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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:54:43 GMT
Mahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
The home secretary said the UK was ’monitoring very closely’ what other countries were planning to do amid pressure on the government to bring down migration

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:52:00 GMT
Trump to talk to King about Iran and Nato rift at ‘high stakes’ US state visit
The King is facing one of the most important diplomatic challenges of his reign following a major deterioration in UK-US relations

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:53:38 GMT
Number of UK dog attack injuries surge by 83 per cent since 2020
The number of attacks has continued to rise despite a ban on the XL bully breed

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:42:14 GMT
Could Trump’s anger over Iran really impact the UK’s Falkland’s claim?
Downing Street has insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:43 GMT
Family of murdered woman traumatised after being handed photo of her killer laughing by police
Julie Butcher was strangled by her ex-husband at their home in Swindon after she attempted to leave the marriage

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:54:29 GMT
Three teenagers among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Kent
Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:15:02 GMT
Starmer vows to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Prime Minister said during a visit to a London synagogue recently targeted by arsonists that the legislation would be brought forward in a few weeks’ time

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:57:09 GMT
King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani at 9/11 ceremony during busy US visit
President Donald Trump will also meet privately with King Charles, and host a state banquet for the king and his wife, Queen Camilla

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:03:46 GMT
Starmer ‘facing Commons vote next week’ on inquiry into Mandelson vetting scandal
Exclusive: MPs from across the House have written to Lindsay Hoyle asking for an investigation into whether Starmer misled parliament

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:30 GMT
UK insists Falklands sovereignty ‘rests with UK’ after Trump threat to withdraw US backing
No 10 was forced to respond after an internal Pentagon email set out options for Mr Trump’s administration to punish Nato allies for refusing to join the US-Israeli strikes against Iran

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:50:53 GMT
Ed Miliband emerging as top contender to replace Starmer
As Keir Starmer fights to survive, Labour MPs believe that the energy secretary and former party leader is positioning himself to take over

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:08:06 GMT
Heartbroken family pay tribute to baby girl killed in Yorkshire dog attack: ‘Maggie changed us in so many ways’
Maggie-May Ann Moody was just three months old

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:58:03 GMT
Van driver avoids prison for killing 68-year-old in crash on malfunctioning smart motorway
Barry O’Sullivan caused the death of 68-year-old Pulvinder Dillon in the crash on the M4

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:40:20 GMT
Peter Mandelson investigated by European anti-fraud office
The former Labour peer was the bloc’s trade commissioner between 2004 and 2008

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:27:08 GMT
Public electric car charging now cheaper than petrol due to rising fuel prices
The sharp rise in the cost of petrol and diesel due to the war in Iran is part of the reason behind the shift

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:23:15 GMT
Residents of Britain’s most expensive village outraged as estate car park approved
Locals fear that more weddings will be held at the prestigious Beaulieu Estate

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:16:17 GMT
Jeffrey Epstein housed victims of abuse in network of London flats – even after 2015 Met Police report
A BBC investigation found Epstein had rented four flats in Kensington and Chelsea

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:03:07 GMT
Voices: ‘It isn’t an act of patriotism’: Readers divided over England flag displays
The debate over the England flag has exposed a clear divide – with some readers saying it has been ‘tainted’ or ‘weaponised’, while others insist it should be ‘taken back’ as a symbol of unity

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:01:02 GMT
Large fire breaks out in Manchester as firefighters tackle blaze
Manchester Fire and Rescue Services asked people in the surrounding area to keep windows and doors shut after a fire erupted in Trafford Park

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:54:55 GMT
Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in House of Lords
Kim Leadbeater, the bill’s sponsor, insisted there will ‘absolutely be appetite within the Commons to bring the legislation back’, saying there is a ‘real sense of sadness and sorrow today’

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:53:09 GMT
Rapist John Ashby was discharged from mental health treatment just days before attack
When Ashby was discharged – three days before the rape – he had punched a member of staff multiple times to his head and face, and made threats to kill him

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:51:24 GMT
‘I lost my wife and daughter in the Air India crash. Now I’m being told to leave Britain’
Mohammad Shethwala, 28, has applied for leave to remain in Britain on compassionate grounds after the disaster 10 months ago. He tells Namita Singh he wants to stay to honour their memories

