BBC News:
| UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget | Tue 1st Sep 2026 16:54 BST |
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget. | |
| Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP | Tue 1st Sep 2026 16:23 BST |
The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency. | |
| Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says | Tue 1st Sep 2026 13:18 BST |
Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat. | |
| Man in court charged with murder after fire deaths | Tue 1st Sep 2026 11:34 BST |
A seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in the fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on 26 August. | |
| Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review | Tue 1st Sep 2026 17:13 BST |
The UK says Falkland islanders "are British with a right to determine their own future". | |
| Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding | Tue 1st Sep 2026 13:10 BST |
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells. | |


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