President Trump has expanded his campaign to intervene in U.S. cities to combat what he says is out of control crime and illegal immigration to Memphis, Tennessee. Trump announced Memphis would be the next target for a federal law enforcement push. “Memphis is that’s the next city, deeply troubled,” Trump said, “We’re going to fix […]
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent and Tom InghamClimate and Science Producer Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC Water from drought-hit Hampshire has been used to help fill this lake in Wiltshire Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire. Some of it was recently used, entirely legally, to help fill […]
Alison HoltSocial affairs editor and James Melley and Judith Burns BBC The cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England has nearly doubled in five years but many children still do not receive appropriate care, says a report from the independent public spending watchdog. Newsportual Audit Office (NAO) says councils on average spent £318,400 […]
Justin RowlattClimate Editor BBC/Pol Reygaerts US Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke to BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt dureing an interview in Brussels Don’t worry too much about planet-warming emissions, the US Energy Secretary has told the BBC, because within five years AI will have enabled the harnessing of nuclear fusion – the energy that powers […]
The request comes after a federal court earlier this week blocked Lisa Cook’s firing while her lawsuit challenging her dismissal moves forward. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest […]
US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities – a move that effectively bars them from working at one of the most respected space research centres. Chinese nationals, who could only work at Nasa as contractors or students contributing to research, found out on 5 September that they […]
Getty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.4m planned procedures were waiting to be carried out in July, up 34,000 on the previous month and the highest level since […]
The summer months of 2025 have been unforgettable for goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie. The 24-year-old helped Nigeria win a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in July, a month after securing a dream move to the Women’s Super League when she joined Brighton from Paris FC. To cap it off, she became the first […]
EPA A majority of Tube stations across London remained closed on Wednesday The union leader of striking Tube workers has called for a summit including the mayor of London to try to resolve a dispute over pay and working hours. Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are taking industrial action […]
Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people have children, new official guidelines say. The draft guidance advises against several popular fertility “add-ons”, including so-called endometrial scratches. These add-ons can “give false hope and put people through unnecessary procedures at an already difficult […]