Woman who lost five family members in drowning tragedy wants surviving daughter to 'live life' 6 hours ago Keiron TourishBBC News NI north west reporter A decade has passed since Louise James returned from a hen weekend feeling a sense of dread that a tragedy would unfold. She arrived home …

Entering a football match in England and Wales without a ticket will become a criminal offence under new laws that come into force before Sunday's Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley. Offenders will face a football banning order of up to five years, as well as …

The Salt Path author wrote secret first book despite claiming she was debut writer 7 hours ago Gemma DunstanBBC Wales The Salt Path author Raynor Winn wrote a book published in 2012 – despite repeatedly claiming her controversial 2018 release documenting a life-changing walk was the first she had ever …

Labour MPs opposed to the government's immigration reforms are threatening to expose the party's divisions by forcing a symbolic vote in Parliament unless ministers back down. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to double the length of time that it will take for migrants to gain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) …

Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps 2 hours ago Malcolm Prior ,Rural affairs producerand Jenny Kumah ,Rural affairs correspondent Three of the worst illegal rubbish dumps in England are set to be cleaned up at the taxpayers' expense as part of a national waste crime action plan …

12 hours ago Ed Thomas ,UK editor , Patrick Clahaneand Rebecca Wearn A senior council worker repeatedly shared with West Midlands authorities reports of children as young as 11 being sexually abused in High Street mini-marts, the BBC can reveal. The reports were raised multiple times with police and safeguarding …

6 hours ago Sir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of Strathclyde "Brexit did deep damage. " With those words at her Mais lecture on Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear that there has been an important shift within the Labour Party - one that government ministers have …

The family of an 18-year-old girl who died following a meningitis outbreak in Kent have described their "immeasurable loss" and called for better protections for young people. Juliette Kenny died last week one day after showing symptoms of the disease which included vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks, her father …

Afghan evacuees in limbo in Qatar camp accuse US of betrayal 5 hours ago Yogita Limaye ,South Asia and Afghanistan correspondentand Mahfouz Zubaide For 18 months, Alia has been waiting in a transit camp in Qatar for her promised resettlement to the US. But now that route appears to have …

Lionel Messi became only the second player in history to reach 900 top-level career goals after scoring in Inter Miami's match against Nashville SC on Wednesday. The Argentina international scored the landmark goal after just seven minutes at Geodis Park in Tennessee in the Concacaf Champions Cup last-16 second leg …