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Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:42:03 GMTStarmer to snub Trump’s signing ceremony for Gaza Board of Peace over Putin involvement
President Trump has been extending invitations to dozens of nations, even suggesting the board could soon mediate various international conflicts
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:38:10 GMTSpeed camera error could see thousands of convictions scrapped
Anyone affected would be ‘contacted directly by the relevant police force’
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:33:31 GMTAngler missing for 20 years drowned in suspected cross-channel speedboat drug smuggling bid
Police concluded that it was most likely that he was hit by a container ship and sunk in the English Channel
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:12:36 GMTHS2 spent £3.8m on ‘Charles Dickens’ country mansion – it’s now empty and requires taxpayer-funded repairs
Stanthorne Hall has sat empty since HS2 bought it in March 2023 – now repairs are to be carried out to preserve the once-grand Georgian home despite no one living there
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:45:57 GMT Starmer edges closer to Australia-style social media ban for u-16s after Lords vote
Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver says prime minister’s consultation plan is ‘a little bit late’
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:36:32 GMTTeacher loses £60k fight with Go Ape over shattered leg on slide ‘for kids’
The judge threw out the case saying injuries are always a risk in adventure playgrounds
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:21:48 GMTEnergy firm to pay millions in compensation after warm home payment delays
The compensation ruling comes after customers had to wait more 19 months to receive their Warm Home Discount support
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:01:19 GMT‘Anxious and unsafe’: Half of blind people fear being stranded at train stations
Blind and partially sighted people say they are constantly let down by rail staff not showing up to help them
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:47:44 GMTMortgage customers allowed to borrow thousands more in major change by Nationwide
Nationwide said that in 2025, it saw a 57% increase in the number of first-time buyer mortgages taken at or above five times income
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:49:49 GMTFebruary 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need for February
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:47:46 GMTHow millions of households could get free solar panels and heat pumps through new government scheme
Labour’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ could save some households up to £12,000
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:35:53 GMT‘Doomscrolling’ now Britain’s top habit – but least enjoyable
Previous research found connection between ‘doomscrolling’ and feelings of existential anxiety, despair, distrust, and suspicion of others
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:22:12 GMTTrump hits out at Nato and Europe as he doubles down on demands for Greenland: ‘All I want is a piece of ice’
Trump lashes out at Nato and European allies hours before announcing ‘framework of a future deal’ on territory has been reached
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:46:31 GMTHow motorists can claim money back if wrongly caught speeding
The National Highways has identified around 2,650 incorrect camera activations since 2021, attributing them to a technical fault
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:24:48 GMTUniversity application fees for care leavers to be scrapped by Ucas
Those who have been in care who are applying to start university in autumn 2027 will have the fee waived
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:20:29 GMTMet Office issues amber weather warning for rain amid risk of floods, power cuts and people being cut off
The amber warning comes into force at midnight and ends at 6pm
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:21:55 GMTStaggering number of children starting reception not toilet trained, study finds
Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMTTyphoon jets to receive ‘cutting-edge’ radar upgrade amid Russian threat
News comes amidst increasing pressure on Nato and Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMTRevealed: The UK’s top property value hotspots by region
Around half of the UK’s 30 million homes increased in value in 2025
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:43:27 GMTHow Dave the Peacock became a village icon (and an AI Meme Star)
Meet Dave, the latest local internet sensation.
