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Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:44:49 GMT‘I hid my heart disease symptoms from my wife so she wouldn’t worry – then I almost died’
Around one in five adults suffering from a health condition will keep their symptoms secret from their partner
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:43:55 GMT‘It’s time for China and India to really start providing foreign aid’
Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council also warns that potential plans by Nato nations to boost military spending to five per cent of GDP are a ‘major strategic mistake’
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:02:15 GMTMore than 500 people arrested at Palestine Action demonstration
The age ranges of those arrested were from 18 to 87
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:41:22 GMTMan left with serious injuries after ‘falling from back of a plane’ at Manchester Airport
The unnamed man is reportedly in hospital with leg and arm fractures
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:50:24 GMTMan arrested after James Bulger’s grave vandalised for the second time in weeks
James Bulger’s grave was reportedly damaged earlier this week
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:04:27 GMTSending UK ships to police Strait of Hormuz ‘a fantasy’, ex-defence secretary warns
Ben Wallace accuses government of ‘taking the public for fools’ – as peace talks to end Donald Trump’s war get underway
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:07:20 GMTAll we know about Canary Islands bus crash as British pensioner, 77, killed and dozens injured
All 27 passengers are believed to be British tourists - investigations into the tragedy are ongoing
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:57:40 GMT‘My girlfriend attacked me with scissors and carved her name into my ribs’: Young people call for domestic abuse laws to include under-16s
At 15, James said he realised he was too young to get justice after he was abused by his girlfriend. He is now joining calls to lower the legislative age of domestic abuse victims. Harriette Boucher reports
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:56:37 GMTSecret discussions on resettling Chagos Islands after Starmer pauses Mauritius deal
Exclusive: The development comes as representatives of the Chagossians have asked the United Nations to intervene to prevent Keir Starmer ‘committing a crime against humanity’
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:41:21 GMTPolice to review complaint over Farage’s free energy bills competition
Reform UK leader stated on Friday he “not the least bit worried” the party has not broken the law
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:20:48 GMTTeenager dies in dog attack in Essex as man arrested after ‘shocking’ incident
Emergency services found the woman with serious injuries
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:16:39 GMTBadenoch warns Trump represents the new US normal and vows to increase UK army by 20,000
The Tory leader has warned that US policy of turning its back on Europe will not go away when Donald Trump is replaced as US president
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:54:32 GMTPublic opinion split on horse racing as Polanski calls for ban ahead of Grand National
Green leader Zack Polanski has doubled down on his calls to ban horse racing in the wake of the tragic death of Gold Dancer ahead of the Grand National
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:54:17 GMT‘I was a world champion athlete as a teenager, but I wasn’t allowed to do GCSE PE’
Labour is currently consulting on disability and educational needs reforms that will affect millions of children
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:20:13 GMTMan arrested on suspicion of murder after Finbar Sullivan stabbed to death in Primrose Hill
Finbar Sullivan was fatally stabbed at the London viewpoint on Tuesday
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:08:50 GMTPower in Scotland will be the SNP’s to lose once again
It will be Labour and Conservative failures, rather than any SNP success, that set the nationalists on course for a fifth consecutive term at Holyrood. As Sean O’Grady explains, the result of the 2026 Scottish parliamentary election will have an ai...
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:32:40 GMTTeenager accused of murdering boy, 14, in shooting appears in court
Eghosa’s family are being supported by specialist officers and the investigation remains ongoing
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:19:17 GMT‘Small boat pilot’ charged after four migrants drowned in English Channel
The 27-year-old is alleged to have piloted the boat from France to the UK
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:06:25 GMTUK government ‘pauses’ Chagos deal amid Trump criticism
The proposed £35 billion agreement includes a plan to lease back the crucial UK-US military base on Diego Garcia
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:54 GMTTwo teenagers killed after car plunges off bridge and hits minibus on M1
Four people in the minibus were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries