BBC News

• Poundland's future hangs in the balance as chain edges towards collapse +01:00Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:09:14 +0100+01:00142026-10-29T12:09:14+01:00202631
  Poundland's bosses is filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators to the business.
• Serious pollution by water industry remains high despite £5bn investment +01:00Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:08:01 +0100+01:00012026-10-29T12:08:01+01:00202631
  All but one of England's water companies were rated as "poor" or "requiring improvement" for environmental targets.
• Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father' +01:00Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:53:02 +0100+01:00022026-10-29T11:53:02+01:00202631
  Laura Brand tells the jury at his trial she feels "very seen by him" and "I love him very much".
• I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget +01:00Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:52:55 +0100+01:00552026-10-29T11:52:55+01:00202631
  People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.