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:57:37 GMTTearful Harry says media attacks made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’
Duke of Sussex calls Daily Mail publisher ‘disgusting’ over privacy statement
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:05:51 GMTBody found in search for missing Christmas Day swimmers at Budleigh Salterton
Devon and Cornwall Police said the discovery was made at Sandy Bay, Exmouth, around 8.45am on Tuesday
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:28:59 GMTMother of 10 who kept vulnerable woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years found guilty
Amanda Wixon, 56, held the woman between 1995 and 2021 at her family home in Gloucestershire
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:10:45 GMTHugh Grant supports social media ban for under-16s: ‘Parents are in an impossible position’
The Hollywood star is one of the signatories in a letter to Kier Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, and Ed Davey, backing the amendment
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:48:56 GMT‘A stranger told me to check a mole on my back for skin cancer - she saved my life’
A stranger’s warning on the street turned into a life-saving experience from skin cancer
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:45:42 GMTPrince William to make first official visit to Saudi Arabia after request from Keir Starmer
Kensington Palace said the trip comes as the UK and Saudi Arabia near a century of diplomatic relations in 2027
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:26:55 GMT‘I’ve spent almost 20 years in prison for robbing £20. Now the UK wants to deport me to a country I’ve never called home’
Exclusive: IPP prisoner Sheldon Coore, 47, says he is being punished ‘twice and thrice and even tenfold’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:21:45 GMTVoices: ‘The Farage effect is starting to wear off’: Readers say Reform slump is helping Kemi Badenoch
Our community saw Badenoch’s polling uptick as less a Tory comeback and more a sign that Farage’s appeal may be levelling out, with many arguing the numbers reflect protest fatigue rather than genuine enthusiasm for either leader
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:42:24 GMTStarmer says Green Party are ‘high on drugs, soft on Putin’ during PMQs attack
olanski responded to the Prime Minister’s attack, saying: ‘Labour are low in the polls and hard on the country’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:38:45 GMT‘I would have done social media ban consultation sooner’ – Ofsted boss
Sir Martyn Oliver told Bett UK: ‘I want children to live their childhoods. I don’t want them to watch it on a screen’.
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:19:46 GMT‘I spent my life dreaming of England. If I am deported for coming here in a small boat I’ll just come back’
Some 193 people have been returned to France under Starmer’s flagship one in, one out scheme with France by 22 December last year
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:58:55 GMTThe 14 articles at the centre of Harry’s case against the Daily Mail’s publisher
Harry claims 14 articles published by Associated Newspapers Limited were based on unlawful information gathering
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:48:52 GMTTrump has left Starmer with no choice – it’s time to get tough
The US president has abandoned diplomatic niceties for open contempt with his recent attacks on the UK – and Sir Keir Starmer has finally come out swinging, writes political editor David Maddox
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:08:37 GMTMarine Le Pen admits 'mistake' in EU embezzlement trial as she fights to save political career
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen acknowledged a "mistake" at a key appeals trial in Paris
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:06:56 GMTStarmer says he ‘will not yield’ to Trump pressure over Greenland
In his most hostile language yet, the prime minister said the future of the territory should be decided by Denmark and Greenland
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:39:59 GMTConsultation opens on expanding mobile phone ban to all Edinburgh schools
Portobello and Queensferry high schools are already using lockable pouches which restrict access to phones throughout the day.
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:35:27 GMTNigel Farage failed to declare ‘£380,000 external earnings’ on time
The Reform leader blamed the 17 errors on an aide, claiming he relied on others to register his outside earnings because: ‘I don’t do computers’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:20:13 GMTUS ‘deeply concerned’ after Chinese ‘super-embassy’ approved in London
The US is the latest UK ally to weigh in on the plans for the new Chinese embassy
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:43:37 GMTMiliband admits ‘situation has changed’ between UK and US after Trump Greenland dispute
Sir Keir Starmer has called the US president’s approach to Greenland issue ‘completely wrong’
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:04:19 GMT‘I’m a small business owner – this is the damage Trump’s tariffs could really do’
Donald Trump’s threat of increased tariffs on imports from the UK could plunge the country into recession
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:47:52 GMTTimeline of key events as high-stakes Prince Harry privacy trial continues
Seven high-profile names are taking legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:04:05 GMT‘I only stopped off to buy some tea on the way home from work - then I won the lottery’
A common bugbear of not being able to find a parking space turned into a miraculous life-changing twist of fate
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:03:07 GMTWhere has UK inflation increased and fallen? Flights, food prices and more
The prices of some common household goods saw an acceleration of inflation last month
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:17:40 GMTHeathrow fire: Car engulfed in flames outside Terminal 5
A car was engufed in flames outside Heathrow Airport early on Wednesday (21 January).
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:12:24 GMTAI learning tools ‘different’ to phones in schools – Bridget Phillipson
The Education Secretary told the Bett UK conference AI can ‘deliver the biggest leap forward for learning in centuries’.