US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
Posted on Friday October 02, 2026

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The prime minister's comments on Man City were revealing on several levels - and leapt on by many in football, the BBC's political editor writes.

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, police say
Posted on Friday October 02, 2026

The 25-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase.

Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.