BBC News
PM 'angry and frustrated' at mistaken prisoner releases
Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is still at large but fraudster Billy Smith hands himself back in.
Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.
After weeks of tension, plots and sabotage, Celebrity Traitors has come to a nail-biting end
On Thursday night, we finally found out who has emerged victorious in The Celebrity Traitors.
'Our job is only killing' - how Sudan's brutal militia carried out a massacre
BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.
How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
McDonald's faces new crackdown on sexual abuse
The announcement by the equality watchdog comes after a BBC investigation into abuse at the restaurant chain.
Harry apologises to Canada for wearing LA Dodgers cap during World Series
Critics had said he disrespected the commonwealth and the only Canadian team in Major League Baseball.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
Failing care homes not reinspected within a year
BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated "inadequate" were not reinspected within a year or more.
Andrew asked by Democrats in US Congress to appear for questioning over Epstein links
The panel, which does not have the power to subpoena Andrew, made the request as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Hundreds of protesters at Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv match
At least 11 people are arrested as demonstrations take place outside Villa Park.
Perimenopause at 38? I felt robbed, says Emma Barnett
The BBC presenter says she hopes there can be a "normalisation" of the topic, on her new podcast.
The Papers: 'Income tax will go up' and 'Chill Bill'
Chancellor informs budget watchdog of planned tax rises and the return of a grinning prisoner leads the papers
A 20-minute date with a Tinder predator 'destroyed' my life for years
Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".
Weekly quiz: Which supermodel turned her husband to stone for Halloween?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
Radical and riveting: Is Rosalía's Lux the year's best album?
In an audacious move, the Barcelona-born star has recorded a symphonic album in 14 languages.
Democrats celebrate election wins. Regaining power will be harder
A year after a painful election defeat, the Democratic Party stands at a fork in the road.
Sima Kotecha: Wandsworth prison is by far the worst I've visited
The Victorian-era facility is one of the largest in the UK with its interior just as intimidating as its entrance.
British grandmother flies home after 12 years on Indonesian death row
Lindsay Sandiford, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2013, was freed on humanitarian grounds.
Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again until November 2026
The most anticipated video game of all time receives a second official delay from makers Rockstar Games.
World leaders take aim at Trump for climate inaction ahead of COP30
World leaders address COP30 climate summit in Belém and take aim at Trump record on climate change.
Man catches fire after power bank overheats at Melbourne airport lounge
Staff helped the man, aged in his 50s, into a shower and he was treated for burns to his leg and fingers.
Holocaust survivor and educator Manfred Goldberg dies aged 95
The German Jewish boy who saw his school closed by the Nazis dedicated his life to educating young people.
Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies aged 85
Her family said she died peacefully in her London care home having had Parkinson's for several years.
Clerical error may have been behind release of missing sex offender
More details emerge about release in error of sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as manhunt continues.
Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing family
Kate and Gerry McCann say, despite the guilty verdict, they "take no pleasure in the result."
Ex-footballer Joey Barton guilty over 'grossly offensive' X posts
The former footballer directed posts on X towards Jeremy Vine and pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga lead 2026 Grammy nominations
Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominees, while K-Pop breaks into the song of the year category.
Test yourself: How many zeros are in Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package?
Can you fathom the scale of Elon Musk's pay rise?
Six officers face misconduct hearing over Cardiff triple death crash
A group of five people were reported missing before being found in a crashed car two days later.
Lose weight or lose your jobs, North Sea offshore workers told
Thousands of offshore workers are too heavy for the limitations of helicopter winch systems.
A 20-minute date with a Tinder predator destroyed my life for years
Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".
Released Israeli hostage says he was sexually assaulted in Gaza captivity
In an interview with Israeli TV, Rom Braslavski described how he was stripped naked and tied up by members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
Mammoth ratings as Celebrity Traitors comes to a nail-biting end
More than 11 million people tuned in to find out who emerged victorious in the Traitors' castle.
The battle over Gaza's future: Why no-one can agree on the rebuild
From AI-powered super cities to designs that capture its 'soul and spirit', plans have already been draw up - but political obstacles remain
Why human-shaped robots loom large in Musk's Tesla plans
The tech billionaire believes Optimus could play a big role in the lives of people around the world.
How many prisoners have been released by mistake?
The accidental release of two prisoners from Wandsworth Prison in the last week has put a spotlight on the Ministry of Justice, following the release of Hadush Kebatu in error last month.
