Make tech platforms offer safe services before children can use them, PM told Campaigners have told Sir Keir Starmer that tech platforms should not have an automatic right to offer their services to children and must instead earn it. Charities and campaign groups said the platforms should demonstrate that they adhere to strict safety standards
Arsenal champions as Man City’s pursuit of another Premier League title ends in draw at Bournemouth Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after second-placed Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by a Bournemouth side bound for Europe. Amid reports manager Pep Guardiola will step down at
Strictly Come Dancing: Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe to host Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have been announced by the BBC as the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing. The news was shared on the show’s Instagram page with the caption: “It’s official…September 2026.” The trio will take over from Tess
I hope it’s not true – Patrick Vieira says Pep Guardiola would be ‘massive loss’ Former Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira is hoping reports that Pep Guardiola will leave the club in the coming days are “not true” as he said the Catalan will go down as one of the Premier League’s greatest. Following weeks
Jobless rate rises and vacancies slump to lowest level in five years – ONS Britain’s rate of unemployment has unexpectedly risen as vacancies slumped to their lowest level for five years amid a sharp pull back in hiring across under-pressure retail and hospitality sectors, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said
Fan spending on Harry Styles Wembley gigs set to top £1bn Fan spending for Harry Styles’s 12-night run at Wembley Stadium is set to reach £1.1 billion despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures, figures suggest. Ticket-holders are expected to spend a total of £981 on average attending the Together, Together tour – which is limited to London
15 million across UK under-saving for retirement, warns Pensions Commission About 15 million people are thought to be under-saving for their retirement, according to the Pensions Commission, which said a fresh “national settlement” for pensions was needed. The commission published an interim report on the state of retirement saving in the UK, warning that significant
Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue A man has been spared from undergoing a craniotomy after surgeons performed a UK-first operation displacing his eye to treat a brain problem. Andrew Wood was “shocked” when he discovered that he had a brain aneurysm – a swelling in a blood vessel in the brain
Drug-drive repeat offending nearly five times more common than drink-driving Repeat offending of drug-driving is almost five times more common than for being drunk behind the wheel, an investigation has found. A total of 12,391 British drivers were caught drug-driving at least three times in the 11 years to July 20 2025, official figures obtained
King hosts Irish president at Buckingham Palace The King has held an audience with the President of Ireland at Buckingham Palace. Charles met Catherine Connolly on the first day of her three-day official visit to England, which will see her hold engagements in London and Leeds. The pair were pictured shaking hands and smiling for