James Orr, a friend of JD Vance and the man behind a new pro-Reform think tank, speaks to the BBC.
Month: July 2025
BBC reunites with Met Office for weather forecasts
After eight years apart, the BBC wants the Met Office to help provide “the most trusted” forecasts.
British 999 caller’s voice cloned by Russian network using AI
A BBC Verify investigation has revealed that the identities of British public sector workers have been cloned using AI by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign.
‘Endless battle’: Fighting the crime gangs taking over the High Street
People say they’re terrified of going to the shops, with reports of intimidation and open drug dealing.
Freed hostage says Starmer ‘risks rewarding terror’
Emily Damari says the prime minister is “not on the right side of history” with his plan for a Palestinian state.
Police force cannot investigate itself over sex abuse claims, say Tories
South Yorkshire Police cannot probe claims its own officers abused grooming victims, say critics.
Flight disruption after major UK air traffic outage
The technical issue only lasted 20 minutes but caused a huge backlog of flights and delays.
Murder-obsessed teen jailed for plotting mass school shooting
A court heard Felix Winter, 18, idolised the killers behind the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in the US.
Major healthcare equipment firm on brink of failure
NRS Healthcare, which provides wheelchairs, hoists and other equipment, is expected to run out of cash by the end of the week, the BBC understands.
Migration fuels population jump, figures suggest
The population rise of more than 700,000 is the second largest in more than 75 years, the ONS says.
