BBC News:
| Tributes paid to PCs among seven dead in wrong-way crash | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 09:31 BST |
PC Matthew Blades, PC Tom Clough and five young people were killed when a car drove the wrong way on the A66 and struck the police vehicle. | |
| Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 11:02 BST |
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the change was "essential" for helping mayors "effectively deliver new homes". | |
| Struggling households need more help with bills, energy industry says | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 11:11 BST |
Industry body Energy UK says the current support for households most in need does not go far enough. | |
| Restriction zone scheme for offenders to start in October | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 03:37 BST |
Serious violent and sexual offenders may be confined to areas of just a few miles after leaving prison on probation. | |
| Iran-linked hackers behind cyber attack that shut down power plant, reports say | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 03:48 BST |
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July. | |
| CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut | Sun 23rd Aug 2026 11:24 BST |
Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario". | |


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