Pol Allingham
Health
Cancer jabs destroy whole tumours in treatment-resistant cases, trial shows
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and it affects around 12,800 people in the UK each year.
30 May 2026
Environment
Parts of UK forecast to hit 34C during fourth summer heatwave
The highest temperatures will be felt in southern parts of the UK.
12 Aug 2025
Environment
Annual Perseid meteor shower to reach dazzling peak on Tuesday night
Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun.
11 Aug 2025
Environment1 Aug 2025
Storm Floris to bring ‘unseasonably strong winds’ to parts of UK
A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the country for 24 hours from 6am on Monday.
Environment
Heavy showers hit parts of UK after thunderstorm warning issued
Forecasters said 25 to 35mm of rain could fall in as little as an hour in some parts of the warning zone.
31 Jul 2025
Environment
Heavy and thundery showers to hit parts of UK as thunderstorm warning activated
The alert is active from 10am to 9pm on Thursday, covering areas including Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, London, Kent and Ipswich.
31 Jul 2025
Crime
Graduate who died after refusing chemo ‘told court she was anti-vax’
Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County Hospital on July 24 2024 after refusing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
28 Jul 2025
UK
Arrest made as protesters gather outside Epping hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’
A group gathered outside The Bell Hotel, Epping, on Thursday evening and shortly after 7.30pm police said the protest had ‘so far been peaceful’.
24 Jul 2025
UK
Ex-BBC journalist says covering Bloody Sunday sparked decades-long career
Peter Taylor, 82, from Oxfordshire, wrote extensively about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Happy Valley role born out of fear, Sarah Lancashire says
Lancashire, 60, won two leading actress Baftas for playing grieving Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the BBC drama set in Hebden Bridge.
22 Jul 2025
UK
Women in Sport charity founder says she and Anne discussed how sport has changed
Dr Anita White, founder of Women in Sport, and Penny Briscoe, chef de mission of ParalympicsGB, were among those honoured at Windsor Castle.
22 Jul 2025
Crime
Woman allegedly murdered by ex-fiance at hotel ‘owed him £100,000’, court told
Samantha Mickleburgh, from Axminster, Devon, was found dead at the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, Surrey, in April 2024.
21 Jul 2025
Crime
Woman fractured skull before ex allegedly strangled her to death in luxury hotel
Samantha Mickleburgh, from Axminster, Devon, was found dead at the Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, Surrey, on the morning of April 14 last year.
18 Jul 2025
Environment18 Jul 2025
Thunderstorms may pose danger to life as Met Office warning upgraded
The Met Office has warned of torrential rain, frequent lightning and localised surface water flooding.
Politics
Government ‘has very small window to avert resident doctors’ strike’
A five-day walkout is scheduled to start next week and could cause significant upheaval to the NHS in England.
17 Jul 2025
UK
Striking doctors willing to ‘discuss all options’ to halt five-day walkout
The Resident Doctors Committee is meeting with Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Thursday afternoon.
17 Jul 2025
UK
Hamas politicians and its military wing are not the same, BBC News chief says
The BBC’s Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary was removed from iPlayer in February.
16 Jul 2025
Royals16 Jul 2025
Prince Harry echoes Diana’s legacy in visit to Angolan minefield
Prince Harry spoke to families in a remote village near Africa’s largest minefield
Politics
X Factor winner Leona Lewis to be made an OBE at Windsor Castle
X Factor winner Lewis will be formally made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity.
16 Jul 2025
UK
Duke of Sussex visits Angola in support of landmine clearance charity
Harry is a patron of the landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust.
15 Jul 2025
Music
Fences erected at Oasis’s Manchester gig site as ticketless fans urged not to go
The band have three more shows to play in Heaton Park as part of their reunion tour.
15 Jul 2025