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Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT
All the unanswered questions about King Charles’ finances after tax bill revealed
Even though the King has made his tax bill public, much is still unknown about his personal fortune

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:55:56 GMT
UK heatwave mapped: Where is going to be hottest this weekend as temperatures could hit 32C
An amber extreme heat warning remains in place despite a drop in the temperatures on Saturday

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:33:53 GMT
When will the UK heatwave end? Met Office issues forecast for 17C drop in temperature
Extreme heat is forecast into the weekend with red warnings issued across parts of England and Wales

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:35:27 GMT
Hosepipe ban map: Is my area under restrictions during record UK heatwave?
Everyone should be ‘mindful of their water use’ amid the heatwave, an Environment Agency chief has said

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:43 GMT
Conservatives pledge to make serving in Army reserve service tax free
The party plans to use some of the money saved by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap to remove taxes on up to 30 days of reserve service per year

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:47:00 GMT
UK sends search and rescue team to Venezuela as earthquake death toll nears 1,000
Britain also made £2 million of humanitarian funding available to help respond to the disaster

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:49:53 GMT
Starmer hits back at home secretary over calls to sack minister
Downing Street issued a rebuke to both Ms Mahmood and Mr Tapp

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:28:08 GMT
Reform UK’s former chair says Nigel Farage should take a ‘break’ from politics
Dr David Bull said he was speaking as a ‘friend and a colleague’

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:44:06 GMT
RSPCA issues World Cup warning after wildlife caught in goal netting
Foxes and other wildlife can easily become entangled in nets, which can cause stress and severe injuries

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:36:55 GMT
‘I think we were misled’: A decade on from the Brexit referendum, how would Britons vote now?
Alex Ross and Dan Haygarth speak to people from around Britain about the Brexit referendum ten years on - and find out if they have changed their minds

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:34:33 GMT
Rapist Nicholas Rossi who fled to Scotland after allegedly faking own death dies in US hospital
Rossi, 38, had been serving a jail sentence in Utah for raping two women in the state in 2008

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:33:40 GMT
‘I just can’t do it anymore’: Prisoner wrote note blaming ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term before he was found dead
Exclusive: Steven McBride’s sister has spoken of her anguish after an inquest found he felt ‘trapped, hopeless and frustrated’ on an IPP jail term

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:31:11 GMT
Trump threatens 100% import tariff on UK over digital services tax
The tax applies to firms with global digital revenues exceeding £500m, where over £25m of that income is generated from British users

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:27:01 GMT
Teacher who grabbed colleague’s bottom and called it ‘banter’ banned from the classroom
Leon Osbourne also called a female colleague ‘hot stuff’ in text messages

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:08:56 GMT
Man, 21, who assaulted two female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:52:53 GMT
Thirteen men named in husband’s alleged plot to drug and rape unconscious wife
The husband will face a jury trial along with 13 co-defendants in September

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:36:04 GMT
Former Police officer guilty of misconduct after fostering ‘toxic’ culture among colleagues on WhatsApp group
Paul Street, 41, encouraged his team to bully a teenage detainee and asked a colleague to send him a sex video of a female suspect, the Old Bailey heard

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:11:14 GMT
Running buses in Manchester is no preparation for the international stage, Major warns Burnham
Exclusive: In an interview for Independent TV with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, former prime minister John Major warned that being mayor of Manchester will not prepare Andy Burnham for challenges on the global stage

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:59:00 GMT
Alcohol-free beer brand hits record sales as Britons lay off the booze in heatwave
Lucky Saint saw a 73 per cent rise on last year’s sales

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:53:12 GMT
King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £370m refurbishment
The decision has been taken partly to increase public access to the landmark, which is popular with visitors

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:49:02 GMT
Who is Mike Tapp? The controversial minister at the centre of a political row over immigration
The immigration minister has often caused a stir on social media

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:34:04 GMT
Britons will struggle to put food on table as heatwaves become the norm, scientists warn
British farmers are facing a crisis as severe weather events cause harvests to fail

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:25:10 GMT
Cooper heaps pressure onto Starmer and Burnham over defence spending
Cooper warns DIP will ‘have to go further’ after John Healey resigned over inadequate funding in the plan

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:56:33 GMT
Experts criticise Treasury plans to tax interest on cash in stocks and shares ISAs
Rachel Reeves’s ISA raid complicates what is supposed to be a simple product

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:35:36 GMT
Pilot killed after light aircraft crashes near airfield
Dozens of fire crews, police vehicles, and ambulances attended the scene

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:56:42 GMT
Andrew Tate’s legal challenge against prosecutors’ refusal to name alleged victims thrown out
The pair are facing legal proceedings will be extradited to the UK upon their conclusion to face a combined 21 charges

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:52:11 GMT
Green Party forced to return Zack Polanski’s donation on legal grounds
Greens become first major party blocked from receiving donations from its own leader

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:36:11 GMT
New body-worn footage exposes Henry Nowak’s killer’s lies
Newly released footage shows Digwa pretending to be unaware of Mr Nowak’s injuries and repeatedly accusing him of a racist attack

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:32:43 GMT
Three men deny murdering student filmmaker in Primrose Hill brawl
Finbar Sullivan was allegedly kicked, punched and fatally stabbed in the early evening on Tuesday 7 April

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:24:45 GMT
‘Don’t let the celebration become a medical emergency’: England fans warned ahead of World Cup game in heatwave
Medics have warned fans the combination of extreme heat and drinking alcohol can ‘catch people out’

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:21:47 GMT
Records of boy attacked by crocodile accessed by 40 NHS staff
The boy is currently recovering in hopsital after being seriously injured

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:13:43 GMT
Voices: ‘Move the summer holidays’: Readers on how schools should adapt to extreme heat
Our community is divided on whether schools should close during heatwaves, but many agree Britain needs longer-term solutions – from adapting school buildings to rethinking term dates – as extreme temperatures become more common

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:04:57 GMT
Royal Navy shadows Russian warships in UK waters for three months
Five navy ships have been involved in the monitoring of the Admiral Grigorovich

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:46:20 GMT
‘I was stuck on the train’: Motorist fumes over parking ticket after Bedford railway crash
Bedford Borough Council accused of lacking common sense after issuing fixed penalty tickets to vehicles near Bedford railway station following last Friday’s tragic crash

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:59 GMT
Watch in full: Sir John Major in conversation with Geordie Greig on the 10th anniversary of Brexit
In a wide-ranging conversation marking 10 years since the EU referendum, the former Conservative prime minister talked about the impact of Brexit and Britain’s future relationship with Europe; past, present and future prime ministers and the state ...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:37:12 GMT
‘Gobsmacked’ villagers vow to fight revived asylum seeker centre plan
Villagers in Linton-On-Ouse previously thwarted an attempt to house migrants at a former military barracks

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:22:22 GMT
Revealed: Most expensive royal family trips as Prince William tops the list at £130k
Total spending on journeys across the 12-month period was £3,316,024

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:01:00 GMT
‘Hero’ surgeon who helped to expose pelvic mesh scandal faces losing home over £634k court bill
Prof Sohier El-Neil was sued by patient Deborah Biggadike after gynaecological surgery

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:48:30 GMT
‘Extraordinary’ lack of consultation with locals over plans to house asylum seekers in barracks, MP claims
Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock Calum Miller said the failure to conduct a proper consultation with local communities is ‘extraordinary’

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:40:28 GMT
Man arrested in murder investigation after girl, 3, found dead at home
Floral tributes have been laid near the property

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