By Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC News The minimum wage in the UK should rise to £15 an hour "as soon as possible", the Trades Union Congress (TUC) says. This rate should apply to workers of all… [+5154 chars]
Scotland's public spending deficit fell to £23.7bn last year as the country's finances continued to be hit by the Covid pandemic. Scottish government statistics showed that total public spending dr… [+4317 chars]
McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo have mutually agreed to terminate his contract one year early, meaning the eight-time race winner will depart at the end of the 2022 campaign. The Australian joined McLa… [+2786 chars]
It is said in space there is no one to hear you scream, but around a galaxy cluster, you might just be heard. Scientists have released 34 seconds of actual sound coming from the black hole at the ce… [+1982 chars]
Liverpool Echo editor defends divisive front page The political editor of the Liverpool Echo has defended the papers strong front page which asked people whose side are you on? as police hunt Olivia… [+855 chars]
Boris Johnson has returned to Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its independence day. The prime minister was pictured in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "What happens in Ukraine matter… [+1876 chars]
Felixstowe port disruption 'could continue until Chistmas' Unite general secretary Sharon Graham speaks to her members on a picket line at one of the entrances to the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, … [+9975 chars]
Britain imported no fuels from Russia in June for the first time on record following the imposition of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, official data shows. The figure published by the Office… [+2472 chars]
Love Islands Paige Thorne has signed a six-figure fashion deal after revealing she was forced to quit her job as an NHS paramedic. She didnt make it to the hit-ITV2 dating show final alongside Ada… [+3564 chars]
A car bomb has killed the pro-Russian mayor of an occupied village in southern Ukraine. No one has yet claimed responsibility for killing Ivan Sushko in the village of Mikhailovka, but it comes in t… [+583 chars]
Media caption, WATCH: Footage has emerged showing passengers being evacuated through an emergency service tunnel Dozens of people were left stranded for hours inside the Channel Tunnel after a train… [+3431 chars]
Good morning. Britain's biggest business group has sounded the alarm over the escalating energy crisis, saying thousands of companies could collapse without further support. The Confederation of B… [+1861 chars]