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:48:51 GMT
Will Starmer survive? John Rentoul answers readers’ key questions on the Mandelson row
In a reader Q&A, chief political commentator John Rentoul addressed questions on Keir Starmer’s survival, potential successors and media scrutiny, warning the Peter Mandelson row has triggered a slow-burning crisis for Labour

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:59:06 GMT
Bank of England expert predicts global stock market fall and questions ‘are we prepared?’
The FTSE 100 is up more than 24 per cent across the last year – nearly six times the rate of some of the best cash returns in that time

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:44:22 GMT
Man admits racial assault after accusing Orthodox Jew of ‘killing babies’
Shafiq Rahman, 48, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:14:11 GMT
Man who raped Sikh woman in her home during racist attack is jailed for life
At the time of the rape John Ashby was homeless, having been discharged from psychiatric care three days earlier without a support package

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:50:35 GMT
UK refuses to back down on US tech tax despite Trump’s tariff threat
Downing Street insisted the digital services tax was ‘fair and proportionate’ despite Trump’s threats to retaliate

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:13:33 GMT
Row over Bobby Sands statue in Belfast after council vote to ‘reconsider’
Danny Morrison, secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and a former director of publicity for Sinn Fein, criticised the SDLP for abstaining during the vote

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:52:52 GMT
Why does Britain own the Falklands islands? The dispute that sparked a war with Argentina
The UK entered an armed conflict with its Latin American rival over the windswept islands 44 years ago

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:18:04 GMT
‘It ruined me’: Victims of ‘monster’ rapist who deliberately infected partners with HIV speak out
Adam Hall’s youngest victim was just 15 when he was infected with HIV and health officials are now urging others who have had sex with him to get themselves checked

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:58:31 GMT
Turkey is the latest country to ban children from social media. What are other countries doing?
Britain is among many countries mulling over an Australia-style ban on social media

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:12:53 GMT
The assisted dying Bill has run out of time – but could still become law. Here’s how
More than 1,200 suggested changes were tabled in the Lords to the Bill

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:12:04 GMT
US could ‘review’ Britain’s claim over Falklands as Trump seeks revenge over Nato’s lack of support for Iran war
Trump has repeatedly insulted Keir Starmer, calling him cowardly because of his unwillingness to join the war

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:49:47 GMT
Esther Rantzen’s daughter says assisted dying bill failing is ‘democratic vandalism’
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter, Rebecca Wilcox, has described the fall of the assisted dying bill as "democratic vandalism."

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:48:57 GMT
Suffolk paramedic struck off after suggesting that overweight patient liked ‘chips, chips and more chips’
Matthew Goodey suggested that someone push the patient in a sack barrow

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:34:03 GMT
Thousands of young people could get more than £2,000 in new HMRC trust fund drive
More than £1.5 billion is currently going unclaimed

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:33:09 GMT
UK weather: Britain will be hotter than Ibiza this weekend with temperatures set to hit 23C
Dominant high pressure system is set to keep UK bright and sunny, though cool easterly winds may reduce temperatures along coasts and in exposed areas

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:21:57 GMT
New fossil discoveries suggest existence of giant ‘kraken’ octopuses as large as lorries
Paleontologists believe these early cephalopods were ‘huge, intelligent’ creatures that crushed prey with their powerful beaks

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:21:36 GMT
Kim Leadbeater warns UK ‘not in a better place’ on political violence 10 years since sister Jo Cox’s murder
Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater has warned that the UK is "not in a better place" on political violence 10 years since the Labour MP was murdered.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:05:04 GMT
Girl, 10, finds one of world’s rarest amphibians under bridge in Wales
Evie Hill’s discovery is believed to be the first Mexican axolotl discovered in the wild in Britain

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:59:33 GMT
Trump says Prince Harry ‘is not speaking for the UK’ after Duke of Sussex plea to support Ukraine
In a rare input on global matters, Harry urged the “American leadership” to “honour its international treaty obligations” in its “enduring role in global security”

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