Calls for inquiry into Army training college for teenagers after reports of rape and abuse
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Four women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed while attending the Army Foundation College (AFC) at Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

Majority of England's rivers and lakes fail new environmental review
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

A comprehensive assessment of England's waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement.

Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".

Farmer jailed for lodger's 'body in barrel' murder
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Richard Dyson's body was not found until nearly six years after he disappeared in rural Barnsley.

Meredith Kercher's sister criticises Amanda Knox's Edinburgh comedy show
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

Stephanie Kercher asks Amanda Knox to think about Meredith's family ahead of staging a show in Edinburgh.