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Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:52:48 GMT
What happens if no one wins £208m Euromillions jackpot?
Next Tuesday is the final chance before the National Lottery instigate a ‘Must Be Won’ draw

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:22:12 GMT
David Beckham, Gary Oldman and Roger Daltrey knighted in King’s birthday honours
Stage star Elaine Paige and Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt will receive damehoods, while sculptor Antony Gormley is made a Companion of Honour

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:02:00 GMT
Parents say children are asking to miss school over ‘horror movie’ toilets
Around 10 per cent of parents say their child has asked to miss school over the issues

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:27:02 GMT
UK’s biggest-ever lottery jackpot rolls over again after no EuroMillions win
Tuesday’s jackpot is expected to reach around £208 million

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:35:35 GMT
‘Inspirational’ veteran, 106, is oldest person on King’s Birthday honours list
Norman Irwin said he didn’t expect honour as he’s ‘getting on a bit’

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:35:25 GMT
Either the tax man or the palace: Dame Pat Barker on mistaking honours letter for HMRC
The writer, who became CBE in 2000, is known for her Regeneration Trilogy

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:30:46 GMT
Meet Carmela: The 11-year-old who just became the youngest ever MBE
Carmela Chillery-Watson is becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to charitable fundraising

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:30:05 GMT
What are the King’s Birthday Honours – and how are recipients selected?
This year, 1,215 people will be acknowledged - so how were they nominated, and who selects them?

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:51:34 GMT
EuroMillions winning numbers revealed for record £208m UK jackpot draw
The EuroMillions jackpot is capped once it reaches 250 million euros – or £208 million

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:08:53 GMT
Air India crash: one black box is found as Modi visits miracle sole survivor in hospital
Indian PM tours crash site and meets the only surviving passenger – a British national bound for Leicester

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:53:51 GMT
British wellness couple posted ‘Goodbye India’ video from airport before fatal Air India plane crash
Jamie Ray Greenlaw-Meek and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek described their ‘magical experience’ in India as they joked about the length of the 10-hour flight

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:35:00 GMT
Fears assisted dying bill could be defeated as MPs warn ‘tide is turning’
Labour MP Paul Waugh said today’s voting shows the bill has ‘rapidly lost the confidence of MPs’

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:32:41 GMT
Young girls orphaned after father dies in Air India plane crash on way back from scattering wife’s ashes
Arjun Patoliya had travelled to India to hold a funeral for his wife Bharti who died from cancer just weeks earlier

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:22:50 GMT
Young families, the sole survivor’s brother and tragic final selfies: The British victims of Air India plane crash
Victims include a family of three from Gloucester and a London-based couple who ran a spiritual wellness company

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:16:59 GMT
Former Tory MP appears in court over general election betting scandal
Conservative Party insiders were among those charged after bets were placed on the timing of the general election

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:58:51 GMT
Two men jailed over theft of £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace
The fully-functioning £4.75 million gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in September 2019

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:55:01 GMT
Murder accused killed pet cat before 20-minute spree of violence, court told
Monzo said he ‘received guidance and communication’ in his head that the cat ‘was being used against me by negative forces’

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:32:09 GMT
Greater Manchester Police chief refuses to apologise for past homophobia in ‘insult’ to LGBT+ community
The force’s Chief Constable said it could ‘unfairly impugn’ the service of past officers to issue a sweeping apology for historic homophobia

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:30:01 GMT
‘It’s all very raw’: Twenty victims of the Air India plane disaster connected to the same London temple
Shri Rajrajeshwar Guruji International Siddhashram Shakti Centre said multiple worshippers had lost loved ones in the tragedy

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:28:12 GMT
Leaders share healthcare and efficiency hopes for AI at British-Irish Council
Irish premier Micheal Martin said he had a ‘glass half full’ approach to AI, but said it will change the nature of work.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:38:47 GMT
Footage of Hainault sword attacker slashing at police shown to court
Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:06:23 GMT
Armoured thug stabbed officer and knocked another unconscious in police station attack
Dighton remarked in a police interview he did not consider the scope of damage, ‘merely that blood had to be spilt’

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:08:40 GMT
Voices: ‘Tax the rich first’: Readers demand fairer burden as Reeves faces fiscal squeeze
Our community overwhelmingly believes that to tackle the UK’s economic challenges fairly, the wealthy must pay their share through higher taxes and reforms, while calling on the government to move beyond austerity and provide clear, responsible fun...

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:50:57 GMT
Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid on fees
Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:31:35 GMT
Ministers on ‘resignation watch list’ over benefit cuts, Harman reveals
There are fears more than 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the welfare cuts

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:30:14 GMT
History is repeating itself in my hometown and it’s terrifying to watch
Like everywhere in Northern Ireland, Ballymena has suffered its share of atrocities. Now it’s happening all over again, writes Kate Devlin

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:46:48 GMT
World’s first prisoner of war camp ‘saved for the nation’
The Cambridgeshire site was once home to 7,000 French Prisoners

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:42:40 GMT
Mapped: The areas where house prices are rising the most
How do house price rises compare by region and which constituencies have seen the biggest increases?

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:26:08 GMT
Download Festival mosh-pit warning over hundreds of ‘accidental’ ambulance calls
Metal festival in Leicestershire is expected to host about 75,000 fans

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:01:28 GMT
Wales will overhaul its democracy at the next election. Here’s what’s changing
Next May’s Senedd election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:35:23 GMT
Man charged with murder of 13-month-old baby
Two men will appear in court after a baby died in hospital

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