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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:49:36 GMT
Three teenagers charged with murder after girl stabbed to death in Leeds
Chloe Watson Dransfield died after being found on the street

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:17:44 GMT
Energy bills still forecast to rise nearly £300 in summer, households warned
The price cap could hit nearly £2,000 in July, a respected forecaster has said

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:14:53 GMT
Britain faces one of the largest shocks from Iran war energy crisis, warns IMF
The warnings come after Sir Keir Starmer told business and military chiefs in a Downing Street meeting on Monday that his priority was ending the Middle East conflict and working on a “viable plan” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:10:31 GMT
‘Awful April’ looms for British households with council tax and water bill hikes
Charities have shared some tips for people to save money

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:37:31 GMT
King Charles urged to meet Epstein victims during US visit
A Democractic Congressman has urged the monarch to hear ‘how powerful individuals and institutions failed’ the victims

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:35:59 GMT
Brain surgeon who ‘thought he was going to die’ in hospital lift fall sues for over £200,000
The NHS trust has admitted breach of duty, but is disputing other aspects of the claim, including the amount of compensation he is due

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:10:58 GMT
Car finance compensation: How you can claim from £7.5bn scheme
The scheme will cost lenders £7.5 billion in redress costs

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:42:32 GMT
What are the new bin rules? As changes to recycling and household waste come into force
Ministers say this will provide different local authorities with the flexibility to deliver services that work best

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:29:33 GMT
Car finance scandal compensation scheme revealed as motorists to receive £829 average payout
Around 12 million drivers mis-sold car loans could be eligible

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:22:44 GMT
Starmer gives ‘reckless’ resident doctors 48 hours to call off strikes or he’ll pull jobs deal
BMA to stage six-day action after Easter weekend over demands for pay to be restored to 2008 levels

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:30:25 GMT
Reeves urged to follow Europe’s example and protect consumers amid spiralling fuel prices
Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022, prompting more calls for No 10 to protect consumers

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:28:49 GMT
UK patients told ‘not to worry’ over medicine supply amid Iran war
The reassurance comes after the National Pharmacy Association said that pharmacists had seen “evidence of escalating price rises”

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:24:21 GMT
UK-France £650m Channel deal talks stall over small-boat crossings
The French intercept 33 per cent of crossings, with Home Office figures showing rates have fallen to intercepting just 2,064 of 6,233 crossings

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:19:55 GMT
1 in 10 UK women face period poverty forcing some to take dangerous health risks, campaigners warn
Exclusive: Charity warns issue ‘risks becoming even further entrenched’ amid fears of fresh cost of living crisis

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Shop price inflation increases as ‘storm clouds loom’ amid Middle East crisis
Inflation will rise, although there are “no indications” it will reach the peaks of the last spike in April 2023, the British Retail Consortium said

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Gen Zers who went to university ‘more likely to report unwanted sexual approaches’
More than one in five 23-year-olds with higher education said they had experienced unwanted sexual approaches, a study found

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Teachers warn of extreme online content influencing pupils in British schools
A survey of 10,578 teachers found that one in six had experienced misogyny from a pupil in the last year

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:43:15 GMT
Police given more time to question man accused of hitting pedestrians with car in Derby
A 36-year-old suspect remained in police custody on Monday afternoon and officers have until Tuesday evening to question him

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:19:41 GMT
Martin Lewis issues urgent advice to 12 million drivers affected by car finance scandal
Around 12 million drivers are now in line for a payout and each will receive an average payout of £830

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:30:18 GMT
Water companies accused of more than 3,000 environmental rule breaches
The Environment Agency completed more than 10,000 checks of water company assets in the past year

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:02:38 GMT
‘Utterly devastated’: Family of girl, 16, who was fatally stabbed in Leeds pay emotional tribute
Chloe Watson Dransfield died in hospital after being found unconscious in the Austhorpe area of the city

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:34:47 GMT
Kemi Badenoch says Donald Trump can consider ‘fundamental weakening’ of Iran an ‘achievement’
Kemi Badenoch says Donald Trump can consider "fundamentally weakening Iran" an achievement of the war, even if it wasn't his goal.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:13:31 GMT
Beatrice and Eugenie to miss royal family’s Easter church service
Beatrice and Eugenie, who are the King’s nieces, joined the royal family for Christmas at Sandringham in December

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:48:16 GMT
Total washout expected for Easter bank holiday weekend as Met Office forecasts rain and wind
Temperatures could drop to 1C in parts on Scotland on Saturday

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:11 GMT
Less than one per cent of phone theft cases lead to a criminal charge, figures show
The issue has been highlighted after Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney had his government phone stolen last year

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:32:46 GMT
Police officer who carried out unnecessary strip searches faces jail for series of sexual offences
Hutchings had previously been jailed in 2008 after admitting 11 misconduct in a public office offences for similar offending

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:10:53 GMT
British troops will not join any ground invasion of Iran, Starmer says
The US has sparked concerns over the weekend that it is preparing launch ground operations in Iran

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:08:18 GMT
Over-60s now own 55% of all property in the UK
The generational gap between home owners continues to widen, data shows

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:52:46 GMT
Sacked lawyer claims brain injury made him call client’s relative a ‘nonce’
Paul Farthing was dismissed for ‘methodical and calculating’ harassment

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:47:31 GMT
King Charles may not invite Harry to Sandringham due to ‘bitter experience’
Duke of Sussex is reportedly keen to bring his children to see their grandfather at his Norfolk estate

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:20:00 GMT
Reform defector loses High Court bid for access to Tory HQ and ‘panic room’
Judge says the MP "ought to have realised that he had surrendered his right to occupy" his office

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:40:39 GMT
Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood gets next court date in rape and sex assault case
The 68-year-old faces accusations over alleged incidents spanning from the 1980s to 2010

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:38:35 GMT
Russia expels British diplomat from Moscow over spying claims
Russia’s intelligence service claims diplomat tried to obtain sensitive information about economy

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:27:24 GMT
Siblings face huge ‘fence wars’ court bill after chopping down trees in neighbours’ garden
The judge was told that civil construction manager Robert McCarthy, 59, and his carer wife, Amanda, 61, bought their home in Common View, Bumbles Green, Nazeing, in 2001

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:43:06 GMT
Travelodge sexual assault victim ‘shocked’ boss cancelled meeting with MPs
Woman attacked by Kyran Smith after he was given a key card for her Travelodge room

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:09:02 GMT
I’m a woman living with HIV – UK aid cuts are a betrayal to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa
It is a confusing paradox to behold: while financial aid is being slashed, we are also in the middle of a transformative medical breakthrough, writes Yvette Raphael. The needs to support the rollout of the HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:47:18 GMT
Reeves is ‘oblivious’ to the Iran war cost of living crisis, blasts Kemi Badenoch
Tory leader says chancellor is speaking ‘managerial mush’ over claims Reeves made in The Independent

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:32:24 GMT
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Iran, Israel and Russia

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:53:18 GMT
UK diesel price disparity hits new high as Iran oil crisis deepens
One of the immediate cost impacts of the war has been the rising cost of fuel at the pumps

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:34:01 GMT
Prince Philip had pancreatic cancer for eight years, royal historian claims
Prince Philip’s cause of death was officially recorded as ‘old age’

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:57:24 GMT
DWP payment date changes for Easter 2026 universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

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