Our son died in a care home - it hasn't been reinspected for years
BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated "inadequate" were not reinspected within a year or more.
McDonald's to introduce sexual harassment training after BBC uncovered abuse of staff
The announcement by the equality watchdog comes after a BBC investigation into abuse at the restaurant chain.
Belgium rushes to secure drone defences after airport disruption
After drone sightings cause Zaventem airport near Brussels to close temporarily, Belgium turns to its European allies for help.
Sudan capital hit by drone attacks a day after RSF agrees to truce, reports say
The reported strikes come as the military-led government says it would be wary of agreeing to a ceasefire.
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
The talks focus on ITV's free-to-air channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.
Barton guilty over 'grossly offensive' X posts
The former footballer directed posts on X towards Jeremy Vine and pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
Bournemouth Echo
Public asked to donate toys and gifts to children this Christmas
RESIDENTS are being urged to donate toys and gifts to children in need for this Christmas.
Bournemouth man conquers nine Alpine peaks on fundraising expedition
A man from Bournemouth successfully conquered nine Alpine peaks in a demanding 10-day mountaineering expedition, raising more than £3,600 for a friend who died in a car accident.
Road blocked after 'serious' crash that flipped car
Wessex Way is blocked after a car flipped on its roof
Choking and suffocation to be made illegal in porn
Online pornography showing choking or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls.
Entertainment and reflection at upcoming festival
A remembrance festival is returning to Weymouth Pavilion on Sunday, November 9
Man charged after three arrested in people smuggling investigation
A man has arrested arrested as part of an investigation into people smuggling from Belgium to the UK has been charged.
Search launched for man wanted in connection with sex offences
A SEARCH has been launched for a man wanted in connection with sex offences.
Tribute paid to 'amazing son and brother' who died in crash
Tributes have been paid to “amazing son and brother” from Poole who died following a crash.
Police swoop in on car park after reports of teen with knife
A TEENAGER has been arrested after allegedly making threats to the public whilst in possession of a knife.
Two people taken to hospital following crash that left car on its roof
Two people were taken to hospital following a crash that left a car on its roof.
Man 'exposed his bottom' to women following alleged altercation
A man "exposed his bottom" after he allegedly verbally abused two women on Sunday in the New Forest.
Take a look inside Poole’s bridges ahead of £6million investment
Take a look inside Twin Sails Bridge and Poole Bridge ahead of BCP Council’s £6milllion investment.
Long-serving BBC broadcaster receives doctorate from Bournemouth University
A long-serving BBC broadcaster has received an honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University.
Shortbread business given 'global credibility' by international food award
New Forest Shortbread receives World Taste Award for 'original' product.
New exhibition exploring impact of war launches at Bournemouth museum
A new exhibition exploring the impact of war through the eyes of artists has launched in a seaside town.
Thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes seized from stores
Over the past six months, thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes have been seized from stores across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Garden club sees highest turnout since rising out of former society
The latest monthly meeting of the Wimborne Gardening Club was voted a great success after it had its highest attendance since the club rose out of the former Wimborne Horticultural Society.
Council unveils ambitious road plan with possible £115m price tag
Dorset Council has unveiled a new plan that could see up to £115m spent on roads over the next four years.
Dog rescue centre launches raffle after 'tough financial year'
Staffie and Stray Rescue centre has launched their Christmas raffle after a 'tough financial year'.
Hundreds learn valuable life-saving skills across BCP
Hundreds of people learned valuable life-saving skills across the BCP area last month.
Sunseeker announces fresh capital investment for 'long term goals'
Poole-based luxury yacht company Sunseeker has announced it will receive a fresh capital investment for its long-term future goals.
Children’s care facility plans approved for property
A proposal to change a property into a children’s care facility has been approved despite concerns over the impact of the area, increased noise and undue burden on public services.
In The Dock: Men found with drugs in Bournemouth Square
The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:
Millions of pounds worth of Bournemouth properties owned offshore under tax secrecy
Dozens of properties in Bournemouth have been discovered to be owned in offshore places with tax secrecy.
Housebuilder gifts up to £25k in stamp duty savings to Christmas buyers
A housebuilder is offering to cover up to £25,000 worth of stamp duty costs to customers purchasing a new home at selected developments.
