King Charles has delivered a personal video message remembering the life of public service of his "darling Mama", the late Queen Elizabeth II, on what would have been her 100th birthday. The King warned, in a message recorded at Balmoral earlier this month, that his mother would have disapproved of …

The government is to announce on Tuesday a plan to weaken the link between electricity and volatile gas prices, which it says will better protect consumers from energy shocks triggered by international conflicts. The government wants some older renewable energy generators to move to fixed-price contracts, rather than the current …

Petrol theft has surged by 62% compared with a year ago, according to new figures compiled for the BBC, with one forecourt owner saying drive-offs are costing him £2,000 a week across his five sites. The data from fuel theft recovery company Pay My Fuel comes as petrol and diesel …

In a further education college in the Pembrokeshire town of Haverfordwest, a studio audience had gathered to hear leaders of Wales' political parties make their pitch at a BBC Wales Ask the Leaders debate. After an audience member asked Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth about independence, presenter Nick Servini …

The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning. Sir Olly Robbins, who had been the permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office since January 2025, was removed from …

Challenges keeping King's path fully open in south Keeping all of the King Charles III England Coast Path open will be "challenging", according to Natural England. Parts of the 2,689-mile route, which was inaugurated by the King in April, are currently inaccessible because of recent landslips. In Dorset, some landowners …

With more than 60% of the vote counted, his Progressive Bulgaria (PB) was in the lead with 45% of the votes, according to the Central Electoral Commission - an absolute majority of at least 132 seats in the 240-seat parliament. PB beat the liberal PP-DB coalition, which stood at 15%, …

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has appealed for help after her car containing hospital equipment used to treat her twin daughters was stolen. The 34-year-old said the black Land Rover was taken from her driveway in Brentwood, Essex, at about 03:00 BST on Sunday. Her twins, Ocean Jade and …

Erling Haaland's winning goal, the explosion of noise, the reaction at full-time. Sunday's monumental result at Etihad Stadium felt like the moment when the momentum of the Premier League title race fully swung Manchester City's way, with their 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's side remain at the summit …

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms There is something in the air in Birmingham and it's not the faint whiff of overflowing wheelie bins. The UK's second city could be about to see the biggest political shake-up in more than a decade. Labour has been in …