Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.

King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.

'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.

Four in court over murder of baby stabbed to death
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Four people, aged between 19 and 38, appear in court charged with murdering the newborn.