Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Mothers, like Katy, describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.

Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Monday.

Rain on way for UK with temperatures to drop to overnight lows of 3C in some places
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

After and exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains

Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.

Post-mortems due on five boys killed in crash on wrong side of motorway that injured four in Ireland
Posted on Monday August 17, 2026

Three women and a child who were in a second car are being treated in hospital for serious injuries.