BBC News:
| High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals | Thu 23rd Apr 2026 05:59 BST |
Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say. | |
| Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs | Thu 23rd Apr 2026 06:02 BST |
BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers. | |
| UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal | Thu 23rd Apr 2026 09:03 BST |
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”. | |
| Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge | Thu 23rd Apr 2026 00:11 BST |
School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say. | |
| AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak | Thu 23rd Apr 2026 07:45 BST |
The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified. | |
| PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting | Wed 22nd Apr 2026 22:10 BST |
The prime minister's former chief of staff will face questions about his role in the appointment of Lord Mandelson. | |


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