Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show | Nuclear waste

Radioactive water from the base that holds the UK’s nuclear bombs was allowed to leak into the sea after old pipes repeatedly burst, official files have revealed. The radioactive material was released... Read more »

Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years | Renting property

Average private rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in five years as lower mortgage rates helped take some of the heat out of the rental sector, data shows.... Read more »

Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks | Ukraine

Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White House against any deal hatched “over the heads... Read more »

More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals | Crime

Foreign criminals from 15 more countries face deportation before they have a chance to appeal in an expansion of the UK government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme. Ministers are extending the scheme,... Read more »

Beloved by bands and bank robbers, the Ford Transit turns 60

Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Theo Leggett at the wheel of the oldest Ford Transit still in existence Climbing into a 1965 Ford Transit is like stepping into a time capsule... Read more »

Europe allies urge Trump not to deal with Putin without Ukraine

EPA Macron, Zelensky and Starmer spoke on the phone on Saturday European allies have rallied behind Ukraine in a renewed surge of support, insisting that any peace talks with Russia must include... Read more »

LGBT people find community outdoors

BBC Donal Conlon says Out and Active NI has brought him “out of his shell” A man who moved back to Northern Ireland after spending more than a decade in London has... Read more »

Animal lovers rally to save Carmarthenshire farm sanctuary

Jane Baker Jane Baker has been caring for rescued farm animals for nearly 30 years When Jane Baker adopted New Forest pony Star back in 1998, she had no idea it would... Read more »

The teenager who set up a diabetes charity at primary school

Jonathan Geddes BBC Glasgow and West reporter UGC Lochlan Murdoch was diagnosed with diabetes aged four Since he set up a charity to help diabetics, Lochlan Murdoch’s journey has taken him to... Read more »

Derby man ‘lucky to be alive’ after US building site fall

Georgia Roberts Political reporter, BBC Derby SUPPLIED Rob Bell fell 25ft from a roof when he was working as a construction engineer Rob Bell had been working at a construction site in... Read more »