Whistleblowers of large-scale tax fraud will soon start to receive millions of pounds in exchange for information under a new US-style incentive programme that is the first of its kind in the UK.more

London is in full autumnal season as leaves of every colour transform its royal parks, while cascades of falling leaves have led to disruption on Tube lines. So far in November, temperatures have remained unusually mild for this time of year, staying firmly in the double digits and the trend looks set to continue for another seven days, before the cold ushers in. more

The Home Secretary is set to announce a major shake-up of the immigration and asylum system later this month, the BBC has learned. Shabana Mahmood will model some of her new measures on the Danish system - seen as one of the toughest in Europe. It is understood officials have been looking at Denmark's tighter rules on family reunion and restricting most refugees to a temporary stay in the country.more

Two prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly freed last year, the BBC understands. Another two, who were set free in error in June 2025, also remain missing. Details of the four erroneously released prisoners are emerging as ministers face growing pressure over a number of high-profile mistaken releases.more

The number of homeless people in England is higher than official government data suggests, according to new research from the charity Crisis. They say that around 189,000 families and individuals who faced the worst forms of homelessness such as rough sleeping, sofa surfing and living in tents were not included in official statistics.more

Britain is providing military support to Belgium after a series of suspected Russian drone incursions into its airspace, the new chief of the defence staff has said. Sir Richard Knighton told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that his Belgian counterpart had asked for assistance earlier this week and that equipment and personnel were now on the way.more

The BBC's boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The publicly funded BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser.more

The friendliest cities the world over have been named - and the UK is over-represented. It's only Spain, with four rankings in the top 20, that edges us out. We boast three spots, those being Brighton (6th), Belfast (10th) and Glasgow (14th). Topping the list is the coastal city of Porto, in Portugal.more

Air pollution in England and Wales has fallen, but the poorest neighbourhoods are still exposed to the most extreme levels of toxins, new analysis has found. Experts have called this a “grave environmental injustice” as the inequality around who is exposed to air pollution has dramatically grown in the last decade.more

One in five adults have said they had been targeted by scams and had money taken from them in the past year, a report has revealed. Twenty percent of people lost money to these scams in the year to March, according to the State of Scams in the UK report.more

Transport for London is set to launch five new Superloop bus route in 2026 and 2027. In September Londoners saw the latest addition to the bus network as the BL1 - or Bakerloop - began journeys from Waterloo to Lewisham.more

The majority of Britons do not feel proud of their country, a new survey has revealed. The wide-ranging polling on attitudes also suggested that people increasingly believe the UK is divided, that so-called culture wars exist, and that life was better in the past.more

Offshore Energies UK will from November 2026 require offshore staff to weigh a maximum of 124kg.more

For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office for National Statistics. Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, an ONS survey for 2024 suggests.more

British Airways has announced it will provide free onboard wifi fast enough to stream videos after its parent company signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink.more

Two major benefits will be abolished early next year, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed, with claimants being urged to ensure they don’t miss the deadline to switch to alternatives.more

A British court today found Julia W., a Polish woman who falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, a girl who went missing years ago, guilty of harassing her parents and sentenced her to six months in prison. At the same time, she was cleared of the more serious charge of stalking.more

McDonald's will bring in new sexual harassment training for managers in strengthened measures agreed with the equality watchdog to protect its staff from abuse. The move was "in response to serious allegations raised", the watchdog said, after it initially intervened in the company.more

The United Kingdom today removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara and Interior Minister Anas Khatab from its sanctions list. Last night, the UN Security Council decided to lift sanctions against both politicians.more

A commission operating within the US Congress investigating the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein yesterday asked Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former British Duke of York, to undergo questioning as part of the investigation.more

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is "angry and frustrated" over the mistaken release of prisoners, adding "it's our job to fix this".more

King Charles III's stripping of his brother Andrew's titles has been formally published. The Gazette, the UK's official public record, shows the taking away of Andrew's titles as prince and Duke of York, which came into effect when it was announced last Thursday.more

Buckingham Palace will open the largest exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II's outfits in history on 10 April, according to The Times. The exhibition will feature clothes she wore as a child, ball gowns and raincoats.more

London is bracing itself for 10 days of consecutive rain after a few days of sunshine as we head into autumn. Sunny intervals this week are expected to lead to a pleasant weekend for Londoners, as Saturday promises to be a day of almost complete sunshine with temperatures hitting a peak of 15C, repeating the same feat on Sunday.more

Lidl was the cheapest supermarket in the UK in October, with an average household basket full of groceries and other essentials coming in at £120.38, a study by consumer group Which? found.more