Young people should have legal guarantee of job or training, Milburn tells BBC
Posted on Saturday November 14, 2026

The author of a major review on youth unemployment, due next week, acknowledges the change would mean some young people losing out on benefits.

Neets review won't be for the faint-hearted - and will test Burnham's appetite for a welfare fight
Posted on Saturday November 14, 2026

Milburn is not the first to try and fix the Neets problem - so what’s different this time round, asks Laura Kuenssberg.

US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
Posted on Saturday November 14, 2026

The Ukrainian president says US envoys touted the exchange as part of efforts to end the war with Russia.

Cruise ship overturns after collision with tanker in New Orleans
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.

King jokes with Elton John as he marks 78th birthday with radio show
Posted on Saturday November 14, 2026

The monarch appears on a special episode to coincide with his 78th birthday on Saturday.