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BBC News - UK Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP will be elected in polls across England. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:05 GMT Watch: What's at stake in these local elections? Watch: What's at stake in these local elections? Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:21:38 GMT Armagh healthy ready meal firm enters liquidation The healthy food company's products have disappeared from the shelves of some of NI's biggest supermarkets. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:06 GMT Mosquitoes in Scotland as far north as Shetland The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project. Published : Thu, 01 May 2025 05:06:03 GMT Behaviour in Welsh colleges has worsened, inspectors say Absenteeism, vaping, lateness and social media abuse are widespread in colleges, Estyn reports. Published : Thu, 01 May 2025 05:05:10 GMT Belfast public needle bin 'not a silver bullet' A trial for a waste needle bin in a Belfast city centre car park will be voted on at council on Thursday. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:47 GMT Will UK break heat records for start of May and will it last? Temperatures continue to climb with the hottest start to May predicted on Thursday. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:27:40 GMT Pottery firm goes bust after more than 100 years The directors of Moorcroft Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent say they are going into voluntary liquidation. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:55:22 GMT King sends heartfelt message to fellow cancer patients King Charles gives a personal message to others facing the anxiety of a cancer diagnosis. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:00:03 GMT Video shows felling of much-loved tree, jury told Two men deny felling the much-loved tree which had stood on Hadrian's Wall for more than 100 years. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:17:39 GMT Man killed couple then froze remains, court hears A man is on trial charged with murdering a couple and taking their dismembered bodies to the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:25:54 GMT Body found in Thames confirmed as that of girl, 11 Kaliyah Coa's body was recovered at Maritime Quay on the Isle of Dogs on 13 April. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:56:15 GMT Government to challenge Sean Brown public inquiry ruling Judges told the NI secretary to reconsider a decision not to hold an inquiry into the GAA official's murder. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:20:28 GMT Paddleboard river death boss was sacked from police Four people died in a river accident, with Lloyd jailed after admitting responsibility. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:58 GMT Watch video shown to jurors in Sycamore Gap tree trial The BBC's Emma Vardy talks through the footage shown in court as two men are accused of illegally chopping down the tree. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:29:20 GMT Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham players celebrate promotion Club's celebrity co-owner hugs players and poses for selfies after team seals historic promotion. Published : Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:44:11 GMT Eubank narrowly beats Benn - extended highlights Watch as Chris Eubank Jr narrowly beats Conor Benn on points at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Published : Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:10:09 GMT Archive: Watch the moment a fighter jets lands on a motorway The M55 opened to motorists just a few weeks after a military jet landed on it and took off again. Published : Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:32:41 GMT Three brothers drive tiny bus from Land's End to John O'Groats James, Andrew and Will Emerton from Cheshire took it in turns to drive the miniature petrol-powered bus. Published : Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:22:55 GMT The Papers: 'King's cancer message' and 'No way... Not hymn' King Charles shares a message for patients, carers and campaigners on Thursday's front pages. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:07:48 GMT Why is the M&S cyber attack chaos taking so long to resolve? The company not saying who carried out the attack - or when their systems will be restored - suggests it's serious. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:15:24 GMT Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection. Published : Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:06:31 GMT 'World's shortest festival' brings buzz to islands The event on a sandbar in the Isles of Scilly takes place in extreme low tides. Published : Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:35:01 GMT 'I went from planning my wedding to my funeral' Salma Shah makes an urgent appeal for more stem cell donors after her own leukaemia diagnosis. Published : Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:34:11 GMT Laughing gas driver who killed frail woman is jailed Washe Manyatelo was speeding in a borrowed Mercedes after a party when he struck Annette Dixon in Edinburgh. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:53:28 GMT Public needle bin 'not a silver bullet' for drugs issue A trial for a waste needle bin in a Belfast city centre car park will be voted on at council on Thursday. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:47 GMT Behaviour in colleges has worsened, inspectors say Absenteeism, vaping, lateness and social media abuse are widespread in colleges, Estyn reports. Published : Thu, 01 May 2025 05:05:10 GMT Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP will be elected in polls across England. Published : Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:00:05 GMT

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