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Now Boris Johnson turns on Donald Trump: ‘Putin is laughing...
Mr Johnson’s comments were in marked contrast to his stance days before, when he...
Why this ‘one in a billion’ egg from Devon sold for £420...
The rare discovery has raised hundreds of pounds for charity
‘Hours earlier and there would be deaths’: Father’s fears...
Rezgar Miri said it was lucky the sinkhole hadn’t appeared beside his children’s...
Violence-obsessed teen Nicholas Prosper who shot family...
Nicholas Prosper brutally murdered his mother, brother and sister and plotted to...
Urgent review of gun laws urged after triple killer who...
The government is ‘urgently looking’ to tighten controls around private gun sales...
Family pay tribute to ‘loving and kind’ 18-year-old among...
Teenagers Simon Evans, Jacob Holeman, and Jenson Bridges all died after Audi A1...
What Labour’s welfare cuts mean for benefit claimants –...
Millions of people will be affected by the changes
Swansea mountains swept by wildfire in blaze seen for miles
Firefighters reported that 20 hectares of gorse were on fire on Tuesday evening
UK’s oldest brewer forced to hike beer prices in ‘challenging’...
Shepherd Neame, a brewer and pub group, said it must mitigate the rising taxes and...
Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage ‘can’t even lead a party...
Sir Keir Starmer hit out at Nigel Farage during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions,...
Mapped: The 95 Santander branches set to close across the...
Branches will be closing across the UK – check if your nearest is included
£35m London tower could face ‘demolition’ as neighbours...
Their lawyers say the couple could solve the issue of lower light levels by simply...
Topshop posts cryptic hint about return to high street...
Topshop was a former giant of the high street until Philip Green’s Arcadia Group...
FBI’s joint terrorism task force investigating latest arson...
‘Violent acts like this are unacceptable,’ and FBI official said
Starmer backs calls from Gareth Southgate and Adolescence...
Prime minister supported calls for hit Netflix show to be shown in parliament and...
Brexit created ‘mind blowing’ 2bn extra pieces of paperwork...
Liberal Democrats call on Sir Keir Starmer to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs...
‘Sickness not work has paid far too long’, warns leading...
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has backed welfare cuts but warned the government...
‘What was the point?’ Starmer grilled on real-life impacts...
Sir Keir Starmer was asked "What is the point” of Labour if it cuts disability benefits...
Man dug out of London basement after roof collapses on...
London residents woke to rubble on the streets of Notting Hill after part of a roof...
Fury as Labour MP forced to leave assisted dying committee...
Bradford West MP Naz Shah had warned fellow MPs that she would have to leave the...
Why UK museums aren’t handing back human remains, despite...
The issue of mummies and shrunken heads in museums has long been contentious, writes...
Voices: Readers clash over Labour’s benefit reforms – from...
Critics fear they will unfairly harm disabled people, while supporters argue the...
Ex-Tory minister refuses to admit country faced recession...
A former Tory minister has refused to accept the economy went into recession when...
Police reopen student nurse rape case 30 years later
The perpetrator threatened to kill the victim, a student nurse who was in her early...
What are the key benefit changes in Labour’s welfare overhaul?...
The work and pensions secretary announced a slate of changes – here’s what you need...
April 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as Labour...
Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage will all rise from April
UK politics live: Rachel Reeves ‘to announce biggest spending...
Chancellor to lay out plans a week after Labour slashed welfare bill by £5bn
Three dead as dessert supplied to NHS hospitals and care...
NHS staff advised to remove all products from Cool Delight Desserts as a precaution
Martin Lewis warns Labour £5bn benefits cuts are ‘fraught...
Labour’s reforms will see disability benefits scaled back for millions
Mapped: What areas of the UK will hit 20C on hottest day...
Met Office says temperatures expected to rise for spring equinox on Thursday
Harshita Brella: Husband charged with murder of wife found...
