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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:52:31 GMT
Man ‘plotted Palestine paint protest at Boris Johnson’s wedding reception’
Two men were carrying spray paint, glue, and a red boiler suit when they were accosted by police at the Cotswold estate

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:40:45 GMT
Driver charged after two cyclists killed in crash involving multiple riders near Gravesend
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were killed in the crash

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:37:47 GMT
Pizza chain backed by Gregg Wallace will only hire men, owner announces
Will Mcllory says no women will be employed in any of his branches

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:26:05 GMT
Top Reform supporter quits party and urges Nigel Farage to ‘get a grip’
A civil war erupted within the party after Tim Montgomerie was suspended last month

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:25:55 GMT
Batman’s Wayne Manor hits back at council over bat survey row
The famous stately home has featured in several high-profile films including the 2005 superhero movie

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:25:12 GMT
UK politics live: Miliband ‘regrets’ Israel response to West Bank sanctions and hits back at Chief Rabbi
Israel has hit out at Ed Miliband’s plans, calling them ‘outrageous lies’ after a raft of sanctions were announced on Tuesday

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:08:19 GMT
UK weather forecast: Experts on when warmer temperatures are to return after heavy rain
Despite the wet weather, most of England and all of Wales is still in drought

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:54:23 GMT
Celebrity dog whisperer awarded £5m payout after HS2 shuts down kennels
Matthew Wiggins successfully argued that the government’s actions had severely impacted his business

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:40:36 GMT
Air traffic control issues latest: Why are flights delayed and which airports are affected?
Airports have warned of further disruption as flights continue to be cancelled on Wednesday morning

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:08:03 GMT
New study finds link between common stomach bug exposure and bowel cancer
And using data from 43 studies, which involved more than 48 million people, scientists estimated that 22 per cent of bowel cancer cases worldwide are potentially related to H. pylori exposure

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:52:13 GMT
Why your Christmas food shop is set to be more expensive this year
The government has been urged to ease pressure by relieving rising energy and regulatory costs on manufacturers, warning ‘resilience is wearing thin’

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:51:00 GMT
Let your cuppa cool down before drinking to avoid increasing risk of cancer, UK study warns
The new study said the temperature at which coffee and tea is drunk in Western populations is estimated to be around 60C

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:29:05 GMT
Maldives asks Andy Burnham to reopen talks over Chagos Islands
Maldives president ‘deeply ⁠disappointed’ not to be ​consulted when Keir Starmer agreed to cede sovereignty of ‌islands to Mauritius last year

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Burnham should scrap Labour’s red lines on Brexit and get closer to EU, voters say
New research shows just one in five voters think Brexit has been a success, heaping pressure on the new prime minister to improve Britain’s relationship with Europe

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:51:45 GMT
Tens of thousands of passengers face travel chaos after flights halted at UK airports
Transport secretary wants ‘lessons to be learnt’ as Ryanair calls for Nats chief to quit and Wizz air calls for urgent reform of National Air Traffic Services

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:20:31 GMT
How to check if your HMRC pension refund letter is genuine – or a scam
Thousands of lower earners who saved into workplace pensions could be eligible for about £70

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:52 GMT
Israel bans 12 British MPs from entering country after West Bank sanctions row
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar unveiled the counter-measures in response to sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:25:31 GMT
Energy prices could soar even higher, Bank of England boss admits in cost of living warning
Andrew Bailey told MPs that energy prices ‘could be higher still’ as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:43:38 GMT
Police officer carried out ‘lecherous and predatory’ sexual assaults on three colleagues
Alex Trusler, who resigned from Staffordshire Police after pleading guilty to four offences in July this year, was sentenced on Tuesday to a 42-week jail term, suspended for 18 months

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:39:51 GMT
Papyrus suicide prevention charity closes after ‘extremely difficult period’
The charity has been active for nearly 30 years

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:19:14 GMT
How Andy Burnham can start to repair UK aid with one simple change
The PM has a rare political opportunity to make everybody happy: those who worry aid money is wasted and those who oppose the government's aid cuts, writes Dr Tamsyn Barton

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:36:34 GMT
It’s been the wettest week since early February – so why are we still in drought and under hosepipe bans?
Despite recent wet conditions, ‘further significant rainfall’ is needed before drought conditions can end, environment bosses warn

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:34:21 GMT
Reform UK council leader quits role after four months
The council leader said he has taken the decision following ‘a recent change in my personal circumstances’

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:33:38 GMT
UK’s third highest taxpayer ditches UK for Greece amid tax rise fears
The billionaire founder of Rokos Capital Management paid £330m to the Treasury last year

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:12:28 GMT
Care home nurse struck off after saying resident with dementia did not need birthday cake
Rossitsa Petkova was found guilty of misconduct and has been banned from the profession

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:49:44 GMT
Dark website owner who encouraged ‘swatting’ and hoax bomb calls loses sentence bid
One hoax call in Cardiff caused ‘widespread panic and disruption’

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:42:41 GMT
Harry and Meghan ‘surprised’ by King ruling out the couple returning as working royals
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK last month

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:54:28 GMT
Author fined for destroying bat roosts during 19th-century church conversion
Jonathan Wedge was caught out by his own Instagram posts

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:52:49 GMT
UK to announce trade ban on Israeli West Bank settlements
Move expected to be announced by foreign secretary on Tuesday is set to draw fierce criticism from the US and Israel

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:41:35 GMT
Public tried to rescue girl, 7, and aunt killed in Grangetown house fire, inquest hears
Jaden Wright, 23, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with two counts of murder

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:34:54 GMT
Baby given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs’ to reshape skull
Sagittal craniosynostosis affects around one in every 2,000 babies in the UK

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:28:34 GMT
Crisis-hit NHS trust slapped with fresh warning over patient safety
The new alert comes as Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is forced to make millions of pounds in cost savings as staff warn they would not want their family cared for at the hospitals

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:25 GMT
Far-right Israeli minister calls for UK to be sanctioned over ‘occupation’ of Falkland Islands
Israeli ministers have sided with Argentina again despite Buenos Aires sanctioning an Israeli oil firm

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:13:01 GMT
Tribunal rules that calling a colleague a ‘slapper’ is a sackable offence
The comments constituted gross misconduct

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:51:42 GMT
Councillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to Labour
A Reform councillor has decided to leave the party, saying he had seen ‘first-hand’ how it ‘simply doesn't have a serious plan’

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:36:45 GMT
Britain to spend millions on space defence to counter threats and launch new satellites
The broader UK Space Strategy details £7.8 billion in total funding across the sector up to 2030

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:17:02 GMT
Blood cancer patient still alive eight years after taking part in groundbreaking trial
About 70 per cent of patients who took part in the trial were still alive six years later

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:16:01 GMT
Martin Lewis explains how to avoid Ofgem energy price rise
The price cap rise will push bills to their highest since July 2023

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:07:01 GMT
Disabled widow who has never driven prosecuted over tax on dead husband’s car
The vehicle had been put in her name as a ‘good faith gesture’ in the hope that it could be used to take her to hospital appointments

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