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Andy Burnham government announces major change for anyone working from home

The 'welcome' move will make life easier for remote workers

Robbers are targeting certain people in Coventry as police issue warning

Police say reports show an increase in personal robberies

Man in his 30s dies in Fylingdales motorbike crash

Crash involved a Volvo and Triumph Daytona motorbike

Kostyuk into Guadalajara last eight without playing a point

Marta Kostyuk is through to the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open even though the top seed is yet to play a point in the tournament.

Police continue 'explosives investigation' after evacuees return homes as Sheffield police cordon is lifted

Police remain in the area

Birmingham men charged with fraud conspiracy after £100k courier scam probe

West Midlands Police said more than £100,000 had been spent on the cards

Toddler shot as seven injured in Baltimore shooting as police hunt gunmen

A three-year-old boy is among seven people injured after a shooting on East Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland

Stoke-on-Trent money launderer snared over £34k payment as two others on the run

Wahaab Aslam is now married with two kids

Prince Harry and Meghan change children’s school due to security concerns

The children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle started at their new school last week

Andy Burnham told to scrap long-standing perk for state pensioners dating back to 2010

Government Prime Minister has faced pressure to scrap the pledge.

Andy Burnham told to target 40% and 45% taxpayers to save DWP state pension triple lock

State pension recipients have voiced their concerns over the possibility of the triple lock being canned

Andy Burnham government confirms change for teachers in England from September 2027

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) were due to vote in a ballot for strike action next month.

Andy Burnham and John Healey to tax state pensioners with workplace or private pensions

The state pension from the DWP is currently on course to increase by 3.9% in April 2027 under the triple lock.

Why dealing with defeat is key for Lampard at Coventry

BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains why Coventry boss Frank Lampard needs to manage himself as well as his players after their poor start to the season.

BBC NI journalist fails in bid to block Belfast house extension

Irish President meets King during official visit to Scotland

Charles hosted Ireland’s head of state at a private event at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire.

Abusive Lanarkshire yob slapped pregnant partner after breaking into her home

Gary Connor carried out the disturbing attack on his 23-week pregnant partner after she told him the relationship was over.

Police storm Manchester Airport plane and arrest passenger after boy left with fractured skull

The suspect was arrested at Malaga Airport on the Manchester Airport flight after a 12-year-old boy was left with a fractured skull

BBC expert warns all UK WhatsApp users over new change

BBC Morning Live's Rav Wilding has warned of WhatsApp username fraud risks because of the new rule and what to avoid

Huge pile of rubbish dumped in middle of Plymouth road

One councillor said it was the worst case he's ever seen

Canary Islands alert for holidaymakers as Spain issues 'very high' risk warning

British holidaymakers planning a trip to the Canary Islands should check the latest before travelling

Joseph Hansom: The Yorkshire architect who invented the Hansom cab in 1843 - a horse-drawn vehicle that was commonly used in cities worldwide during the Victorian era including the US

Joseph Hansom was an architect from Yorkshire who invented the Hansom cab in 1843 which was an early transportation vehicle in the form of a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

Nuneaton family flee their house after 'hearing bang' in the roof

They managed to escape and put their children in the car while waiting for firefighters

DWP to hand out refunds to 25,000 UK claimants over carer's allowance overpayment scandal

The DWP is working through 200,000 cases where carer's allowance benefit recipients were incorrectly given overpayments, with an estimated 25,000 carers set to receive full or partial refunds - but campaigners warn the…