Harshita Brella’s body was found in Ilford four days after she is believed to have...
Voices: Adolescence is every parent’s nightmare – but what...
Have your say as Stephen Graham’s latest series sparks urgent conversations about...
Minister defending Labour’s £5bn benefits cuts admits he...
Hitting back at left-wing Labour critics of the government, Torsten Bell accuses...
Boys aged 14-17 main target of ‘unimaginably cruel’ sextortion
The alarming trend is driven by organised crime groups operating overseas
Schools told to be more ‘boy-positive’ to fix male underachievement
A dedicated Minister for Men could help address education gender gap, says report
Kyle to lay out plans to turn industrial wasteland into...
Peter Kyle will detail how ‘relics of economic eras past’ will be transformed into...
Transgender patients not called to NHS screenings due to...
Professor Alice Sullivan was asked to review collection of data and statistics on...
Jeremy Hunt hits out at ‘hyperbolic’ Brexit claims of backers...
Ex-chancellor criticises ‘hyperbolic’ projections as report which claims economic...
UK scientists behind clean power AI breakthrough win £1m...
The design tool rapidly helps to analyse materials used for clean energy, transport...
Homes crumble after roof collapses on sleeping residents...
Residents were forced to flee their Notting Hill homes after part of their roof...
Man admits killing mother and daughter in M4 motorway crash...
Driver pleads guilty to death by careless driving after Tesla captures fatal crash...
How a Walking Dead-obsessed teenager who slaughtered his...
There are calls for new laws in the fight against crimes carried out by disturbed...
We had no knowledge of killer Nicholas Prosper’s plans,...
The family of triple killer Nicholas Prosper have revealed they had “no knowledge”...
‘It was like an earthquake’: Notting Hill residents forced...
Residents described hearing a ‘horrendous bang’ as the roof of the Notting Hill...
‘My farm makes me just £50 a week – Labour’s scrapping...
As Labour closes the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) for new applications, the...
Strong wage growth as Bank of England mulls interest rate...
Wage growth has remained strong, the latest official figures show, as the Bank of...
Defence firms demand 'patriotic' banking to support investment...
British banks should abandon outdated ethical standards and increase lending to...
Prince William visiting Estonia in show of support for...
Prince William will arrive in Estonia later to show his support for the country...
Police investigation 'could weaken SNP's election chances',...
The police fraud investigation examining the SNP could weaken the party's chances...
Cat cafes should be 'phased out', RSPCA warns
Cat cafes across the UK should be "phased out", leading animal welfare charities...
New rules may stop Elon Musk from making unlimited donations...
Ministers are drawing up plans restricting foreign donors from giving unlimited...
Man killed after collision with police car in Birmingham
A man has died after a collision involving a police car in Birmingham.
Nigerian crime gangs are targeting young British boys in...
Teenage boys in the UK are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs that pose as...
PM makes rare visit to nuclear-armed submarine to show...
Sir Keir Starmer has boarded a nuclear-armed submarine as it returned from a lengthy...
Inmate on the run after escaping from prison van on motorway
A prisoner is on the run after he "overpowered and evaded" escort officers who were...
Just Stop Oil co-founder wins court appeal as sentence...
Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam has had his sentence reduced by a year after...
Surgery restores sense of smell in patients with long Covid
People who lost their sense of smell and accompanying taste because of long Covid...
Police charge former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and ex-deputy...
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former deputy council leader Derek Hatton...
UK's Eurovision act for 2025 announced
The UK's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed.
Boots' owner sold to private equity firm
The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity...
Investigation into claims NHS staff accessed Nottingham...
An NHS trust is investigating allegations that healthcare staff "inappropriately"...
Rachel Reeves: 'People want to talk me down... I'll prove...
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Bill to stop children 'doom scrolling' to get backing -...
A Labour MP's bill to prevent children from "doom scrolling" on social media is...
King reveals favourite music - including Kylie, Bob Marley...
