Couples in England and Wales will be able to marry at home, at a pub or on a cruise ship, under what the government is calling the biggest shake-up to weddings law in almost 200 years.

The former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman gave the interview around 20 minutes before police believe she was attacked.

Wimbledon master barber Karina Swann makes sure the players’ hair is as sharp as their serves.

A convicted people smuggler is living in Leicestershire and seeking asylum while working illegally, the BBC can reveal.

Security correspondent looks at what the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan covers, and areas where savings are being made.

Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.

The UK is bracing for more unusually hot weather on Friday.

Video shows jubilant scenes in Corby, Northamptonshire, as people watched Scotland’s 1-0 win over Haiti.

British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel.

Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling in a private ceremony.

Two men who watched best friend Jack Carne fall to his death off Glyder Fawr won’t stop adventuring.

Simon King explains how long the heatwave will last.

As the UK experiences a spell of scorching May weather, the BBC’s Elizabeth Rizzini has some useful advice.

A girl who was raped by two teenage boys has told the BBC that a judge’s decision to spare them jail sentences was like a “rock straight in my face”.

Jewish security volunteer Isaac, told the BBC ‘we run towards danger, we don’t run away’.

Shloime Rand was one of two people stabbed on Wednesday, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident.

Evie, 10, tells the BBC about finding the axolotl – named Dippy – and bringing it home to Leicester.

Some migrants are being encouraged to fabricate abuse allegations in order to stay in the UK.

Lord Mandelson has been released pending further investigation, the Metropolitan Police says, hours after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a Norfolk police station for questioning on Thursday 19 February.