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UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirmsThu 23rd Apr 2026 12:45 BST
UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

The government said medical data of 500,000 people was affected but no personally identifiable information had been made available.

High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming revealsThu 23rd Apr 2026 05:59 BST
High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals

Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

Senior Lucy Letby hospital boss arrestedThu 23rd Apr 2026 12:22 BST
Senior Lucy Letby hospital boss arrested

The arrest was made as part of a wider investigation into leadership at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

UK and France strike new £662m small boats dealThu 23rd Apr 2026 13:22 BST
UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urgeThu 23rd Apr 2026 00:11 BST
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.

Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridgeThu 23rd Apr 2026 11:53 BST
Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge

Evie and her mother were enjoying a day trip to south Wales when they came across the amphibian.

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