The King has shared his personal playlist of tracks that bring him joy – featuring...
Widow of Post Office scandal victim receives compensation...
The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days...
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Triple killer Kyle Clifford guilty of raping ex-partner...
The former soldier previously admitted to murdering a BBC commentator’s wife and...
Rayner’s 1.5m homes target under fresh pressure as construction...
The government’s construction targets are under threat as building activity plunges
Visitor backlash after popular zoo closes farm over unnamed...
Visitors of Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, slammed the move as a ‘huge...
Triple killer Kyle Clifford’s police interview after murder...
Triple killer Kyle Clifford's police interview has been released after he was found...
Reeves to be forced into fresh tax hikes or austerity drive...
Rachel Reeves is warned it will be tough to find extra money for defence spending...
Lastminute.com founder warns of ‘peril’ for tech sector...
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho told the House of Lords’ International Women’s Day debate...
Mother admits killing baby found dumped in bin bag in woodland
Baby Callum was found close to Gulliver’s World theme park in Warrington, Cheshire,...
Will the UK get a new bank holiday for the 80th VE Day...
Four days of celebrations are planned, the government has confirmed
UK weather: Britain to be hotter than Costa Del Sol with...
UK to enjoy warmest weekend for some time, Met Office says
Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused...
Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames...
NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit...
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press...
Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over...
Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because...
Gateshead school put in lockdown and pupils kept inside...
Northumbria Police said it had received a report of ‘malicious communications’ on...
Voices: Independent readers give verdict on Donald Trump’s...
While some called for a no-fuss, low-key state visit, others were outraged at the...
I’m sorry public felt misled, says Captain Tom’s daughter...
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has apologised if the public “felt misled” following...
BBC presenter cuts off Jenrick in fiery clash over ‘two-tier...
Robert Jenrick’s interview with Emma Barnett descended into a row over sentencing...
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Met Office reveals when the Northern Lights could be visible...
The Met Office said the aurora borealis might be visible from some areas in the...
Captain Tom Moore’s daughter says using father’s name for...
Captain Tom Foundation was renamed in January after a damning Charity Commission...
Child who died after being hit by car on sports pitch confirmed...
Cumbria Constabulary said there is no indication to suggest it was a deliberate...
Banana shortage hits several Tesco stores across UK
Customers faced empty shelves in shops across Maidstone, London, Bournemouth and...
Royal Shrovetide: This ancient form of football has a rule...
Royal Shrovetide goes through rivers, hedgerows and high streets but avoids churchyards...
Man in hospital after being pulled from flames in central...
One man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from the building by firefighters
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson charged with bribery...
Former Labour mayor was first arrested in December 2020
Scheme to ban smart phones in schools ditched by MP
Former teacher Josh MacAlister says he has been working ‘very closely’ with government...
Sadiq Khan warns Trump to prepare for protests on second...
London mayor hints a new Trump baby blimp could fly above the capital during president’s...
Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees £48m worth of drugs...
Police have seized 48,328 cannabis plants worth an estimated street value of £48,328,000...
Starmer to hold talks with European allies as push for...
PM to be updated by European leaders on the outcome of a summit aimed at boosting...
Almost no evidence that employing physician associates...
Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs)...
From disco to Afrobeats: Here are the artists on King Charles’s...
The King has unveiled his eclectic musical tastes in a new show
Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations...
The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed
Russia warns Starmer’s peacekeeping troops plan would amount...
Starmer rallies up to 20 countries to deploy troops in post-war Ukraine as Europe...
Breakthrough for long Covid patients who lost sense of...
‘I will never take my senses for granted ever again,’ one patient says
UN talks to end Cyprus crisis are ‘a waste of time’ unless...
Exclusive: UK foreign office minister Stephen Doughty will land in Cyprus on Friday...
Delivery driver and sons confront customer with metal pole...
A delivery driver and his sons confronted a customer with metal poles during a row...