Poole training provider wins prestigious maritime industry award
A Poole-based training provider has won prestigious maritime Solent award for their contribution to developing the maritime sector’s workforce.
Hundreds of handmade poppies created for Remembrance Day tribute
Hundreds of poppies have been handmade team members in Buckler's Hard Forest ahead of Remembrance Day.
Man charged after break in sees damage and stolen items totalling £11,000
A man has been charged with offences after an incident in Shaftesbury resulted in an estimated cost of £11,000 in stolen items and property damage.
Special Christmas concert promises evening of festive fun
A special Christmas concert will take place in support of a Dorset-based charity.
Countdown on to popular motor show that attracts thousands
The countdown is on to the 10th Dorset Blind Association Motor Show.
'I want to represent Bournemouth': Teen makes it to semi-finals of beauty pageant
A teenager from Bournemouth is delighted after making it to the semi-finals of Miss Teen Great Britain 2026.
Celebrity Traitors fans demand Alan Carr's Chatty Man returns 'immediately'
Celebrity Traitors fans have demanded Alan Carr's Channel 4 show Chatty Man returns 'immediately' after almost 10 years
Formula 1
Can Piastri beat Norris as F1 visits Sao Paulo?
The Formula 1 paddock reconvenes this weekend for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, with plenty of topics up for discussion during Thursday's media day.
Verstappen on why he ‘needs to be ahead constantly now’
Max Verstappen has conceded that he needs “to be ahead constantly now” in order to continue to close the gap in the championship fight, though the Dutchman also believes that "if the car is good and fast enough to win, we'll do that".
Verstappen's Interlagos prowess could be key in title bid
Max Verstappen has enjoyed some of his finest moments at Interlagos – could there be another in store this weekend as he continues to battle the McLaren duo for the title?
Piastri adamant he’s ‘still got what it takes’ to win title
Oscar Piastri remains “very confident” that he can beat McLaren team mate Lando Norris and Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to the 2025 Drivers’ Championship title, despite losing his long-standing lead last time out.
FIA Thursday press conference – Brazil
The drivers face the press ahead of the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.
‘Nothing changes’ Norris’ mindset as new title leader
Lando Norris has insisted that “nothing changes” in his mindset for the final four races of the season after becoming the new championship leader last time out in Mexico, with the Briton focused on having another strong outing this weekend at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Leclerc admits P2 ‘not good enough’ for Ferrari
Charles Leclerc believes that taking P2 in the Teams’ Championship is “not good enough” for Ferrari, though the Monegasque also acknowledged that the squad’s current position still marks a “good improvement” from where they were at the beginning of the season.
Brown rules out picking favourite from Norris and Piastri
McLaren boss Zak Brown has stated that he would rather see Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win the 2025 Drivers’ Championship title than prioritise either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri.
Catch up on FP1 from Sao Paulo as Norris goes fastest
Lando Norris set the pace during the first and only practice session of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend, the Briton just pipping fellow McLaren racer Oscar Piastri in the final moments to go fastest.
Norris edges out Piastri in sole Sao Paulo practice
Lando Norris topped the timesheets during Friday’s one and only practice session for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, leading the way from McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri and Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg.
Will Button’s glorious career finish with one more win?
F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at Jenson Button's career, after the 2009 World Champion announced his retirement from professional racing.
Ask the F1 team with Haas' Bearman and Ocon
The 2025 season marks Haas' 10th campaign in Formula 1, during which time it has established itself firmly on the grid and become a staple of the championship.
OFFICIAL RACE PROGRAMME - 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 MSC Cruises Grande Premio de Sao Paulo 2025 at Interlagos in Brazil.
AS IT HAPPENED: First practice for the Sao Paulo GP
Live coverage of the first Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.
Briatore on how ‘changed’ Colapinto earned his 2026 seat
Alpine Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore believes Franco Colapinto was "lost" when he joined the team earlier this year but is now a "different" driver who deserves his seat at the team for 2026.
Colapinto earns new deal as Alpine complete 2026 line-up
Franco Colapinto will complete Alpine’s driver line-up alongside Pierre Gasly in 2026, the team have announced.
Windows Central
After its Portal XP nerf, Battlefield 6 brings bots back to servers with Verified Experiences — here's how they work after the update
Bots have been unavailable to use in some of Battlefield 6's Portal experiences for quite a while, but a new update has reintroduced them — with some noteworthy limitations.
