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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Cost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes
The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:31:26 GMT
Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace and emailed him about ‘beautiful girl’, files show
More than 3 million documents about Epstein were published by the US Department of Justice on Friday

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:29:48 GMT
Over half DWP disability assessors leave in a year over feeling ‘despised’
Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:12:21 GMT
Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal
Mandelson apologised ‘unequivocally’ to the victims of the paedophile financier after the release of new documents

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:10:29 GMT
Apps that can ‘strip’ victims still available on Apple and Google stores
Revelation comes after Elon Musk’s Grok AI came under fire for allowing users to create ‘nude’ images of women without their consent

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:03:19 GMT
Fire near Euston station sparks major disruption to UK rail services
Passengers face disruptions on the rail line between London and Watford Junction

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:55:33 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor set to close one of his last remaining businesses next week
Pitch@Palace, which helped budding entrepreneurs, is due to be dissolved on Tuesday

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:49:30 GMT
‘Not moral’: Martin Lewis takes student loan repayment swipe at Rachel Reeves
Martin Lewis has issued a stark message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the decision to freeze the student debt repayment threshold.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:48:19 GMT
Question Time audience erupts as Reform UK branded ‘care home for old Tories’
The BBC Question Time studio erupted into laughter as an audience member took a swipe at Reform UK.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:43:20 GMT
HMRC to introduce new ‘penalty points’ system in 2026
Millions of taxpayers will be affected by the changes in the near future

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:10:04 GMT
Abuse involving smartwatches and rings rising at ‘alarming’ rate, charity warns
Abusers are using smartwatches, rings, and home technology to ‘stalk, surveil and control survivors’, the charity said

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:13:37 GMT
Starmer brushes off Trump’s warning it’s ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China
The prime minister has travelled to China in an effort to bolster economic ties with the country

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:56:56 GMT
Met Office issues fresh rain warnings in parts of UK hit by Storm Chandra flooding
A yellow weather warning is now in place across Devon and Cornwall on Monday and Tuesday morning

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:49:31 GMT
AI-supported breast cancer screenings result in fewer aggressive cases
Routine screening prevents around 1,300 deaths from breast cancer each year in the UK, but AI-supported mammography screenings could save more lives

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:38:26 GMT
How UK aid cuts help China win the battle for hearts and minds in Africa
Beijing has been seeking to up its soft power across the continent in recent years, writes Dani Madrid-Morales. If the UK slashes funding for the media battle, it leaves China to grab the advantage

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:36:26 GMT
US plane dubbed the ‘nuke sniffer’ lands in UK amid growing tensions with Iran
US president Donald Trump has warned ‘massive armada’ of American forces building up in the Middle East

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:14:48 GMT
Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief
Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:06:25 GMT
Dangerous toxin discovered in recalled baby formula
This toxin can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps if consumed

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:47:36 GMT
Asylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life
Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:36:32 GMT
Mistakenly freed sex offender jailed again for biting police officers
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif sparked a manhunt last November after he was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:23:08 GMT
Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat
‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:16:08 GMT
Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported
Denmark has unveiled a deportation reform under which foreigners who are convicted of serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape, would be expelled

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:54:39 GMT
Nearly three-quarters of musicians fear AI will threaten their careers
A new report calls on the UK government to intervene to protect jobs in the creative sector

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:04:09 GMT
Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself
Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:50:56 GMT
Labour warns Reform by-election candidate ‘represents extreme politics’ as he’s endorsed by Tommy Robinson
The far-right activist endorsed Goodwin despite Reform UK saying he ‘isn’t welcome in the party’

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:16:28 GMT
Bayeux tapestry move ‘at risk’ due to UK potholes
Experts have warned vibrations caused by poor road conditions could risk ripping the fragile cloth during its journey

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:14:29 GMT
Moment lorry driver running secret gun factory from caravan arrested in armed police raid
This is the moment a lorry driver behind a covert gun-conversion operation was arrested after armed police swooped on his caravan workshop.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:51:00 GMT
Two men arrested in connection with huge illegal rubbish dump
The site is thought to contain around 20,000 tonnes of waste

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:23:24 GMT
Why are some countries – including UK – reluctant to join Trump’s Gaza board of peace?
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said that once the group is formed ‘we can do pretty much whatever we want to do’, days after his threats to Greenland

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:05:38 GMT
Jeremy Corbyn backs iconic Hackney music venue in battle against local development
Former Labour leader calls on government to do more to protect music venues

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