Collectors can fight to pay £7m for a Birkin – but the ‘it’ handbag is no longer cool | Lauren Cochrane

The news that Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag has sold for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m) at auction will no doubt cause some jaws to drop to the floor. However, perhaps it should... Read more »

Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course? | Tax and spending

During the first televised debate in the run-up to last summer’s general election, Keir Starmer used a phrase that received enthusiastic – and unanticipated – applause from the Salford audience. “I don’t... Read more »

Father given £1,173 refund from nursery in England after ‘top-up’ fees investigation | Childcare

A nursery has refunded a father almost £1,200 after an investigation found he had been charged mandatory “top-up” fees for hours of childcare that should have been free. Tiago Gomes’s daughter was... Read more »

Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting on 1 August, even as the two countries were days away from a self-imposed deadline to... Read more »

Rayner in deepening row with union over Birmingham bin strikes

Paul Seddon Political reporter Iain Watson Political correspondent Getty Images Angela Rayner is embroiled in an escalating row with Unite over her role in the long-running bin strikes in Birmingham. The union... Read more »

South Belfast bonfire set alight despite concerns over asbestos

Rebekah Wilson and Jayne McCormack BBC News NI BBC Controversy has surrounded the bonfire at Meridi Street, off the Donegall Road A bonfire on a site that contains asbestos was set alight... Read more »

‘Don’t tell me my baby wasn’t meant to be’

Siobhan Gorman Siobhan was 16-weeks pregnant and home alone when she gave birth to her baby Archie “There was probably something wrong with your baby”, “you could always try again”, “it wasn’t... Read more »

TRNSMT music festival begins in Glasgow in scorching heat

Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Reporting fromTRNSMT, Glasgow GreenGetty Images Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg powers through the heat on the main stage Fans have flocked to Glasgow after Scotland’s biggest music... Read more »

Teen found dead in Birmingham Sutton Park lake ‘brought light’ to school

Tanya Gupta BBC News, West Midlands BBC Police, firefighters, paramedics and council staff were all involved in the search for the teenager A boy who was found dead after he was reported... Read more »

Designs being drawn up for new liveable neighbourhood scheme as key traffic issues identified

New details of the planned designs are due to be revealed in September 16:26, 11 Jul 2025Updated 17:30, 11 Jul 2025 Planters in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood blocking cars(Image: Alex Seabrook)... Read more »