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Fri, 22 May 2026 08:52:15 GMTEpstein police urge woman who claims she was sent to UK for sex with Andrew to come forward
Police investigating the former Duke of York for alleged misconduct in public office say the ‘door is always open’ for any of Epstein’s victims to come forward
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:41:54 GMTThree boys avoid prison over rapes of two girls which were filmed: ‘I’m grieving who I used to be’
Two girls were raped in two separate incidents in a town in the New Forest
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:31:48 GMTUK retail sales plunge as soaring fuel prices force shoppers to make cuts
The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 1.3% in April.
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:29:03 GMTAndy Burnham latest: Manchester mayor to launch Makerfield by-election campaign as Starmer vows to back him
Recent polling has shown that Mr Burnham would comfortably win among Labour members in a leadership contest
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:07:19 GMT‘Greedy’ daughter ordered to hand back millions after fight with brother over mum’s will
Claims Sandra Thomas spent the money went on meals at the Ivy, holidays, new cars, shopping trips and their daughter's wedding at the Savoy
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:55:37 GMTGreen by-election candidate – who quit after just 12 hours – apologises for Jewish ambulance attack post
Chris Kennedy was announced to be running for the Greens on Thursday morning, but the party confirmed he had dropped out some nine hours later, citing ‘personal and family reasons’
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:53:39 GMTYellow heat health alerts issued as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave
The UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow heat health alerts across London, the South East, the East and the Midlands
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:21:58 GMTEvery UK police investigation into Epstein after bombshell files release
The tranche of two million Epstein files has sparked numerous probes from UK police forces
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:04:43 GMTUK warned to prepare for 40C summers threatening British way of life
The Climate Change Committee warned that 92 per cent of homes are expected to overheat by 2050
Fri, 22 May 2026 03:47:55 GMTUK heatwave temperature live tracker: how hot will it get where I live?
Sunday could be the warmest May day on record, forecasters have said
Fri, 22 May 2026 03:45:17 GMTMapped: Where temperatures could hit 30C in this week’s heatwave
Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMTOfcom issued ultimatum over Royal Mail’s ‘unacceptable’ performance and post delays
Between April 2025 to January 2026, 74.9 per cent of first class mail was delivered the next day
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMTNew laws could see ID checks rolled out at salons in bid to crack down on children using sunbeds
The new proposals would require staff to be present and check a customer’s ID before they can use a sunbed
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMTFirst look at new 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall at Stonehenge after £1 million reconstruction
The seven-metre high Kusuma Neolithic Hall is based on archaeological evidence of a large prehistoric structure that was discovered near the stone circle
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMTTech firms failed two generations of teenagers on safety, crime chief warns
The government’s public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s closes next week
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:34:36 GMTAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor could have Freedom of City of London ‘lawfully removed’ – here’s why
Andrew has been criticised for failing to surrender the title “despite being asked to do so” by the City of London Corporation
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:19:17 GMTFamily of three sisters found dead at Brighton beach condemn conspiracy theories
Police are still investigating how all three women came to be in the water
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:26:05 GMTSadiq Khan blocks Met Police’s controversial £50 million deal with Palantir
Palantir is already a significant player in the UK public sector
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:41:32 GMTTUC chief ‘angry’ at Labour errors but warns party not to become ‘fatalistic’ over Reform threat
General secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said there is an ‘overwhelming sense of frustration’ from trade unions at the prime minister’s government
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:34:33 GMTNet migration to UK slashed by nearly half driven by fewer people coming for work
Fewer people coming to the UK for work drove a big drop in net migration to 171,000 in 2025
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:16:37 GMTVAT slashed to 5% on summer attractions in chancellor’s cost of living plan
Reeves avoids announcing any immediate help with energy bills, despite soaring oil prices triggered by the Iran war
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:13:32 GMTFive arrested on suspicion of fraud offences following local elections
Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation in Tameside in relation to the 7 May elections
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:07:18 GMTTeacher who encouraged students to send her ‘affectionate’ emails banned
One student emailed the teacher they ‘missed’ her during the school holidays
