High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026

Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026

BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.

Riot police to deploy on French beaches under new deal to stop illegal Channel migrant crossings
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026

Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.

The furious debate over building houses on golf courses
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026

Are golf courses the right places to build housing, or are they simply a soft target?