says NHS staff are missing thousands from Christmas wage packets following a pay agreement.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:32:41 +0000 - The Papers: 'Love and hugs' for Kate and 'Shift to Reform'
- Many of Boxing Day's front pages feature images of members of the Royal Family from Christmas Day.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 04:35:33 +0000 - Man shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve
- West Mercia Police refers itself to the policing watchdog after a man was shot in Redditch.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:05:50 +0000 - Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
- Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:01:02 +0000 - Outnumbered star on returning: 'I cried of happiness'
- Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez on reviving their roles as the Brockman siblings.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:57:41 +0000 - 'It's good for everyone': Chief scout calls for volunteer push
- He says Scouts gave him the confidence to ignore people telling him to get the guy who shot at him.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:52:46 +0000 - Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
- An investigation is ongoing following the death of a man found in cardiac arrest on Christmas Day.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:31:44 +0000 - Archbishop's Christmas sermon 'empty words', Bishop says
- Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley has previously called for Stephen Cottrell to resign.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:31:28 +0000 - King praises health workers and calls for unity after riots
- His Christmas Day message follows a year that saw him and the Princess of Wales treated for cancer.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:10:10 +0000 - 'I grew up in a cave that my parents bought'
- Oliver Bowerman was five when his parents bought ancient cavern system and grew tourist attraction.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:02:51 +0000 - 'We won the lottery but I still check the price of socks'
- Ray and Barbara Wragg won big - but gave much of their fortune away to good causes.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:19:34 +0000 - Penguins and iceberg-watching: Marking Christmas in Antarctica
- Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:39:01 +0000 - Weather forecast for a cloudy and mild Christmas Day
- A period of unseasonably mild weather is forecast to hit the UK over the festive period.
BBC News - Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:02:10 +0000 - Man clipped by train pulling into railway station
- Govia Thameslink Railway is urging people to be safe on trains and at stations this Christmas.
BBC News - Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:19:13 +0000 - 'I was George's girlfriend in Last Christmas video'
- Debbie Killingback played the Wham star's new love interest in the famous music video.
BBC News - Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:08:55 +0000
BBC World News
- Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92
- Manmohan Singh was instrumental in bringing India out of economic and nuclear isolation.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:14:01 +0000 - Finland investigates Russia 'shadow fleet' ship after cable damage
- Finland is investigating a tanker following the rupture of a transmission cable in the Baltic Sea.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:58:22 +0000 - Reform UK has more members than Tories, Farage says
- Reform UK leader Farage says his party has made history and is now the "real opposition".
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:55:13 +0000 - At least three killed in bus crash in Norway
- The vehicle carrying dozens of people is reported to have ended up in a lake in the country's north-west.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:27:07 +0000 - Did Smithy say yes to Nessa in Gavin and Stacey special?
- The final episode is here, with millions of fans tuning in to find out whether Smithy said yes.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:50:55 +0000 - Two women dead and two hurt in suspected stabbing at flat on Christmas Day
- A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident, police say.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:31:11 +0000 - Trump names Panama ambassador amid threats to take back canal
- The president-elect has repeatedly claimed that the US was being "ripped off" by Panama Canal shipping fees.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:17:41 +0000 - More than 450 migrants make Christmas Day crossing
- A total of 451 people arrived at the UK coast on 11 boats - the first arrivals for more than a week.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:21:33 +0000 - High Street suffers Boxing Day hit as shoppers stay home
- Boxing Day shoppers stay away from the High Street and shopping malls compared with 2023, data shows.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:07:20 +0000 - Five Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike targeting armed group
- A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van in the central Gaza Strip.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:08 +0000 - Watch: Hundreds run into sea at Boxing Day dips
- Aerial footage captures the moment hardy swimmers take the plunge as part of the festive tradition.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:51:13 +0000 - Russia warns against 'hypotheses' after Azerbaijan Airlines crash
- The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:46:53 +0000 - Gavin and Stacey grabs TV's biggest Christmas Day audience in 16 years
- More than 12 million viewers tuned in to watch the finale of Gavin and Stacey on Christmas Day.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:07:53 +0000 - Kohli fined for Konstas clash in Melbourne Test
- India's Virat Kohli is fined 20% of his match fee after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of the fourth Test in Melbourne.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:54:37 +0000 - Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities
- The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:39:53 +0000 - Government 'committed' to banning trail hunting
- As Boxing Day hunts gather, campaigners have urged the government to deliver on its manifesto pledge.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:35:57 +0000 - 'Modern-day gladiator' - the rapid rise of teenage heavyweight hope Moses Itauma
- Rising heavyweight hope Moses Itauma reflects on his journey from a small Slovakian town to being tipped for boxing greatness.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:01:07 +0000 - Whisper it - alcohol-free wine has arrived in France
- It used to be considered treason in France - but now, alcohol-free wine is here to stay.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:27:49 +0000 - Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped
- Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:01:02 +0000 - Outnumbered star on returning: 'I cried of happiness'
- Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez on reviving their roles as the Brockman siblings.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:57:41 +0000 - Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
- He says Scouts gave him the confidence to ignore people telling him to get the guy who shot at him.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:52:46 +0000 - The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say scientists)
- How a very popular puzzle that was first invented 50 years ago may have certain wellbeing benefits
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 01:44:28 +0000 - From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024
- Dynamic pricing, Katy Perry's comeback album, Joker 2 and Eurovision were among the biggest fails of 2024.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:11:22 +0000 - Quiz of the Year, Part 1: How much do you remember about 2024?
- Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz - 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year.
BBC News - Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:08:28 +0000 - 20 years on: 'My boat was metres from the shore when the Boxing Day tsunami hit'
- A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
BBC News - Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:50:25 +0000
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