BBC News:
| France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues | Sat 23rd May 2026 17:55 BST |
The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared. | |
| Hottest day of year as 30.5C recorded and temperatures set to soar | Sat 23rd May 2026 18:09 BST |
Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England. | |
| 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn | Sat 23rd May 2026 13:00 BST |
Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn. | |
| Scrap tax on overtime hours, says Reform UK | Sat 23rd May 2026 20:29 BST |
The party says its proposed policy would cost £5bn a year and could be paid for through cuts to welfare. | |
| Attorney general to review teen boys' rape sentences | Sat 23rd May 2026 08:23 BST |
The three teenagers were not given custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls. | |
| Starmer urges TNT to make Champions League final free-to-air | Sat 23rd May 2026 17:00 BST |
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calls on TNT Sports to make next Saturday's Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain free-to-air. | |


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