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Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:05:47 GMT
Train worker sacked after passengers served sausage rolls taken from bin said he’d ‘gone too far for the customer’
Peter Duffy was accused of preparing sausage rolls "retrieved from a bin" for first-class passengers, which a colleague then served

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:49:02 GMT
RAF Typhoons strike Isis weapons storage site in Syria in joint mission with France
The strike was on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by Isis

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:21:06 GMT
Inside the quest for the origin of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone
After Orkney was ruled out as the origin for Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, geologists now have their eyes on north eastern Scotland

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:30:01 GMT
Keir Starmer to tell cabinet to slash cost of living in new year message
Under pressure prime minister to pledge to ‘use every tool’ his government to ‘make life better’ for Britons this year

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:21:14 GMT
Starmer says UK sheds ‘no tears’ at the end of Maduro regime in Venezuela
Labour prime minister rejects call to condemn Donald Trump after shock announcement the US will temporarily run the South American country following military strikes to capture its President

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:47:24 GMT
Convicted murderer among two inmates on run after absconding from prison on New Year’s Day
Matthew Armstrong, 35, was convicted in 2009 of a murder that occurred during a robbery in Warwickshire

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:38:13 GMT
Britain urged to enforce Australian-style social media ban for teenagers
The government’s independent terrorism watchdog has made the suggestion amid fears of teenagers being radicalised online

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:59:41 GMT
Man, 48, charged with murder after body found in London on New Year’s Day
The body of Kaleem Shaik was found after police attended an address following ‘a welfare concern’

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:55:53 GMT
Anthony Joshua flies back to UK after fatal Nigeria car crash
The heavyweight boxer was involved in a collision on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday that killed two of his close friends

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:54:33 GMT
Starmer ‘wants to speak to Trump’ after denying UK involvement in Venezuela strikes
Starmer is keen to ‘establish the facts’ following the overnight operation which saw explosions sweep over Caracas

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:14:15 GMT
‘My sister vanished from a supermarket on her second birthday and was never seen again’
Katrice Lee was two years old when she vanished from a German supermarket in 1981. Her sister tells Harriette Boucher how she remembers the day vividly and remains hopeful that she will eventually get answers

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:52:32 GMT
Government to recruit thousands of volunteer magistrates to tackle court backlog
The Ministry of Justice aims to enlist 2,000 volunteer magistrates in the next financial year

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:20:22 GMT
Teenage girl educated in Britain missing after Swiss ski resort fire
Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, previously attended Immanuel College in Hertfordshire, according to multiple reports

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:37:35 GMT
Cold weather payments triggered in over 400 postcodes – check if you’re eligible
Over 600,000 households are in line for the one-off payment

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