BBC News:
| Starmer trims budgets to fund extra £15bn for defence | Tue 30th Jun 2026 17:09 BST |
The plan outlines how billions will be spent on equipping the UK armed forces in the years ahead. | |
| Frank Gardner: Key points from government's defence spending plan | Tue 30th Jun 2026 18:43 BST |
The BBC's security correspondent analyses the details of the plan, and what they mean for the UK's armed forces. | |
| Government promises to act on maternity care failings which 'shame our society' | Tue 30th Jun 2026 15:25 BST |
An independent inquiry has found "unacceptable racism and discrimination" is affecting patient safety. | |
| Burnham plans to work some days in Manchester as PM | Tue 30th Jun 2026 16:09 BST |
The ex-Greater Manchester mayor plans a new No 10 unit in the city if he becomes Labour's next leader. | |
| Another UK heatwave could be on the way | Tue 30th Jun 2026 11:33 BST |
As parts of Europe continue to swelter in record temperatures, higher temperatures could develop again across the UK later this week, as Simon King explains. | |
| Government 'cannot deport' grooming gang ringleader | Tue 30th Jun 2026 12:36 BST |
A 55-year-old law means the government has no legal powers to remove Shabir Ahmed from the UK. | |


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