BBC News:
| UK welcomes new year with celebrations across the country | Thu 1st Jan 2026 09:45 GMT |
Millions around the UK have attended firework displays and street parties to usher in 2026. | |
| Starmer vows to 'defeat decline and division' in new year message | Thu 1st Jan 2026 15:45 GMT |
The PM acknowledges "things have been tough" but says 2026 will see "positive change". | |
| Community key to good healthcare, says incoming Archbishop of Canterbury | Thu 1st Jan 2026 06:39 GMT |
Dame Sarah Mullally, a former NHS nurse, said in a New Year address that community can help deal with the "root causes" of many hospital admissions. | |
| How the 'postcode lottery' of parenting really impacts young children | Thu 1st Jan 2026 00:02 GMT |
BBC Radio 4's Today will follow six parents for five years, chronicling the ups and downs of looking after a young child in modern Britain. | |
| Government to defend decision to strip Begum's UK citizenship | Thu 1st Jan 2026 09:01 GMT |
The ECHR questions whether it was considered if Shamima Begum was a victim of grooming and trafficking. | |
| We fought for 33 years to abolish not proven verdict after our daughter's murder | Thu 1st Jan 2026 08:16 GMT |
The centuries-old verdict has been scrapped after decades of controversy about its use in Scottish criminal trials. | |


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