Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.

What famous scenes are in the epic Bayeux Tapestry?
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The 70m (230ft) tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings in 1066, will be on display the British Museum.

'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.

Lucy Letby 'boyfriend' doctor named as court order lifted
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Dr Mark Deakin, a consultant at Alder Hey hospital, was described as Letby's "boyfriend" during her trial.