Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
Published on: August 17, 2026, 5:34 pm
BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
Read Full Article »Rain on way for UK with temperatures to drop to overnight lows of 3C in some places
Published on: August 17, 2026, 2:08 am
After an exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains
Read Full Article »Princess Eugenie announces name of baby daughter
Published on: August 17, 2026, 5:12 pm
The couple's third child was born earlier this month at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6lb 9oz.
Read Full Article »Boy, seven, among four injured after crash in Ireland that killed five teenagers
Published on: August 17, 2026, 5:23 pm
A car in which the five teenagers were travelling in was going the wrong way down a motorway in County Kildare.
Read Full Article »Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks on peace plan
Published on: August 17, 2026, 4:02 pm
US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is seeking to gain Israeli backing for the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
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