UK companies linked to payments for small boat crossings, BBC finds
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026

Smugglers are directing migrants to pay using a network of British businesses, secret filming reveals.

Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026

The bodies of all five Italian divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials tell the BBC.

Are baby boomers like me the luckiest generation in history?
Posted on Sunday May 17, 2026

As young graduates criticise the terms of their student debt, Evan Davis asks whether baby boomers really were the luckiest generation

UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF but risks remain
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026

Growth has been upgraded from 0.8% to 1% for 2026 in the influential body's latest forecast.

Parents could face bigger fines for child's crimes under youth justice shake-up
Posted on Monday May 18, 2026

In the most extreme cases, parents could face jail if they fail to take action to address their child's behaviour.