BBC News:
| Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends | Mon 6th Apr 2026 00:00 BST |
Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year. | |
| Don't put off treatment during doctors' strike, NHS tells patients | Mon 6th Apr 2026 09:14 BST |
The strike comes at the end of the bank holiday weekend and NHS managers fear demand could be "challenging". | |
| Pressure mounts over Kanye West's UK festival appearance | Mon 6th Apr 2026 14:00 BST |
Jewish groups and MPs call for the controversial rapper to be prevented from appearing at the London festival. | |
| Northern Ireland becomes first in UK to give parents two weeks paid leave for miscarriage | Mon 6th Apr 2026 10:10 BST |
Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave. | |
| Disability benefits change means my son could lose £200 a month - it's terrifying | Mon 6th Apr 2026 00:10 BST |
Charities say families are facing financial worries as changes to disability benefits come into effect. | |
| Murder arrests after man dies outside cocktail bar | Mon 6th Apr 2026 13:46 BST |
An assault outside MyBar on Charminster Road was reported to police in the early hours. | |


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