Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies
The idea is to create nine new regional bodies responsible for planning, setting objectives and holding water companies to account.
Letby doctor says inquiry ‘grim reading’ and he wishes ‘we had been brave enough to follow suspicions’
Consultant Dr John Gibbs worked at the hospital during the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies.
OpenAI boss says world ‘right to be afraid’ but ‘should trust’ AI firms
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the…
Prolific shoplifters behind more than 28,000 offences, BBC finds
Just 270 people were linked to 28,415 shoplifting offences across England, a BBC analysis has found.
Kit-based remote collection and isolation of human reprogrammable somatic cells for generation of induced pluripotent stem cells and cerebral organoids
Nature Protocols, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41596-026-01440-z This protocol reliably generates induced pluripotent stem cells derived from hair follicle…
UK in talks about joining global defence bank led by Canada
Supporters of the scheme say the bank would enable governments to get cheaper loans to spend on defence projects.
Complaints to watchdog about water firms jump 84%
Many complaints were about affordability, after customers saw steep hikes to bills.
‘Luck and timing’: Matthew Rhys on his historic Emmy Awards double win
Speaking to the BBC, the Welsh actor described the “surreal” experience of becoming the first person to win two lead…
Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth’s orbit
The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive…
Baby ‘cot cams’ plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented
Plans will be “urgently” developed for live-streaming cameras after an inquiry report into Lucy Letby’s crimes.