BBC News:
| Rain to stop in time for weekend as sun returns | Fri 21st Aug 2026 01:14 BST |
The heavy downpours that have caused flash flooding will ease during Friday with sunshine returning for the weekend. But there are some chilly nights in store, as Ben Rich explains. | |
| World's oldest person celebrates turning 117 | Fri 21st Aug 2026 06:05 BST |
Born before the Titanic sank, Ethel Caterham has seen out two world wars and survived Covid at 110. | |
| Starmer donates biography of himself to Downing Street library | Fri 21st Aug 2026 07:56 BST |
The former PM and seven of his ministers have added to the collection, which began in 1931. | |
| 'Every day is difficult' says Ashley Dale's mum four years on | Fri 21st Aug 2026 06:09 BST |
Julie Dale speaks out on the fourth anniversary of her daughter's murder in Liverpool. | |
| Stifling heat and broken toilets: TUI River Cruise passengers tell of their holiday hell | Thu 20th Aug 2026 23:59 BST |
Holidaymakers tell the BBC they paid for luxury breaks but faulty air conditioning left them in sweltering heat. | |
| 'Relentless' GCSE resit cycle 'simply not working', school and college leaders say | Thu 20th Aug 2026 17:26 BST |
Pass rates for maths and English resits remain significantly lower than students taking them for the first time. | |


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