BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings
Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.

Green Party admits Polanski may have failed to pay council tax
Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.

How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026

From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.

Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive
Posted on Tuesday May 12, 2026

An American and a French national who have returned home have tested positive for hantavirus.

US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland
Posted on Monday May 11, 2026

It is seeking to open three bases in the south of the Arctic territory, according to multiple officials familiar with the talks.