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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:54:41 GMTCzech lawmakers will vote on lifting immunity for populist leader Babiš over EU fraud case
Czech lawmakers are set to consider lifting former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ immunity so prosecutors can press a fraud case
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:48:37 GMTSouth East Water fined £22m by regulator for repeated supply failures
Ofwat says ‘significant’ water supply failures caused ‘major’ disruption for hundreds of thousands of customers
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:41:41 GMTMahmood’s immigration plan is Labour’s last chance to stem tide of extremism from left and right
Political editor David Maddox looks at how Shabana Mahmood’s intervention on asylum and immigration play into the debate about the future direction of the Labour Party and why she has emerged as a candidate to replace Keir Starmer
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:06:40 GMTCrystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner hit with driving ban for speeding
Oliver Glasner has been banned from driving after exceeding the speed limit in Bermondsey, London, last July
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:40:49 GMTLabour MP Joani Reid’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China
The Labour MP said: ‘I have never seen anything to make me suspect my husband has broken any law’
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:17:52 GMT‘I lost £1000 in a day’: Heating oil price spike leaves households and suppliers out of pocket
Heating oil prices spiked by as much as £100 over the weekend
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:17:34 GMTWidow in court fight with lawyer husband’s ex over missing £434k from estate
Bartholomew Gold, who was previously a ‘rising star’ with top City law firm Field Fisher, died without making a will
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:10:47 GMTPolitics latest: First UK evacuation flight from Middle East delayed as Starmer defends Trump relationship
A technical issue at Oman airport prevented the flight from taking off
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:40:42 GMTGlobal celebrity coalition calls for action as one in three women face gender-based violence
Ahead of International Women’s Day, more than 60 prominent figures have lent their voices to a global feminist organisation
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:33:08 GMTUK’s first charter flight to evacuate Britons from Middle East fails to take off
Aircraft was due to depart Muscat, Oman, at 7pm on Wednesday
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:22:30 GMT‘Sober curious’ Gen Z adults drinking more than millennials were at same age, study finds
More than two-thirds of Gen Z adults reported binge drinking in the last year
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:21:09 GMTAlmost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband
Gen Z are twice as likely as Baby Boomer men to have traditional views on marriage
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTOne economic abuse victim dies every three weeks, new report says
Such abuse can include control over income, spending, bank accounts, bills and borrowing, as well as access to transport, technology, property, food and clothing
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:31:40 GMTHome secretary to urge Labour left to back hardline immigration crackdown
Shabana Mahmood insists Labour is 'at the heart of my migration reforms' as she warns against backing the Greens and Reform - but critics accuse home secretary of ‘bullying refugees’ rather than tackling real problems
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:30:16 GMTEpiPens to be stocked in schools for emergency use after death of five year old boy
Helen Blythe, whose son Benedict died in 2021, said the new requirements will make it “less likely for other families to go through what we’ve been through”
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:57:48 GMTAndrew gives up lease on another royal home
Andrew is set to end his lease early on his East Lodge home in Berkshire
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:53:57 GMTHMS Dragon won’t sail to Cyprus until next week despite spiraling Iran conflict
The destroyer’s voyage from Portsmouth to Cyprus is expected to take several days
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:49:39 GMT‘We’re on our honeymoon in a war zone’: Newlywed Brits stranded in Oman denied spot on UK’s first repatriation flight
Darren Osbourn and Nicola Smith were returning from their Thailand wedding when they were diverted after the Middle East crisis broke out
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:37:25 GMTIran war spreads across the world as US warns: ‘We have only just begun’
US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights will leave Oman ‘in the coming days’
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:32:42 GMTPolice name victim of fatal stabbing near primary school in Birmingham
A 32-year-old male was arrested in connection with the stabbing
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:07:10 GMTHow Iran war put Rachel Reeves Spring Statement out of date almost immediately
Gas prices, for example, have already spiked after the major Middle East supplier Qatar closed its main refinery following Iranian attacks
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:50:55 GMTStreeting accuses Reform of ‘return to age-old racism’ after by-election candidate’s comments about being British
Exclusive: Wes Streeting appears to distance himself from claims – made by both Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer – that the Gorton and Denton by-election was fought on ‘sectarian’ lines
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:31:50 GMTTrump’s ‘Winston Churchill’ jibe to Starmer was ironic. This is how he would have dealt with Iran war
Churchill’s record shows a mixture of hawkish rhetoric, strategic caution and a constant concern with maintaining Anglo-American unity
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:20:39 GMTCovid deaths caused by ‘government incompetence, chaos and callousness’, bereaved families say
The Covid-19 Inquiry heard the last of the evidence from those whose relatives died during the pandemic
