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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:00:53 GMTStorm Chandra latest: ‘Danger to life’ flood warning and travel chaos as Met Office issues UK weather alerts
Around 300 schools are closed across the UK while the Severn Bridge between England and Wales has also been shut to traffic
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:49:48 GMTBritain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty
Poverty will remain stuck at a high level without change, researchers warn
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:45:00 GMT‘It’s a complete scandal’: The aristocrat fighting to help prison children escape the stigma of crime
Exclusive: Philanthropist and criminologist Lady Edwina Grosvenor, whose godmother was Princess Diana, says prisoners’ children are ‘forgotten’ victims as she launches university scholarships to help young people impacted by a justice system wh...
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:27:01 GMTStarmer facing growing Labour rebellion as dozens of MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision
Senior Labour figures have called for unity as a growing number of MPs express concern over the decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:48:40 GMTPolice officer left with phobia of police stations sues Met for £1 million
The Met said it is ‘incredible’ for a serving officer to claim they should not have been asked to attend police stations
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:38:01 GMTYouTuber wins £3m payout after savage beating outside Harrods
Ghanem Al-Masarir also had his phone hacked
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:38:48 GMTStorm Chandra map: Where heavy rain and flooding could hit UK today with ‘danger to life’ warning issued
Several weather warnings have been issued, including amber warnings for south-west England for rain and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for wind
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMTNHS trials ‘trailblazing’ AI and robotics technology to spot lung cancer
A new NHS pilot could see lung cancer patients diagnosed easier and faster
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMTWhy GCSE students studying books from authors of colour is ‘even more essential’ in 2026
A more diverse reading list reflects our multi-racial society, a leading author has said
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:53:32 GMTWhat are the major police reforms proposed by Shabana Mahmood and how will they affect Britons?
The Home Secretary said that "crime is changing" but "policing hasn’t kept pace"
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:52:28 GMTWatchdog gives key update after two major brands issue recalls over baby formula
The contaminations originated from a shared third-party ingredient supplier, the Food Standards Agency said
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:07:17 GMTScientists may have found key to treating hidden cancer growths
Researchers say the findings offer a promising way to improve existing cancer therapies as well as develop new ones
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:45:19 GMTTories forced to retract Braverman mental health claim
Suella Braverman said the reference to her mental health said ‘more about them than it does me’
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:30:45 GMTMore than 500,000 customers to receive Ofgem protection this week
New rules will bring heat network customers closer in line with those living on traditional gas and electricity connections
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:30:21 GMTAI tutoring to be introduced across UK schools
One union leader stressed AI tools should ‘never replace face-to-face interaction’
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:20 GMTFree pension ‘health checks’ could aid UK savers’ retirement plans
More than two-fifths of full-time workers with pensions had never changed their own contribution levels
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:58:28 GMT‘Labour now is just the Tories in red’: Manchester voters’ fury over decision to block Burnham from by-election
Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor should have been allowed to make a return to Westminster
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:32:06 GMTAI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms
Officials say using AI will free up 6 million hours of police time – the equivalent of 3,000 officers – each year
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:26:54 GMTMapped: Where living standards are growing the fastest in the UK
Residents’ disposable incomes in 11 towns and cities in the UK has grown twice as fast in the past decade
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:20:51 GMTMars’s gravity shapes ice ages on Earth, new research finds
Red Planet’s gravity plays a significant role in climate cycles, computer models reveal
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:18 GMTMan found guilty of raping woman in Nottinghamshire park
Sheraz Malik, 28, has been found guilty of two counts of rape after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:15:17 GMTSadie Frost reveals ex-husband Jude Law thought she was leaking stories to Daily Mail publisher
The actor has accused Associated Newspapers Limited of unlawfully accessing her medical records
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:31:19 GMTFormer Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform
Braverman becomes latest right-winger to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform – as Labour blasts Farage’s party as ‘full of failed Tories’
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:22:37 GMTWarning issued after three tourists rescued while searching for viral cows at UK beauty spot
Firefighters helped three visitors who had become disoriented in the area
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:18:02 GMTWhen London celebrity nightclub will reopen after Monday morning fire
Approximately 40 individuals were evacuated from Kensington Roof Gardens in the early hours of Monday
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:58:19 GMTThree-quarters of pensioners miss out on £1,300 payment they don’t know they’re entitled to
Fewer than one in four who are eligible for council tax reductions are claiming it
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:43:50 GMTShooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti prompts UK debate over policing tactics
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an altercation with federal agents in Minnesota on Saturday (24 January) has sparked renewed debate over US immigration policing tactics.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:06:24 GMTStorm Chandra to hit UK with snow and 80mph winds as Met Office issue several warnings
Amber warnings issued across south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for rain and wind
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:02:05 GMTVoices: ‘Open goal’: Why readers think Brexit should define the next election
Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity – but only if he tackles its failures head-on rather than playing it safe
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:49:23 GMTWatch: Suella Braverman laments Tory MPs joining Reform before her own defection
Suella Braverman ruled out ever defecting to Reform UK, resurfaced video shows after the former Conservative MP announced on Monday (26 January) that she would be joining Nigel Farage’s party.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:17:25 GMTBurnham is right – Starmer’s veto will make the Manchester by-election much harder for Labour
As Burnham is the key to stopping Reform in both Manchester seats, the prime minister faces a conundrum whatever decision he makes, writes David Maddox
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:01:23 GMTMajor UK bank fined for breaching Russian sanctions
The bank processed 24 payments to or from a current account held by a sanctioned person
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:40:02 GMTPopular Aldi and Lidl feature set to be launched in Morrisons
In order to compete, Morrisons has announced a further 2,500 price cuts in January
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:36:52 GMT‘They lied to me and destroyed my house’: Thousands left in limbo over botched energy scheme
Victims of the failed energy efficiency scheme tellThe Independent how they have been let down
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:32:34 GMTHow do young people feel about the under-16 social media ban?
The UK government has begun consulting on a possible Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s, citing rising concerns about mental health, online abuse and harmful content.
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:37:30 GMTFull list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after Suella Braverman becomes latest recruit
The former home secretary has become the latest right-wing Tory to join Nigel Farage’s party
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:56:47 GMTGold price at record high: Should you be buying or selling?
The price of the precious metal is up more than 80 per cent across the last year
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:40:36 GMTReform mayoral candidate replicates Donald Trump’s controversial Greenland penguin image
The White House post sparked further concerns about Donald Trump’s ambitions in Greenland
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:37:58 GMTNew survey casts doubt on heat pump savings as two-thirds report losses
One green energy chief says that people are being “mis-sold” the boiler-replacing tech
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:15:54 GMTMillionaire who felled 28 trees to create room for clifftop pool fined £20,000
Bill Buckler bought a 1960s bungalow in the Canford Cliffs area of Poole for over £3.1million