Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.

Support acts quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine comments
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.

OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.

Watch: Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
Posted on Tuesday September 15, 2026

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.

Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan in symbolic referendum
Posted on Wednesday September 16, 2026

Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.