Government plans to overhaul asylum appeals system

Iain Watson Political correspondent PA Media The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await... Read more »

Funeral director’s ‘big danders’ for mental health

Brian Elwood Brian Elwood’s charity walk has grown into a bigger initiative A Belfast funeral director is trying to save lives by helping people improve their mental health. Brian Elwood has created... Read more »

Clare Balding dedicates book to Eddie Butler’s widow

Sue Butler Clare Balding has dedicated her book to Sue Butler, the widow of the late rugby player-turned-commentator Eddie Butler Sports broadcaster Clare Balding has dedicated her new novel to the widow... Read more »

Are the Edinburgh festivals doing enough to protect free speech?

Pauline McLean Arts correspondent, BBC Scotland PA Media The festivals have grown more outlandish every year, featuring the likes of the extravagantly dressed and award-winning The Listies Cultural festivals reflect the times... Read more »

Notting Hill Carnival 2025 brings bursts of colour to west London

Briohny Williams BBC News Reporting fromNotting Hill Carnival Sunday during the Notting Hill Carnival is traditionally families and children’s day Carefully painted faces and glitter could be seen across the parade The... Read more »

Bristol protest police accused of ‘violence’ during dramatic crowd dispersal

One councillor described the scenes as “violent and traumatic” 13:23, 24 Aug 2025Updated 13:38, 24 Aug 2025 Some officers policing yesterday’s protests in Bristol have been accused of “violence”, with two Green... Read more »

Moment Seat Leon drives wrong way on Birmingham roundabout

Exclusive footage caught by BirminghamLive shows brazen motorist going the wrong way and putting drivers at risk in Kings Heath 11:30, 24 Aug 2025Updated 12:05, 24 Aug 2025 A brazen driver was... Read more »

BBC King and Conqueror: Is James Norton series historically accurate?

The BBC miniseries King and Conqueror, based on the Battle of Hastings, dives deep into the lives of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy Helen Kelly Head of Screen Time 09:30,... Read more »

Residents split on changes to streets where seagulls takeover to ‘s*** and screech’

Sefton Council have implemented a new new waste collection strategy it hopes will improve neighbourhoods around Bootle 08:27, 24 Aug 2025Updated 08:34, 24 Aug 2025 Janette Smith, 64, has lived in Bootle... Read more »

easyJet passenger forces airline to refund baggage charge

Alison Evans flew with her nine-year-old son Arthur Evans from Belfast International Airport to Stansted, London, to visit her dad for a 10-day trip on 29 July. The 36-year-old claims she was... Read more »