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

Burnham said he had already cut taxes, including VAT on energy bills and hospitality business rates.

PMQs shows the challenge Burnham has in delivering new style of politics
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.

Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Dawn Light is accused of taking photos of jurors outside the Plymouth courthouse, a practice prohibited by the court.

Watch: BBC visits village swept away by deadly floods
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.

Lucy Letby 'boyfriend' doctor named as court order lifted
Posted on Wednesday September 02, 2026

Dr Mark Deakin, a consultant at Alder Hey hospital, was described as Letby's "boyfriend" during her trial.