BBC News:
| Mocking regional accents is last form of acceptable discrimination, says MP | Wed 15th Jul 2026 19:39 BST |
MPs debated how prejudice against strong regional accents could affect social mobility in Westminster Hall. | |
| Son guilty of leaving mum to die in bathroom | Wed 15th Jul 2026 16:23 BST |
Veronica Irwin, 74, lay dying for two weeks in a flat she shared with her son Stewart, a jury hears. | |
| Eight men charged in historical child sex gang inquiry | Wed 15th Jul 2026 19:09 BST |
Officers make arrests in Wales, England and Scotland as part of Operation Oak. | |
| Nuclear veterans' medical record handling haphazard, report finds | Wed 15th Jul 2026 15:51 BST |
The veterans are campaigning for full disclosure of the impact of the UK's nuclear testing programme. | |
| Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17 | Wed 15th Jul 2026 12:24 BST |
The government says it will improve teenagers' lives but campaigners call it a "missed opportunity". | |
| Vigil to be held for three family members found dead in house in Ballymena | Wed 15th Jul 2026 22:27 BST |
An eight-year-old girl and her 39-year-old mother are understood to be victims of a double murder. | |


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