"China is going to win the AI race" — NVIDIA CEO makes his boldest claim yet before backtracking hours later
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was recently quoted as saying that China will win the AI race, before clarifying his comment in a separate X post. Was it a slip of the tongue, or was it real foresight?
Oprah just endorsed a Windows laptop for the first time in more than a decade — Why we agree with the pick and where to buy it on sale
The annual list of "Oprah's Favorite Things" for 2025 includes something unlike the others — a laptop. It's the first time since 2012 that a laptop has been included in the list, and it's one that we've been raving about all year.
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix announces layoffs for US and UK teams — as AI creeps into game testing
Square Enix is laying off large chunks of its remaining U.S. and U.K. teams, while the company is also aiming for generative AI to play a huge part in future QA.
Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again — heartbroken fans left waiting until November 2026
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed once more, this time to November 2026.
Xbox fans, you can play my favorite RPG of 2025 for free this weekend — and if you like it enough, you can buy it at a massive discount, too
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 stands tall as one of 2025's biggest and best new games, and Xbox fans can play for free and buy it for less this weekend.
YouTube just cracked down on ad blockers again — Reports of issues have skyrocketed, and the culprit seems to be your favorite extension
Can't get YouTube to load in your browser today? The site seems to be running fine, but not for many users with an ad blocker installed. Here's how you can get around the issue.
Microsoft is removing yet another handy Windows 11 feature — the ability to view photos in the Phone Link app
The Phone Link app is losing support for viewing photos from your phone. Microsoft says to use the File Explorer app instead.
Memory shortages could kill NVIDIA's RTX 50 SUPER cards | Rumor or not, now is a good time to consider buying a GPU
A new rumor suggests that NVIDIA has killed its unannounced RTX 50-series SUPER GPUs due to GDDR7 shortages. Worse, it could drive up prices for the standard Blackwell cards. Here's what you need to know.
How to set up Connectors in Copilot for Windows 11 — search across Microsoft and Google services with natural language
Connectors let Copilot search across different services, and in this guide, I'll explain the steps to configure the feature on your computer.
Amazon has conjured up limited-time discount codes for two Mini-PCs — an excellent early Black Friday boon for those looking for portable office work PCs
Amazon is offering two limited-time promo codes for the ACEMAGIC M1 Mini PC and KAMRUI E3B Mini PC, allowing PC users to acquire these Mini-PCs fit for office work for way less.
After Windows 98’s live demo crash, Bill Gates had Microsoft build a secret test lab to prevent future embarrassment — "That must be why we're not shipping yet."
Microsoft was so embarrassed by the Windows 98 demo crash that it built a dedicated testing room in its Production Studios facility to prevent future public failures.
Windows 11 version 26H1: Everything we know so far about Microsoft's next OS release in 2026
Microsoft looks to be preparing a new version of Windows 11 for release in the first half of 2026, based on a newer version of the Windows platform codenamed Bromine. Here's what we know.
A Bungie developer just reignited one of Halo's most toxic debates: Do sprint mechanics fundamentally break the game?
A Bungie designer just dropped a take on sprint that Halo fans won’t want to miss.
Stop blaming your FPS skills on hardware and upgrade — ASUS kicks off Black Friday early, starting with its ROG gaming tech
ASUS partners with Amazon to host special discounts for a collection of its PC gaming accessories, including keyboards, mice, and more, with 30% savings.
Microsoft is now pursuing solo AGI, promising a future that (probably) won't lead to opening the Pandora's box of AI
Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, says the company wants to develop a humanist superintelligence, which will serve and preserve humanity rather than harm or replace it with AI.
ON THIS DAY: Windows Camera hands-on with slow motion video
From the archives: If you're running the Windows 10 Mobile Insider preview on a Lumia 930, 1520, or Icon, you can now try slow-motion video with the updated Windows Camera app.
Microsoft is trying to fix its context menus mess on Windows 11
Microsoft has confirmed that it's adding support for split view menus, which will let developers nest multiple actions into submenus in the right-click menu.
Professed Grand Theft Auto 6 developer says the only 'gross misconduct' at Rockstar Games is an alleged anti-union campaign
Between the Grand Theft Auto VI delay and this, Rockstar Games is taking a hit in the public eye.
Laffgaff
What is the Tin Man missing in the movie ‘The Wizard of Oz’?
Heart.
Talented Musicians
What do you call a group of talented musicians performing on a hill? Musically inclined.