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Peers urged to vote for social media ban for under-16s

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 09:34
Lord Nash proposes raising the age limit in a change to a draft law making its way through Parliament.

Peers urged to vote for social media ban for under-16s

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 09:34
Lord Nash proposes raising the age limit in a change to a draft law making its way through Parliament.

UK inflation rises to 3.4%, driven by tobacco and airfares

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 09:28
It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.

UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 09:00
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.

What went wrong for Raducanu in Melbourne?

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 08:49
After Emma Raducanu suffered a humbling second-round exit, BBC Sport analyses what went wrong and where the Briton goes from here.

In pictures: Northern lights dazzle for second night across the UK

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 08:45
After a strong geomagnetic storm on the Sun earlier this week, the aurora was spotted for the second night in a row across the UK

Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 08:44
Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.

'Minor electrical issue' on Air Force One delays Trump Davos visit

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 08:30
Journalists travelling with the president said the lights went out briefly in the press cabin.

England fans have 'every right to be annoyed, I made terrible mistake' - Brook

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 08:08
Harry Brook says supporters have “every right to be annoyed” by his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on England’s tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.

'I'm a scary sight' - Northampton's 23-stone, one-meal man

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 07:51
Northampton lock JJ van der Mescht's gainline power and 23-stone frame is fuelled by just one meal a day.

Out-of-sorts Raducanu beaten at Australian Open

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 07:47
Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova.

Out-of-sorts Raducanu out in Australian Open second round

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 07:47
Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova.

England fans have 'every right to be annoyed, I made terrible mistake' - Brook

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 07:30
Harry Brook says supporters have “every right to be annoyed” by his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on England’s tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.

'Really scary': Sydney residents react to shark attacks

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 06:39
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.

'Really scary': Sydney residents react to shark attacks

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 06:39
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.

Are we not good enough? Girls football team win tiny plastic cup as boys get full-size trophy

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 06:20
The cup paled into comparison to the grand old trophy presented to the winning boys football team.

Mum demands answers over son found dead with stab wounds in a Home Office flat

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 06:19
Sheena Millar says she is still seeking answers despite a year-long investigation into the death of her son Mikhail.

River of waste 'visible for miles' dumped at mountain beauty spot

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 06:00
A farmer says she is "devastated" by a "disgusting" river of fly-tipped waste dumped down the side of a mountain.

Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 05:56
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

Wed, 21/01/2026 - 05:56
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

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