News from around the UK
Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour
The doctor told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he could no longer look NHS colleagues and patients in the eye and stay as a Conservative.Posted 27th April 2024
Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
Keith Siegel and Omri Miran are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.Posted 28th April 2024
Yousaf rules out pact with Salmond's Alba party
Alex Salmond is said to want a deal to maximise pro-independence MPs and MSPs in return for support in a no confidence vote.Posted 27th April 2024
Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and the album comeback
The two megastars have both ditched singles for their latest releases - will others follow their lead?Posted 27th April 2024
Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law
Those flouting the sweeping new morality rules could be jailed for up to 15 years.Posted 28th April 2024
Daughter's world 'turned upside down' after pub cellar death
Olwen Collier died from head injuries after falling into the cellar of the Stag and Pheasant in Carmel, south Wales.Posted 27th April 2024
Co-op Live: How UK’s biggest indoor arena became butt of jokes
What was supposed to be a triumphant opening week for Manchester's Co-op Live has become a debacle.Posted 27th April 2024
'Buying a first home is harder when you're single'
A report says two high incomes are increasingly needed to afford a mortgage, leaving millions stuck.Posted 28th April 2024
Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for baby
An IT glitch leaves the cabin crew expecting to welcome a baby on board rather than a centenarian.Posted 28th April 2024
Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900k
The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912.Posted 27th April 2024
Have Iran-Israel missile strikes changed the Middle East?
Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.Posted 27th April 2024
England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick
England sealed a third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam and sixth straight title with a clinical victory over 14-player France in Bordeaux.Posted 27th April 2024