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Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:25:45 GMT
Will there be storms this weekend? Bank Holiday forecast after UK doused by rain
Thundery showers are forecast over the Bank Holiday weekend

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:42:32 GMT
Burnham warned against ‘stupid’ capital gains tax decision
Lord O’Neill said Mr Burnham had done a ‘great job so far’ as Prime Minister in creating a more positive atmosphere

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:11:00 GMT
Tragedy as UK man dies when Singapore Airlines flight plunges 178ft in under five seconds
Exclusive: Linda Kitchen, whose husband Geoff died after severe turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight, is among several passengers from the UK suing the airline for damages

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:26:29 GMT
Duke of Westminster wins bid to change rules on England’s 350,000 listed buildings
Hugh Grosvenor owns more than 1,500 listed buildings across London and three rural estates

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:14:14 GMT
Thousands of women suffer with undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth
Two damning reports into the UK’s maternity services found that they failed to consistently provide compassionate and safe care

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:01:47 GMT
Many workers trapped in zero-hours ‘exploitative’ contracts for years, study says
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak described attempts to weaken new employment protections as ‘blatant scaremongering’

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:52:45 GMT
Man dies and at least six injured at Big Church Festival after falling sign hit visitors
Christian festival cancelled as organisers ‘devastated’ by tragic incident

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:50:01 GMT
Palestine Action protestors accused of damaging Trump’s Turnberry golf course had ‘terrorist connection’
‘Gaza is not for sale’ was painted on one of the greens, and holes on the course were dug up

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:40:08 GMT
The UK tourists named as missing after the Nepal flash floods
The catastrophic floods have killed more than 400 people and left hundreds more missing

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:15:43 GMT
Seven more men arrested amid organised crime investigation after A66 crash
The A66 crash killed seven people, including two police officers

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:02:51 GMT
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume work amid probe
Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday was found dead earlier this month

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:01:35 GMT
Andy Burnham to abstain on assisted dying Bill ahead of Commons vote
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which ran out of time in parliament’s last session

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:33:16 GMT
True cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow
Exclusive: The damning findings comes as a major new survey shows that 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:50:05 GMT
Teen who downloaded TikTok video on preparing explosives spared jail
The boy, 14, pleaded guilty to recording information useful to persons engaged in terrorism, racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage and possessing an offensive weapon

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:37:33 GMT
Farage demands crackdown on non-English speaking Britons voting in elections
The Reform UK proposals include removing the right to vote of Commonwealth citizens, ensuring that election material is only published in languages native to the British Isles and restricting postal voting

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:11:34 GMT
Middlesbrough: Deadly house fire and A66 crash not linked, say police
Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder investigation after a house fire on Wednesday

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:03:49 GMT
Wembley fire latest: Huge plume of smoke over London as blaze near stadium and Ikea sparks rail chaos
There are suspensions on the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines and a nearby Amazon warehouse has been evacuated

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:03:04 GMT
Britain is still counting the cost – and paying the price – of Brexit
Editorial: As a new report reveals how rejoining the EU would give the UK economy an £11.7bn boost, it is time to admit the 2016 referendum was a mistake – and to work at pace on a way back into Europe

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:55:00 GMT
Picturesque boating lake in Dorset overwhelmed with green slime
‘It stinks and is disgusting,’ disgruntled business owners say as public avoids park in Dorset

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:42:39 GMT
Taxpayers hit with £6m bill for massive Oxfordshire rubbish dump clean-up
The 150-metre-long trail of waste took more than five months to remove

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:36:58 GMT
Police condemn ‘anyone using tragedy as excuse for disorder’ after five cars torched at A66 crash vigil
Social media footage shows vehicles on fire at a gathering for Michael Cahill

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:18:22 GMT
Mapped: The 195 Beefeaters and Brewers Fayre locations at risk of closure across UK
Around 3,800 jobs are at risk due to the closure of almost 200 restaurants

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:12:30 GMT
Cassius Newton: Son of former Chelsea star Eddie Newton dies hiking in 40C heat
Chelsea says it is ‘devastated’ to learn the news

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:12:02 GMT
How Middlesbrough became the UK’s crime capital: ‘What the hell happens next?’
High levels of unemployment and poverty have led to the northeast town suffering disproportionately from organised criminal networks and suspected gang wars. That escalated this week with a series of car rammings and a deadly house fire, leaving resi...

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:32:05 GMT
UK gun laws explained after serious warning issued by inspector
About 500,000 people hold a certificate for firearms in England and Wales

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:59:18 GMT
Middlesbrough has the UK’s highest crime rate – here’s how other areas compare
The town and its surrounds top the country for shoplifting, burglary, arson, and sexual offences

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:59:17 GMT
Gynaecologist who removed women’s ovaries without consent to face new hearing
Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri was earlier found guilty of misconduct and given a warning

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:58:16 GMT
Man arrested after selling 55 bottles of counterfeit wine for £500,000
The man was arrested at an address in Essex last week

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:54:52 GMT
Four men plead guilty to destroying Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green arson attack
The attack took place in the early hours of 23 March in North London

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:17:38 GMT
University of Essex mourns death of beloved campus cat Pebbles
Pebbles inspired university merchandise and a campus cat day and even had his own statue

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:19:08 GMT
How to check if your details were stolen in cyberattack on UK airports
The personal data of more than eight million people was accessed in the cyber attack

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:58:25 GMT
Hundreds of extra police officers deployed to Middlesbrough after series of violent incidents following A66 crash
A 39-year-old man is receiving treatment following an assault involving a bladed weapon, Cleveland Police says

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:43:22 GMT
Birmingham city council seeks to ban flags from roadsides ‘for public safety’
It comes after a long-running dispute over the operations of anti-migrant group Raise the Colours

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:01:34 GMT
UK house sales fall as high mortgage rates dampen housing market
There were an estimated 96,710 home sales in July, according to figures from HMRC

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:42:25 GMT
Double-decker bus crashes into period property leaving huge hole in house
Neighbours described the sound of the crash as ‘like a bomb had gone off’

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:30:08 GMT
Fresh thunderstorm warnings issued for 64 areas amid flooding concerns – full list
The Environment Agency has warned of further flooding as thunderstorms expected to hit

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:10:00 GMT
Brexit and ‘Boris-wave’ spark record surge in applications for British citizenship
Uncertainty over future immigration policy may be driving applications for British citizenship

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