BBC News:
| No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief | Tue 21st Apr 2026 18:00 BST |
Sir Olly Robbins has defended his decision to approve the peer's security clearance for the role. | |
| Boy, 17, pleads guilty to synagogue arson attack | Tue 21st Apr 2026 22:02 BST |
Accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Saturday night. | |
| Migrant first to be convicted of endangering others under new crossing law | Tue 21st Apr 2026 17:43 BST |
Tajik Mohammad pleaded guilty to piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the Channel in bad weather. | |
| Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed | Tue 21st Apr 2026 12:39 BST |
The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation. | |
| Man arrested outside Israeli embassy describes dangerous boat crossings to UK | Tue 21st Apr 2026 21:33 BST |
Abdullah Albadri from Kuwait twice entered Britain on a small boat from France, the Old Bailey heard. | |
| Petrol thefts surge as Iran war pushes up fuel costs | Tue 21st Apr 2026 09:59 BST |
One petrol retailer says he is experiencing about five drive-offs a week at each forecourt, costing him thousands. | |


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