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Banks say Healey is planning to increase tax on their profits in Budget
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month....
Ten-year-old Willow among children to benefit from pioneering same-day test to spot infections
Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients....
Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures"....
Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex....
Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children....
Russell Brand accuser says he turned 'monster-like' before alleged rape
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault....
Why Harry and Meghan's UK relaunch felt so much like a royal engagement
The Duchess of Sussex has not done anything like the day of events in Nottingham for several years on British soil....
London housing project wins top architecture award
Lion Green Road in Coulsdon was recognised for the way it responds to its surroundings....
Severe drought declared in parts of southern England
Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal....
Man killed by tiger died from 'multiple injuries'
William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears....
Farage defends Reform's vetting after councillors filmed making racist comments
The Reform leader says "you can't vet for future comments", after undercover filming of party activists....
Fifty arrests in crime probe after fatal A66 crash
The arrests are made as part of a wider operation against organised crime after the A66 fatal crash....
Mother of Henry Nowak killer could be deported
Kiran Kaur was found guilty of assisting an offender and was jailed for three years in July....
King Charles praises Welsh 'sense of belonging' as he opens Senedd
The monarch and Queen Camilla officially open the Senedd's seventh term on their visit to Cardiff....
Tributes paid to crew of fishing boat missing off Lewis
The body of one of the fishermen was found on Wednesday and his two crew-mates remain missing....
Taxi driver given fake cash drove customer to police
Nottinghamshire Police called the move a "fantastic piece of work" by the driver....
Another man admits raping woman drugged by husband over 20 years
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Stockport....
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate"....
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape....
UK temperatures to rise to 23C before autumn chill sets in
Warm air will bring unseasonable warmth to the south and east of the UK on Thursday but chillier conditions are set to spread to all areas by the weekend....
Charlotte Church to 'pause' wellness retreat and consider its future
The singer-songwriter bought the former home of Laura Ashley in 2021 and opened the retreat in 2023....
Watch: Harry and Meghan at first joint engagement since UK return
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are making several public appearances in Nottingham....
Emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM
Scottish athlete, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Andy Burnham after an appeal for more investment into brain cancer research....
Watch: BBC joins police on front line against car theft
Investigations reporter NJ Convery has been out on a nighttime hunt for vehicle thieves....
State threats and AI: Key takeaways from MI5 chief's speech
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner analyses what intelligence agency's boss said in his annual speech and what it means for Britain....
I'm 12 and I want to try protein powder - should I?
We asked experts how safe it is for children and teenagers to take protein supplements....
Wales has an education crisis. Can it be fixed?
Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help....
How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label
Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area....
Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest....
Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letby
Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked....
'Massive challenge' to protect Donaldson from harm in jail
The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for committing sex abuse, including one of rape, against two women when they were children....
Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023....
Farmer says hosting 4G mast is a 'nightmare' as fees cost him thousands
Alan Watson says farmers are being "bullied" into terms between telecoms operators and landowners....