Thu, 21 May 2026 17:55:16 GMTPrimary school teacher banned from the classroom after causing pupil to hit head and lying to his parents about it
Mr Whitley had started working at the school approximately six months prior to the incident which got him banned from teaching
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:28:11 GMTStarmer to help campaign for Andy Burnham at Makerfield by-election amid leadership challenge bid
The Prime Minister said he wanted the ‘whole Labour movement’ to be involved in the vital by-election
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:20:47 GMTThere is only one way Labour can win the North Sea oil and gas debate
Proponents of keeping North Sea oil and gas in the ground are repeatedly focusing on energy security and economic arguments. But it is only by making the climate argument that they will actually win the debate, explains Nick Ferris
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:04:47 GMTHandbag designer loses bid to sue King Charles’ charity for £6m over failed fundraiser
Amanda Navaian sued the King Charles III Charitable Trust, claiming she was left psychologically scarred and lost millions in revenue
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:02:51 GMTPolice warning over extended World Cup pub opening hours – while insisting they aren’t ‘killjoys’
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2am if any of the home nations make it to the knockout stage of the men’s football tournament
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:58:58 GMTTrial date for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ High Court libel claim set
Mr Marinakis is seeking between £1 million and £5 million in damages
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:37:20 GMTQueen Elizabeth pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to get trade role – and he wasn’t vetted, bombshell files show
Royal preferred to go to ‘sophisticated countries’ as UK trade envoy – and refused to attend ‘golf functions’
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:57 GMTSix ‘good fortune’ coins from 19th century discovered beneath HMS Victory’s mast
A 750-tonne crane was used to remove the mizzen, foremast and bowsprit masts from Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:04 GMTSpeaker scolds Labour ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before Parliament
The Speaker of the House of Commons has slammed ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before making them in the chamber.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:37:05 GMTHundreds of migrant children put at ‘significant’ risk after being wrongly classified as adults
Exclusive: Home Office accused of ‘safeguarding failure’ after hundreds of migrant children were initially assessed as adults
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:33:47 GMTJournalist admits stalking former chancellor George Osborne and his wife for more than a year
Lydia Suffield sent emails and Instagram messages to the couple
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:30:16 GMTWhat’s included in Reeves’ cost of living plan, what isn’t, and who will really benefit?
Political editor David Maddox looks at a cost of living announcement by the chancellor which appeared to reflect a political obsession with plumbers and was missing major items
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:27 GMTRachel Reeves increases mileage rate for drivers using cars for work
Unions have welcomed the announcement, with many campaigning for years for the rate to be increased
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:16:23 GMTPost Office names new Horizon IT suppliers replacing Fujitsu after scandal
Horizon is at the centre of the long-running Post Office scandal, which saw around 1,000 people wrongly prosecuted and convicted
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:48:39 GMTIsrael’s most senior diplomat in UK summoned over ‘inflammatory’ video
A video posted by the country’s security minister taunted detainees from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:02 GMTNet migration to UK fell to lowest point since Covid – but half of Britons still think it’s rising
British Future said politicians “need to take responsibility” for the growing disconnect between the true migration figures and public perception of immigration
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:28:18 GMTNumber of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels drops 35% year-on-year
The figures for the 12 months to December are down 48% compared to the previous year (331,000)
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:25:12 GMTLife-threatening disease linked to tick bites found at popular UK beauty spots
The new cases brings the total of UK-acquired cases to six
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:56 GMTWhat is the Nationwide Fairer Share payment? Bank shares update on payment date and how to check if you qualify
Millions of Nationwide customers are set to receive a £100 payment
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:42:12 GMTMarried At First Sight allegations raise ‘really serious concerns’, says Ofcom boss
All three men deny the allegations, which were revealed in a BBC Panorama programme
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:36:26 GMTBT loses more than 800,000 broadband customers in a year as telecoms giant unveils new cost-saving plan
The telecoms giant said it was upping its cost-saving target to £3.7 billion
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:16:08 GMTLloyds to lose title of UK’s biggest branch network to rival bank
‘Tide is turning’ as in-person banking is apparently regaining popularity