BBC News:
| Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply | Thu 3rd Sep 2026 06:00 BST |
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found. | |
| B&Q and Five Guys among firms that paid staff below minimum wage | Thu 3rd Sep 2026 00:08 BST |
More than 600 companies underpaid staff, with £4m returned to workers, according to the government. | |
| Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says | Thu 3rd Sep 2026 06:47 BST |
Analysis has found a "stark" gap in the spending power of households in the north and south of England on average. | |
| Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules | Thu 3rd Sep 2026 06:06 BST |
Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency. | |
| King hails 'unprecedented' Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London | Wed 2nd Sep 2026 19:57 BST |
British and French leaders will be at the British Museum to see the exhibition of the historic Bayeux Tapestry. | |
| Burnham to tackle 'mega-donors' in UK politics, minister says | Thu 3rd Sep 2026 01:44 BST |
Some MPs have pressed for the government to introduce a cap on UK-based donors. | |


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