BBC News:
| UK set for Lyrid meteor shower display with clear skies forecast | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 09:35 BST |
The Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest recorded and Wednesday brings near perfect weather conditions to see them as they peak. Simon King explains. | |
| Husband cleared of manslaughter over wife's suicide | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 15:36 BST |
Christopher Trybus is found not guilty of the manslaughter of Tarryn Baird after a five-week trial. | |
| Black children eight times more likely to be strip searched by police, report says | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 16:55 BST |
A new report says while the number of strip searches has decreased, ethnic disparities in their use persist. | |
| Calls for clarity over schools smartphone ban | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 16:34 BST |
Minister plan to ban smartphones in English schools, but headteachers and campaigners have called for more direction on how to enforce it. | |
| Supreme Court rejects bid to revoke adoption of sisters | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 15:28 BST |
The children, now 18 and 19, supported their adoptive mother's application to the court. | |
| UK inflation rate rises to 3.3% in March after Iran war pushes up fuel prices | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 09:38 BST |
The figures provide the first official look at the impact of the Iran war on the cost of living in the UK. | |


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