Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Posted on Friday June 12, 2026

Hockney, one of the UK's most important and influential artists, has died at the age of 88.

Ministers want 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035
Posted on Friday June 12, 2026

Thousands of safer paths and crossings are promised to help people become more active in England's towns and cities.

Grooming survivors left with criminal records still being failed, BBC told
Posted on Friday June 12, 2026

Victims who were abused and prosecuted as children are still being failed, says grooming report author.

Donaldson denies meeting sex abuse accuser to 'nip in the bud' allegations
Posted on Friday June 12, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

London council takes possession of property linked to Sierra Leone's First Lady
Posted on Friday June 12, 2026

Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.