Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Mothers describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.

Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.

Rain on way for UK with temperatures to drop to overnight lows of 3C in some places
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

After and exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains

Watch: Sprint sensation Amy Hunt takes gold number four at the European championships
Posted on Sunday August 16, 2026

Great Britain win the first mixed 4x100m relay ever staged in the European Athletics Championships as Amy Hunt takes her fourth gold in the competition.

Post-mortems due on five boys killed in crash on wrong side of motorway that injured four in Ireland
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Three women and a child who were in a second car are being treated in hospital for serious injuries.