'I've applied for more than 400 roles' - how young people are facing the job shortage
Posted on Thursday May 28, 2026

The BBC has been hearing from young people who are struggling to find work about how they are tackling the challenge.

Two more boys die in latest heatwave water deaths
Posted on Thursday May 28, 2026

The body of a boy is recovered from a pond in Kent, while another teen dies in the River Thames in Oxford.

Prostate cancer screening only for "a few thousand" high risk men
Posted on Thursday May 28, 2026

Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.

Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes
Posted on Thursday May 28, 2026

The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.

Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?
Posted on Thursday May 28, 2026

Neither side seems interested in a return to all-out conflict, despite the latest exchange of strikes.