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Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:57:55 GMT
UK weather: Cold snap ‘stay at home’ alert as amber and yellow snow warnings continue
The UK experienced sub-zero temperatures on Monday with Scotland experiencing heavy snow and travel disruption

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:55:45 GMT
NHS went ahead with 95 per cent of hospital appointments during doctors’ strike
An average of 19,120 resident doctors were on strike each day over five days in December

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:53:31 GMT
Met Office records coldest night of winter so far as snow and ice grip Britain
Marham in Norfolk recorded a low of -12.5C overnight on Monday

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:42:19 GMT
Starmer’s priority is to protect UK relationship with Trump, Streeting suggests
Wes Streeting also issued a direct warning to the US president saying now is ‘not the time to destabilise Nato’ after Trump threatened to annex Greenland

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:01:03 GMT
The real reasons why AI isn’t coming for your job, according to experts
AI is changing the way we work - but it isn’t likely to be coming for your job, experts explain

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:55:24 GMT
Why managing Trump is far more important than defending international law for Starmer
Political editor David Maddox explains why Sir Keir Starmer could be the pivotal figure in Paris for the conference on Ukraine when European leaders know that they have to ‘manage’ Trump

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:42:03 GMT
Homeless shelters under pressure as temperatures plunge to sub-zero
Councils across the country have launched their Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP)

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:32:18 GMT
Full list of all UK schools closed today due to snow and ice
String of weather warnings in place across UK as Met Office warns of disruption

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:03:23 GMT
Manchester Arena families say MI5 can’t be trusted
‘How many times must MI5 show that it cannot be trusted before something is done?’

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:57:21 GMT
Eye tests for older drivers and tighter alcohol limits could be introduced under road safety plans
The government’s road safety strategy aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65 per cent by 2035

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:57:00 GMT
Urgent warning as food giant recalls baby formula products over food poisoning toxin
Symptoms caused by this toxin include nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:57:00 GMT
Warning issued over de-icing your car as drivers face potential fines
Highway experts warn that drivers could be fined up to £1,000 for repeatedly defrosting their car incorrectly

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:55:51 GMT
Every UK bank holiday to add to your calendar in 2026
While Northern Ireland can expect a bank holiday in March, the rest of the UK will have to wait until April for Good Friday

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:54:14 GMT
King Charles outdoes Princess Anne to be crowned the hardest working member of royals
The King has finally beaten his young sister’s track record after she has been consecutively named the most hard-working royal over the past few years

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:57:03 GMT
Why some people find it harder to lose weight, according to science
Author Dr Giles Yeo tells The Independent why genetics play a major role in weight loss

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:17:01 GMT
Scotland takes next step towards lynx reintroduction
Return of key species after more than 500 years could control damaging surge in deer numbers and boost tourism

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:30:06 GMT
The busiest day for cash withdrawals in 2025 – and it wasn’t Christmas Eve
New figures from Link ATMs show that cash withdrawals are still in decline

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:03:04 GMT
Peers inflict new blow to Starmer on government’s Chagos handover deal
Peers have backed an amendment, which was led by former military chiefs, which has left Starmer’s controversial Chagos deal in crisis

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:19:13 GMT
Windrush victim ‘hospitalised’ over stress of compensation battle with Home Office
Seven years after the Windrush scandal broke, survivors are still awaiting compensation and answers for how the government poorly treated its Commonwealth citizens

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:16:10 GMT
Starmer defies Trump over Greenland after US president threatens Nato ally
It comes as former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption said Trump’s capture of the Venezuelan president was ‘illegal’ and former attorney general Dominic Grieve described the US president as ‘a serious and significant danger to world peaceâ...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:03:11 GMT
‘Fake Admiral’ pleads guilty to dressing in navy uniform for Remembrance Sunday service
Jonathan Carley was arrested after wearing the uniform of a ‘high ranking navy officer’

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:44:15 GMT
Cooper refuses to condemn US action in Venezuela as criticism among Labour MPs grows
Government facing mounting criticism from its own MPs urging Sir Keir Starmer to criticise the US intervention

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:01:56 GMT
Huge fire breaks out at historic golf club
The iconic West Essex Golf Club building has gone up in flames and six fire crews are on the scene working to extinguish it

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:19:57 GMT
Identity of Thames torso murderer may finally have been uncovered
New BBC series helmed by Lucy Worsley re-examines Victorian records to follow the trail of a forgotten Jack the Ripper-era serial killer

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:11:31 GMT
Reform-led council under fire for plans to rip up Victorian lampposts
Canterbury is one of the few cities which has managed to retain a set of bespoke nineteenth century cast iron street lamps

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:59:26 GMT
Deaths set to outnumber births in the UK in 2026 ‘in new era’ that could lead to higher taxes
With birth rates falling, think tank Resolution Foundation said the UK will need to rely on immigration for population growth

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:14:05 GMT
Teenagers who posed for selfies after killing homeless man jailed
Detective Inspector Jim Barry called the attack ‘a particularly callous murder’

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:03:03 GMT
Teacher banned after telling pupils Rosa Parks did not give up bus seat and Martin Luther King was a fraud
Patrick Lawler told year six pupils Rosa Parks ‘did not really exist’

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:33:23 GMT
Voices: ‘If Andy Burnham is the answer, we need a new question’: Readers on Labour’s leadership dilemma
Our community were split as polling suggested Andy Burnham has greater appeal to the wider electorate over Keir Starmer, sparking debate over whether Labour needs stability or a change at the top

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:46:53 GMT
Train worker sacked after first-class passengers served sausage rolls taken from bin
Peter Duffy was accused of preparing sausage rolls ‘retrieved from a bin’ for first-class passengers, which a colleague then served

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:57:32 GMT
Warning of unemployment surge as business costs force companies to close
The search for jobs is becoming increasingly tough and more firms could be set to shut their doors

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:47:46 GMT
Scotland set for new public holiday in celebration of World Cup return
New bank holiday to mark mens national team playing in the World Cup for the first time since 1998

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:50:55 GMT
Duke of Marlborough denies strangling estranged wife
He appeared before High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court for a plea hearing on Monday

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:39:52 GMT
Migrants’ phones and sim cards to be seized without need for arrest in latest small boats crackdown
Prime minister Keir Starmer said he had ordered the Home Office to close asylum hotels before the current 2029 deadline

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:09:06 GMT
Prince Harry ‘wins fight’ to regain automatic armed security when visiting UK
The Duke of Sussex wrote to the home secretary in September after two stalker incidents

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:05:22 GMT
Starmer vows to remain Labour leader during cost-of-living pitch to voters
The prime minister also insisted he will still be in No 10 by 2027 despite growing discontent among Labour backbenchers

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:11 GMT
When is it too cold to walk your dog? Here’s how best to prepare your pets
How to look after your pets during the cold weather – according to the experts

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:25:05 GMT
Starmer under pressure from his own MPs after refusing to denounce Trump over Venezuela
Anxious to preserve diplomatic ties with the UK’s most powerful ally, Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, has yet to criticise the American raid

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