PM asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Harper's killers in jail
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Andy Burnham is confident a solution can be found to exclude two of PC Harper's killers from an early release scheme, the BBC understands.

Amber heat health alerts for almost all of England as next heatwave begins
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

The amber alerts will be in place until Friday evening to cover high and even extreme temperatures expected through this week.

Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.

At least 132 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

More than 480 people were injured in the quakes, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.

England set to eliminate hepatitis C
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.