Now playing Next United Kingdom Amid rising global bloodshed, UK arms exports hit highest ever level With UK arms supplies to Ukraine soaring, the CAAT raised concerns about waste, corruption and where weapons end up after the conflict. 06/10/2023
Now playing Next Green News UK universities accepted millions in funding from fossil fuel giants Several universities accepted funding from giants like Shell and ExxonMobil in the past year, despite green pledges, DeSmog found. 06/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Uncovered: Stage where Shakespeare performed in Norfolk theatre The oldest running theatre in the UK has uncovered some of the original floorboards, on which the actual William Shakespeare acted. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Sunak abandons part of train line meant to open up Northern England UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is scaling back a high-speed train line that was intended to open up the north of the country but whose cost had spiralled out of control. 04/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news A View to A Bill: Roger Moore's 007 memorabilia to go to auction From posters to his Omega watch, a huge collection of Roger Moore’s items related to his long stint as 007 are going on sale in London. 04/10/2023
Now playing Next Business UK minimum wage set to rise in 2024 Two million people will be affected by the increase. Full-time workers on the minimum wage will earn £1,000 (€1,153) more next year, says the Conservative Party. 02/10/2023
Now playing Next Economy It's time to buy property in the UK, but there's a catch With prices falling by more than 5% in the year to September, this could be the moment to invest in real estate. 02/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news UK's most famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall cut down by vandal One of the UK’s most photographed trees has been “deliberately felled” in an apparent act of vandalism. 29/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Europe's drug death capital tries a new way of reducing fatalities With by far the highest drug abuse death rate in Europe, Scotland is pursuing new ways of bringing fatalities down. 29/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Calls to close right-wing UK news channel engulfed in misogyny scandal Laurence Fox has refused to apologise for his 'unacceptable' comments about a female journalist. 27/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why are UK’s small music venues in ‘full-blown crisis’? "The UK risks producing fewer world-beating artists as a direct result of the decision you make on this issue in your Autumn Statement," writes UK charity Music Venue Trust in an open letter to the government. 26/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Being gay isn't enough for asylum, says UK gov official The country's home secretary questions the foundation of modern asylum law during a speech in Washington. 26/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Russell Brand: Fresh sexual assault claims made against the comedian Brand recently denied allegations of sexual assault made by four women. The accusers, who have not been named, include a woman who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012. 26/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News Will the UK's delayed fossil fuel car ban hurt the EV industry? Britain has delayed its ban on fossil fuel cars by five years. How will it affect the transition to EVs? 25/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Pearly kings and queens gather for London festival Pearly kings, queens, princes and princesses gather in central London for the annual Costermongers Harvest Festival. 25/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Salmon fishing in Scotland threatened by rising sea temperatures Since March 2023, Scotland's waters have been gripped by an unprecedented Category 4 marine heatwave, causing mass marine mortalities. 24/09/2023
Now playing Next France King Charles ends state visit in Bordeaux with focus on the climate King Charles III and Queen Camilla end their three-day state visit to France with a stop in Bordeaux. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Business UK regulator provisionally approves deal for acquiring Activision Microsoft is clearing the final hurdles in its aim to acquire video gaming giant Activision Blizzard following a restructured $69 billion deal. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom How have social attitudes changed in the UK over the last 40 years? Brits today think about many things differently than they did in the 1980s, but some views remain deeply entrenched. 21/09/2023
Now playing Next Experiences Free National Trust pass giveaway for Brits this autumn The National Trust is giving out free single-use passes for Brits to use at one of their 500 historic properties. 21/09/2023