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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:01:00 GMTCost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes
The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:31:26 GMTAndrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace and emailed him about ‘beautiful girl’, files show
More than 3 million documents about Epstein were published by the US Department of Justice on Friday
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:29:48 GMTOver half DWP disability assessors leave in a year over feeling ‘despised’
Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:12:21 GMTEpstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband after his release from prison, files reveal
Mandelson apologised ‘unequivocally’ to the victims of the paedophile financier after the release of new documents
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:10:29 GMTApps that can ‘strip’ victims still available on Apple and Google stores
Revelation comes after Elon Musk’s Grok AI came under fire for allowing users to create ‘nude’ images of women without their consent
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:03:19 GMTFire near Euston station sparks major disruption to UK rail services
Passengers face disruptions on the rail line between London and Watford Junction
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:55:33 GMTAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor set to close one of his last remaining businesses next week
Pitch@Palace, which helped budding entrepreneurs, is due to be dissolved on Tuesday
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:49:30 GMT‘Not moral’: Martin Lewis takes student loan repayment swipe at Rachel Reeves
Martin Lewis has issued a stark message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the decision to freeze the student debt repayment threshold.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:48:19 GMTQuestion Time audience erupts as Reform UK branded ‘care home for old Tories’
The BBC Question Time studio erupted into laughter as an audience member took a swipe at Reform UK.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:43:20 GMTHMRC to introduce new ‘penalty points’ system in 2026
Millions of taxpayers will be affected by the changes in the near future
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:10:04 GMTAbuse involving smartwatches and rings rising at ‘alarming’ rate, charity warns
Abusers are using smartwatches, rings, and home technology to ‘stalk, surveil and control survivors’, the charity said
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:13:37 GMTStarmer brushes off Trump’s warning it’s ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China
The prime minister has travelled to China in an effort to bolster economic ties with the country
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:56:56 GMTMet Office issues fresh rain warnings in parts of UK hit by Storm Chandra flooding
A yellow weather warning is now in place across Devon and Cornwall on Monday and Tuesday morning
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:49:31 GMTAI-supported breast cancer screenings result in fewer aggressive cases
Routine screening prevents around 1,300 deaths from breast cancer each year in the UK, but AI-supported mammography screenings could save more lives
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:38:26 GMTHow UK aid cuts help China win the battle for hearts and minds in Africa
Beijing has been seeking to up its soft power across the continent in recent years, writes Dani Madrid-Morales. If the UK slashes funding for the media battle, it leaves China to grab the advantage
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:36:26 GMTUS plane dubbed the ‘nuke sniffer’ lands in UK amid growing tensions with Iran
US president Donald Trump has warned ‘massive armada’ of American forces building up in the Middle East
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:14:48 GMTUpdate in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief
Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:06:25 GMTDangerous toxin discovered in recalled baby formula
This toxin can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps if consumed
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:47:36 GMTAsylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life
Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:36:32 GMTMistakenly freed sex offender jailed again for biting police officers
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif sparked a manhunt last November after he was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:23:08 GMTLabour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat
‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:16:08 GMTDenmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported
Denmark has unveiled a deportation reform under which foreigners who are convicted of serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape, would be expelled
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:54:39 GMTNearly three-quarters of musicians fear AI will threaten their careers
A new report calls on the UK government to intervene to protect jobs in the creative sector
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:04:09 GMTJoin Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself
Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:50:56 GMTLabour warns Reform by-election candidate ‘represents extreme politics’ as he’s endorsed by Tommy Robinson
The far-right activist endorsed Goodwin despite Reform UK saying he ‘isn’t welcome in the party’
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:16:28 GMTBayeux tapestry move ‘at risk’ due to UK potholes
Experts have warned vibrations caused by poor road conditions could risk ripping the fragile cloth during its journey
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:14:29 GMTMoment lorry driver running secret gun factory from caravan arrested in armed police raid
This is the moment a lorry driver behind a covert gun-conversion operation was arrested after armed police swooped on his caravan workshop.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:51:00 GMTTwo men arrested in connection with huge illegal rubbish dump
The site is thought to contain around 20,000 tonnes of waste
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:23:24 GMTWhy are some countries – including UK – reluctant to join Trump’s Gaza board of peace?
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the US president said that once the group is formed ‘we can do pretty much whatever we want to do’, days after his threats to Greenland
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:05:38 GMTJeremy Corbyn backs iconic Hackney music venue in battle against local development
Former Labour leader calls on government to do more to protect music venues