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February 21, 2020
Revealed: What it's like to give birth in your area

Revealed: What it's like to give birth in your area

June 30, 2026

From tests to scans, and from going into labour to feeling your new baby's skin on yours for the first time - what happens at each stage of the maternity care journey is recorded by healthcare staff.

'A present-day emergency': Govt urged to support housebuilding

'A present-day emergency': Govt urged to support housebuilding

June 30, 2026

Construction leaders are demanding urgent government action to help encourage housebuilding - warning that the industry is facing "a present-day emergency".

Actress Dame Penelope Keith has died

Actress Dame Penelope Keith has died

June 29, 2026

Actress and TV presenter Dame Penelope Keith has died aged 86.

Former Rishi Sunak aide pleads guilty to election betting offence

Former Rishi Sunak aide pleads guilty to election betting offence

June 29, 2026

Rishi Sunak's former aide has pleaded guilty to a betting offence over the date of the 2024 general election.

UK to replace fleet of destroyers with 'budget warships'

UK to replace fleet of destroyers with 'budget warships'

June 28, 2026

The UK will replace a fleet of big, expensive destroyers with smaller, budget warships under an investment plan that seeks to rearm the military for less cash than officers say they need.

Teenager who researched Southport killings sentenced after threatening to bomb college

Teenager who researched Southport killings sentenced after threatening to bomb college

June 29, 2026

A teenager who researched the Southport killings has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for possessing explosives after making threats to attack his school.

British man killed on Caribbean island after being shot 'multiple times'

British man killed on Caribbean island after being shot 'multiple times'

June 29, 2026

A Scottish man has died after being shot multiple times on a Caribbean island, with his "heartbroken" family saying they are "working hard" to bring him home.

Ten British players knocked out on first day of Wimbledon

Ten British players knocked out on first day of Wimbledon

June 29, 2026

Ten British players were knocked out on the first day of Wimbledon - the highest number of losses for the home nation since records began in 2000.

Heatwave could return over the weekend

Heatwave could return over the weekend

June 29, 2026

After a record-breaking hot spell, the UK is set to bake in warm temperatures once again this weekend, but the highs will be milder across the country.