Angela Rayner has warned government proposals to make it harder for migrants already in the UK to settle permanently are "un-British" and a "breach of trust". Ministers want to double the time it takes most migrant workers to qualify for permanent residence from five years to 10 years, while in …

'Explosive' meningitis outbreak is unprecedented, officials say 8 hours ago Vicky Castleand Joshua Askew ,South East An outbreak of meningitis that has killed a university student and a sixth former is "unprecedented", health chiefs have said. The number of confirmed cases of "invasive" meningitis in the Canterbury area stands at …

Higgs Boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts 4 hours ago Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Listen to Pallab read this article When the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced in Stockholm in October 2013, the world was watching. Among the names read out was Prof Peter Higgs, …

Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off. Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players …

7 hours ago Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer to meet and find common ground, after the US president's repeated criticism of the UK prime minister. In an exclusive interview with the BBC after talks with Sir Keir, …

6 hours ago Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC Scotland MSPs have rejected the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to legalise assisted dying. The proposals, tabled by Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur, would have allowed terminally-ill, mentally competent adults to seek medical help to end their lives. …

A woman stands on a rooftop listening to the sounds of the city below. There is only the dull hum of traffic tonight. But she knows how easily that can change. It is usually the dogs who notice the sound first and begin to bark furiously. The noise of aircraft. …

India's outsourcing industry is worth $300bn. Can it survive AI? 5 hours ago Nikhil Inamdar Indian technology stocks have seen an unprecedented rout over the past few weeks over fears of artificial intelligence upending the traditional outsourcing model that powers the country's $300bn (£223bn) back-office industry. The sell-off - part …

12 hours ago Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Tammun, occupied West Bank Warning - this article contains a graphic description of a shooting. In the few moments of silence after the shootings, before he was dragged from the family car, 12-year-old Khaled Bani Odeh thought he was the only member of …

12 hours ago Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. An 18-year-old pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham, named as Juliette, and a 21-year-old student at the University of Kent were confirmed to have died from the infection over the …