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Sun, 03 May 2026 07:47:59 GMT
Britons braced for flight cancellations over fuel shortages as new plans revealed to save summer holidays
Price of aviation fuel has roughly doubled since the outbreak of Trump’s Iran war

Sun, 03 May 2026 07:19:05 GMT
The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen
Labour’s domination of Welsh politics is set to come to an abrupt end next week. Holly Evans speaks to Plaid Cymru about whether the Welsh nationalists have what it takes to finally become the country’s biggest party – and the threat of Nigel F...

Sat, 02 May 2026 23:01:16 GMT
King ‘grasped in both hands’ the risk of US state visit and address to Congress, aide says
The trip represented Charles’s most significant diplomatic test to date

Sat, 02 May 2026 22:18:00 GMT
Man, 19, arrested on suspicion of bomb hoax after Peter Kay gig evacuated in Birmingham
The comedian’s show was abandoned at the Utilita Arena on Friday over reports of a ‘suspicious bag’

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:59:08 GMT
Row over Starmer’s call to ban some pro-Palestine protests
The prime minister called on marchers who hear chants of ‘globalise the Intifada’ to stop and ask themselves: ‘Why am I not calling this out?’

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:11:22 GMT
Brixton drive-by shooting leaves four injured with one in critical condition
A resident of Southwyck House, near where the incident took place, said they believed it took place at a barbecue

Sat, 02 May 2026 18:42:21 GMT
BBC News staff to be hit hardest by major job cuts with 2,000 roles set to be axed
‘Most of our savings are people,’ director of BBC News tells staff on video call

Sat, 02 May 2026 18:04:48 GMT
How twin sisters born minutes apart discovered they had different fathers
Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne had major questions over the identity of their father. After taking DNA tests, their lives changed

Sat, 02 May 2026 18:02:05 GMT
Tom Kerridge: I don’t know why anyone would open a pub or restaurant any more
Many pubs, restaurants and hotel companies will see their costs increase significantly this month. Alex Ross spoke to celebrity chef Tom Kerridge and others in the business as fears grows over the future for the industry, and what it provides

Sat, 02 May 2026 14:27:33 GMT
‘It’s not the old Labour we had’: Voters feel abandoned in red wall town eyed up by Nigel Farage
A former industrial powerhouse and part of one of the Labour Party’s most loyal regions, St Helens could be falling into Nigel Farage’s hands, as Dan Haygarth finds out

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:37:03 GMT
Met Police officers took photos of dead bodies on their personal phones, hearing reveals
Pc Billy Manning kept a photo of an elderly man who had died before showing it to ‘uncomfortable’ fellow officers

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:31:56 GMT
Why some Labour MPs fear Angela Rayner could be their Liz Truss
Political editor David Maddox looks into the ‘Anybody But Ange’ briefing campaign

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:21:48 GMT
All supermarket opening times for the Early May Bank Holiday Monday, from Tesco to Aldi
Opening hours for the UK’s largest stores change on bank holidays

Sat, 02 May 2026 09:52:26 GMT
John Major says UK should avoid constant leadership changes as he warns of ‘gameshow politics’
Sir John Major has said that prime ministers are leaving their positions too quickly as he compared modern UK politics to a “game show”.

Sat, 02 May 2026 09:01:11 GMT
Rayner, Streeting or Burnham? The favourites to replace Starmer – plus have your say
Sir Keir Starmer could face a serious challenge to his authority after next week’s local elections

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