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:59:23 GMTThe wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused
Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:34:37 GMTIain Duncan Smith listed among pro-democracy names sent to alleged Hong Kong spy, court told
Chung Biu Yuen and former UK Border Force officer Chi Leung Wai deny undertaking surveillance and acts of deception in the UK on behalf of the Hong Kong authorities
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:29:29 GMTMassive weapons hoard uncovered at Nazi-obsessed man’s UK home
Paul Page has now pleaded guilty to terrorism offences
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:10:56 GMTSouth West Water admits supplying water unfit for humans after ‘abhorrent’ parasite outbreak
Water minister Emma Hardy said the public deserved answers after the company pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMTFamily of UK grandmother who died from rabies tell jury of ‘trauma, loss and devastation’
Yvonne Ford suffered from hydrophobia – the fear of water – which is a symptom found only with rabies
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:43:31 GMTIran conflict latest: UK troops on high alert and ready for deployment in Cyprus, Western officials say
US bombers are expected to arrive at British air bases within days, western officials said
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:34:44 GMTHundreds of child abuse cases involving witchcraft and rituals go unreported to police
UK police investigated just seven cases in 2024 out of 4,450 instances of child abuse, despite a national helpline receiving over 1,000 calls of organised and ritualistic abuse
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:20:29 GMTBritish couple’s 22-hour wait for a flight home amid Dubai Airport ‘carnage’
The pair struggled to secure a seat amidst thousands of other passengers
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:05:42 GMTLabour’s by-election defeat shows ‘chasm’ between Westminster politicians and voters, Andy Burnham says
The Greater Manchester mayor said the result demonstrated that Westminster was not focused on the priorities of ordinary people
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:56:30 GMTStarmer announces more Middle East evacuation flights as Britons scramble for places to get home
First government rescue flight from Oman to set off on Wednesday evening with two more ‘in the coming days’
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:30:24 GMTMinister tells employers to explain what they are doing to support staff going through menopause
While the plans are not compulsory, the aim is to make them mandatory from spring 2027
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:51:29 GMTUK’s climate aid cuts condemned as ‘reckless’ slashing that will ‘betray world’s poorest’
Campaigners warn proposals will drive global allies away at a critical time
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:49:31 GMTBritain’s economic growth to be weakest in a century outside of pandemic and WWII, think tank warns
The UK’s top two economic think tanks – the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies – have issued dire warnings over economic growth and borrowing a day after Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:44:16 GMTUK faces tax hikes or cuts to public services in bid to hit defence spending target, IFS warns
IFS director Helen Miller said: ‘The takeaway is that we should not expect the Government to be able to meaningfully increase what we spend on defence’
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:11:57 GMTBy the numbers: How many student visas go to countries that have been affected by the UK’s halt on grants?
The Government has ceased granting study visas to four countries
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:41:06 GMTFarage unveils two Labour defectors as he makes a push for London votes
Nigel Farage admits his party lacks ‘experience on the front line’ as he welcomes a controversial former mayor and ex-council leader
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:27:39 GMTPolice Federation boss arrested on suspicion of corruption
Officers carried out search warrants in Wales, Somerset, London and Surrey
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:13:26 GMTTop supermarket boss accuses Labour of ‘constraining’ British businesses
Allan Leighton was CEO of Asda in the 1990s and said governments engaged and supported firms more back then
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:05:42 GMTExperts tell UK households to fix energy bills now amid Iran war price hike fears
Nearly 60 energy deals have already been removed or changed, experts warn
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:25:45 GMTEx-Liverpool striker Andy Carroll to stand trial after being accused of breaching court order against ex-wife
Andy Carroll is now set to stand trial next year after entering his plea of not guilty
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:46:58 GMTOne in five Reform members want non-white British citizens to be removed from UK, poll finds
Reform members are generally ‘more pessimistic, angry and extreme than the British public’, according to the study’s author
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:33:21 GMTThese 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
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:32:40 GMTBritish military and diplomatic leaders attack Trump over ‘Starmer is no Churchill’ jibe
‘Trump is quite rude about quite a lot of friendly prime ministers,’ says former ambassador
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:27:01 GMTUK energy bills could soar by £500 over Iran-US war, think tank warns
The economic impacts of the Iran war are set to be felt across the world, including in UK households
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:19:26 GMTSchool lollipop lady banned for being ‘confusing’ reinstated after car crash forces council U-turn
Parents had rallied behind Lauren Cannon, calling the council’s original decision ‘disgusting’
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:17:12 GMTSir Trevor McDonald says there is one question he asked Saddam Hussein in landmark interview that makes him ‘cringe’
A new show also sees Sir Trevor speak about he and his team being ‘roughed up’ and strip-searched on their way to the interview