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Will Jackdaw cut your energy bills?
BBC Verify's Ben Chu explains why energy prices are so high, and what Jackdaw could mean for your bills.
21 أكتوبر 2026Pupils who designed a badge sent to space meet NASA astronaut
Frank Rubio is set to be in the crew for the Artemis III mission and previously spent a year in space.
21 أكتوبر 2026Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns
Author Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic.
21 أكتوبر 2026Teenagers to be offered new vocational GCSE subjects in school
New GCSE subjects could include child development and building and construction as vocational courses are being introduced.
21 أكتوبر 2026Antisemitism on the rise at universities, charity warns
The Community Security Trust says reported incidents are "substantially higher" than before the war in Gaza began.
21 أكتوبر 2026WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.
21 أكتوبر 2026Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.
21 أكتوبر 2026Woman deceived ex-partner that she had given birth to his babies, judge rules
The man paid his ex-partner around £30,000 over two years believing she had given birth to his children.
21 أكتوبر 2026Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference
The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".
21 أكتوبر 2026Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.
21 أكتوبر 2026Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.
21 أكتوبر 2026Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England
A second head teachers' union says it is "increasingly concerned" about members' "welfare and morale".
21 أكتوبر 2026Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, clinicians urge
A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness.
21 أكتوبر 2026Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge
The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".
21 أكتوبر 2026Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites
Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.
21 أكتوبر 2026Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.
21 أكتوبر 2026Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
21 أكتوبر 2026What is the Budget and what could be in it?
Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.
21 أكتوبر 2026What is happening to UK prices?
UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.
21 أكتوبر 2026Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.
21 أكتوبر 2026The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.
21 أكتوبر 2026Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.
21 أكتوبر 2026UK law could deny Fayed accusers recognition as victims of human trafficking
‘Unfair’ immigration and asylum bill could fail to support sexual violence survivors, anti-slavery commissioner saysSurvivors of sexual violence could wrongly be denied recognition as victims of human trafficking under credibility tests in a new UK law, the independent anti-slavery commissioner has warned.Eleanor Lyons said the measures in the immigration and asylum bill were fundamentally unfair
21 أكتوبر 2026Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK
British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from MyanmarThe Home Office has denied a great-grandfather from Lancashire the chance of meeting his five-month-old British great-grandson, who lives abroad.William Cross was born in Thailand on 30 April to parents Matthew Cross, 31, who is from Burnley in Lancashire
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