15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (476+ words) A man has been arrested after a hijacked bus was brought to a stop after a police chase. The driver of the bus was threatened at knife point by a man, who then allowed passengers to leave the bus. However,…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (259+ words) A maritime border operation targeting private boats arriving in Jersey found no offences and only minor breaches of customs and immigration rules, officials said. The Jersey Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS) worked with officers from the UK Border Security Command…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (323+ words) Two people have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police has said. A 60-year-old man and 42-year-old woman were arrested at properties in London on Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (199+ words) A former Green Party councillor has appeared in court after being charged with attacking a member of the public, three police officers and a member of police staff. Siobhan Harper-Nunes was arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (206+ words) The Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his wife have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election. Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when former Prime…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (39+ words) BBC Scotland's papers: Murrell inquiry and safety warning over release of prisoners Watchdog warns Scotland's colleges face increasing financial pressure Are wealthy buyers stoking St Andrews' housing crisis?...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (802+ words) The daughter of a former East Sussex sub-postmaster caught up in the Post Office scandal says there is a "ripple effect" of trauma for the families of those involved. Becky Armstrong, 34, is set to seek compensation through a scheme for…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (521+ words) A man described as an "instigator" of rioting in Ballymena last year has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Bradley Philip Douglas, from Waveney Mews in Ballymena, was handed a five-year sentence at Antrim Crown Court…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (160+ words) Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:38) The number of people being recalled to prison after early release in England and Wales is rising sharply. Why? (07:37) Is the UK millionaire an endangered species? We ask…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) A 16-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the neck, an inquest has heard. Khadeem Parris, 16, from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, died on Adnitt Road, Northampton on the evening of Tuesday, 7 July. At Northampton Coroner's Court, senior coroner Anne Pember said…...