The government has launched its promised independent review into the loan charge but has been met with criticism from campaigners who dismissed it as a "sham".The loan charge was...

PA MediaThe MP for Southport, where Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls, has demanded a review of the killers 52-year jail sentence - arguing it is "not harsh enough".Labour's...

Megan BonarBBC Scotland NewsWatch the latest Storm Éowyn red warning for ScotlandAn emergency alert has been sent to millions of people in Scotland ahead of a rare red weather...

Christopher BlanchettBBC Weather presenterPA MediaA road sign displaying a red weather warning for Friday on Calder Road, Edinburgh.Storm Éowyn is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit...

PA MediaStorm Éowyn is expected to bring 90mph winds to parts of the UKDozens of schools have announced they will be closed on Friday as Storm Éowyn is expected...

A section of the M1 in Belfast is closed after a three-vehicle crash.The motorway is shut in both directions between the Stockmans Lane and Saintfield Road junctions.Police and ambulance...

The European Union's new trade chief responsible for post-Brexit negotiations has told the BBC that a "pan-European area is something we could consider" as part of "reset" discussions...

Rocky Flintoff, son of former England all-rounder Andrew, scored a century for England Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. Flintoff, 16, was batting at number nine and...

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful...

Catriona RentonBBC Scotland NewsStewart familyMichelle Stewart was 17 when she was stabbed to death near her home in AyrshireThe family of an Ayrshire teenager murdered by her ex-boyfriend have...

Colin BarnettCampaigners want a public inquiry into a tip that has been said to smell like a stink bombResidents claiming foul smells have returned to a landfill site just...

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris react to disruption during effort to elect taoiseachThe election of taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has been delayed after the Dáil (lower house of Irish...