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Sat, 09 Aug 2025 08:52:56 GMT
‘My son left the house like every other day - 18 minutes later, he was in a coma’
Carly Calland is calling on the government to introduce tighter e-scooter regulations after her 14-year-old son’s death

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:23:22 GMT
Newly qualified doctors work part-time jobs to make ends meet
The £3,674 drop in funding, on average, has led some doctors to get additional part-time jobs in order to survive

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:30:00 GMT
Police outnumber anti-migrant protesters outside Islington hotel
Police officers outnumbered anti-migrant protesters outside a hotel in Islington where a protest was being held in support of refugees on Friday 8 August.

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMT
Hundreds of asylum seekers arrested in nationwide crackdown on illegal working
Almost a third of those arrested have been detained pending removal from the country

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMT
Fears A-level grade inflation ‘may be creeping back’ with more students set for top grades
The proportion of A-level entries scoring top grades this summer is likely to be higher than pre-Covid years

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:18:29 GMT
Why this rare tree in London is now protected under law
‘Beloved’ grapefruit tree growing in Battersea issued with Tree Preservation Order

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:57:08 GMT
New evidence of giant gas planet around ‘Earth’s closest solar twin’
The confirmation of the gas giant planet would mark a milestone as the closest planet to Earth that orbits in a habitable zone of a star like the sun

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:09:01 GMT
EuroMillions: National Lottery numbers revealed for ‘jaw-dropping’ £172m jackpot
Friday’s jackpot reached estimated £172m after Tuesday’s top prize went unclaimed

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:30:45 GMT
‘I don’t know what it would mean’: JD Vance hits out at Starmer’s plans to recognise Palestine
Vice-president goes carp fishing at Chevening with foreign secretary David Lammy

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:13:31 GMT
Rees-Mogg clashes with Prince Andrew biographer over ‘salacious gossip’ behind new book
The book, called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, has made a series of claims about Prince Andrew’s life

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:53:10 GMT
Trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces under new EHRC guidance
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been criticised by trans rights campaigners for its response to the Supreme Court’s ruling

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:42:07 GMT
Defendant who dumped soiled adult nappies outside nurseries avoids immediate jail term
Abbi Taylor, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of dumping bags of toxic materials

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:37:17 GMT
Vodafone keeps shop doors locked after raid by balaclava-clad thieves
Vodafone forced to bring in safety measures in stores after Lowestoft branch is targeted

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:31:34 GMT
Mapped: Where will temperatures soar in UK during fourth heatwave of the year?
While temperatures are currently predicted to peak in the high twenties, they could still soar into the mid thirties

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:47:39 GMT
Christmas dinner warning as costs could rise after Labour tax changes
Two-thirds of retailers predict they will have to raise prices further this year

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:54:35 GMT
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’
‘Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW,’ the former Reform member wrote on social media

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:34:11 GMT
‘I’ve been surviving on handouts’: Chaos as 120,000 UK drivers left stranded by ‘do not drive’ cars
One mother shares how she is struggling visit her premature son is hospital after rare ‘do not drive’ order

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:31:00 GMT
Dubai-style chocolate bars recalled over ‘risk to health’
Noesis, Fix it and Le Damas Dubai-style chocolate products have peanuts, almonds, cashews, and walnuts in the product which are not mentioned on the labelling

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:21:02 GMT
Man jailed for life after murdering ex-fiancee in luxury hotel
James Cartwright invited Samantha Mickleburgh away with him before raping and murdering her in their room

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:57:24 GMT
Teenager found guilty of murdering fellow pupil with hunting knife during lunch break
Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:50:56 GMT
Teacher banned from the classroom after doing student’s coursework for them
She has been banned from teaching indefinitely, with the right to have the prohibition order reviewed in two years

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:02:01 GMT
Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus outside A&E moments after he left hospital
Boy had left hospital on foot before being hit outside the A&E department of Queen Elizabeth Queen Margaret Hospital

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:57:49 GMT
Starmer condemns Israel’s plans to escalate war in Gaza and warns it will ‘only bring more bloodshed’
Labour prime minister said the move was wrong

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:24:15 GMT
UK weather: Health warning issued as Britain braces for heatwave
Parts of the UK could see temperatures well above 30C, according to the Met Office

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:09:37 GMT
Voices: ‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax
Our community is split over whether raising income tax is the fairest way to plug Britain’s £50bn budget gap or a risky move that could harm growth and Labour’s political standing

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:02:51 GMT
Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ in eviction row
This is a ‘classic case of 'do as I say, not as I do’, Tories say after claims Rushanara Ali removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month

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