U.K.
- Ovarian cancer and menopause at 19 mean I can't have kids, but it's changed me for the betteron August 18, 2026 at 8:11 pm
Enlli Thompson's symptoms were dismissed until a scan revealed a cyst in her pelvis.
- Even the Queen could not watch - 10 years since Olympic hockey goldon August 18, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Ten years since Team GB clinched women's hockey gold at the Rio Olympics, BBC Sport looks back at the legacy of that historic win.
- Snooker player Graeme Dott goes on trial over child abuse allegationson August 18, 2026 at 4:28 pm
The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.
- Nigeria influencer arrested after seizure of cocaine worth $28m destined for the UKon August 18, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Afolabi Kazeem Micheal has not commented on allegations he is linked to a global drug trafficking network.
- Actress Phyllida Law, mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, dies at 94on August 18, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Law appeared in films alongside both of her daughters, Dame Emma and Sophie, including 1996's Emma.
- Prevent not helping children fixated with violence, children's commissioner sayson August 18, 2026 at 4:09 pm
Growing numbers of children referred to the government's counter-terror programme are not suitable for it and need help, Dame Rachel de Souza warns.
- One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreakon August 18, 2026 at 3:52 pm
Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.
- Officers told not to pursue car on wrong side of motorway, says police bodyon August 18, 2026 at 3:40 pm
The Garda Representative Association said officers were given a command to "disengage" with the car after it took "evasive action".
- British couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek islandon August 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm
The newlyweds, named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, were killed alongside their Greek pilot.
- Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubson August 18, 2026 at 3:23 pm
The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".