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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:52:55 GMT
Police watchdog investigates Henry Nowak’s arresting officers for gross misconduct
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the arrest of the student after footage was released

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:41:35 GMT
Mahmood introduces radical reforms to asylum system including clampdown on modern slavery claims
The home secretary is trying to make it harder for migrants to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:33:18 GMT
‘Spectre of HS2’ hangs over Burnham-backed Northern Powerhouse Rail, MPs warn
MPs on the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee say there is a ‘clear risk’ the major scheme to boost rail connections can be delivered within its £45bn funding cap

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:06:05 GMT
Premium Bonds prize checker: When is July’s NS&I draw and have I won?
This month’s prize draw is imminent

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:50:27 GMT
Burnham told of £4.7bn gap in Starmer’s defence improvement plan on day it was published, minister suggests
Burnham left to find £4.7bn to fund a black hole in Starmer’s defence spending plan

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:44:56 GMT
Shabana Mahmood tipped for chancellor as John Healey in frame for Home Office
The Independent understands that Mahmood is now among the leading names being discussed for the Treasury, while Healey is being spoken of in Westminster as the frontrunner to take over at the Home Office if she is moved, writes Maja Anushka

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:44:55 GMT
Grandson wins £850k fight with grandad who paid for house and wedding then sued to get money back
Lawyers blamed ‘jealousy’ from other parts of the family for the court case

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:30:33 GMT
Five million households told to submit meter readings to avoid higher energy bills
The average gas and electricity bill will increase by £221 to £1,862 a year under new rates from Wednesday

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:12:33 GMT
Next UK heatwave could last 10 days with temperatures to rise this weekend
High pressure from the Azores will build across the UK as temperatures are set to rocket again

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:21:11 GMT
Voices: From the NHS to holidays: Have your say on the five Brexit questions still dividing Britain
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the EU, the arguments show no sign of ending. From the economy and the NHS to immigration and holidays abroad, we've asked experts from across the political spectrum to debate Brexit's biggest unanswered questio...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:05:49 GMT
Amazon and Argos among retailers selling e-scooters for ‘commuting’ despite risk of death
Major brands have used marketing pitches about ‘urban riding’ and ‘long-distanced commutes’ despite warnings from police and coroners that their public use is illegal

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
More than half of Brits believe they would fail theory test now on 30th anniversary of driving exam
The driving theory test was introduced in the UK 30 years ago

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Motability scheme reforms could save government £1bn by 2030
Ministers are attempting to reform the welfare system in order to save money and get more people currently claiming sickness benefits back into work

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Experts issue warning to UK holidaymakers over mosquito repellents – with one only working for three minutes
Which? tested 12 products and found that two failed to protect volunteers from being bitten for more than a few minutes

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:24:48 GMT
Thousands waiting on pension payments after Capita misses crucial deadline: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Capita has officially missed the government’s June 30 deadline to deliver the full terms of its £239 million Civil Service Pensions contract, PCS said

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:01:43 GMT
Prince William shows homemaking skills as he helps tenant furnish new flat
The future king carried a dining room chair up three flights of stairs to the one-bedroom flat in Aberdeen

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:40:46 GMT
Arsonist setting fire to Mercedes on driveway caught on doorbell camera
An arsonist was caught on camera setting fire to a black Mercedes 200 on a driveway in Northampton.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:34:51 GMT
Ebola scare at UK hospital as patient tested for disease
Tests were carried out to ascertain whether the patient had contracted the disease

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:48:30 GMT
Britain not safe under Starmer’s new defence plan, John Healey suggests
Healey – who quit earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of being ‘unwilling to commit the resources’ needed to keep Britain safe – urged the government to set out a target date for the UK to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:45:21 GMT
Police officer pushes and drags 13-year-old boy who asked for help
A police officer in Chippenham shoved and swore at a 13-year-old boy wearing school uniform after he asked for a lift home, bodycam footage from October 2025 shows.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:32:51 GMT
In The Room | Andy Burnham wants to be Britain’s least powerful PM
Devolution – or devo-maxxing – was the order of the day in Andy Burnham’s most significant speech yet on how he would govern.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:17:15 GMT
Small aircraft crashes into field in Essex as police declare ‘serious incident’
Officers were called to the incident near Mill Lane, Ongar, at 12.30pm on Tuesday, Essex Police said

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:52:59 GMT
Asylum seeker jailed for attempting to arrive in UK by small boat
Rou had no previous convictions or immigration history in the UK

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:32:19 GMT
CPS chief admits collapse of Kneecap rapper case was ’embarrassing’
Mo Chara was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a concert

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:32:18 GMT
Mapped: What the average asking price buys across Britain
What buys a five-bed house in Scotland may only get you a studio flat in parts of London, analysis reveals

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:00:28 GMT
Mystery surrounds England fan’s whereabouts after he vanished while travelling for World Cup
Mr Hewitt said his brother was known to many as Leeds United super fan ‘Little Mick’

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:23:48 GMT
YouTuber who faked GTA livestream while murdering pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally jailed for life
Stephen McCullagh shared a ‘live’ broadcast of him playing video games on the night of the murder

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:10:13 GMT
‘No justice’: Lime refuse to compensate woman left with two spinal fractures after being hit by child on e-bike
Jane Ouartsi was ploughed into by a child on a Lime bike while walking in a pedestrianised area of central London in August 2023

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:05:18 GMT
Police hunt for father guilty of causing baby daughter’s death in drunken car crash
Emmanuel Sakyi was found guilty of causing his baby daughter’s by a unanimous jury on Monday

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:56:14 GMT
Psychic poet ordered to pay £216k bill after losing fight with sister over inheritance
Gary Pammen was left out of his father Terrance’s will when he died in 2022

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:52:51 GMT
Serial fare dodger warned he must pay train ticket fines or go to prison
Brohiri, who has been homeless for years, was previously given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for a year

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:34:34 GMT
‘I was fighting for my life’: Woman could not breathe during alleged rape by man accused of double murder, jury told
Convicted sexual predator Simon Levy, 40, denies raping a woman and murdering two others

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:28:49 GMT
UK drivers risk £2,500 fines for ‘rarely or never’ carrying out key vehicle check
The study also found that only 15 per cent of motorists always check their tyre pressures before a trip

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:18:22 GMT
UK government likely to intervene in Warner Bros and Paramount’s $110 billion merger
Britain’s culture minister, Lisa Nandy, has set a 6 July deadline for the companies to respond to her concerns

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:08:41 GMT
Starmer offers cut in tuition for EU students as part of reset talks
A deal could see EU students have their fees cut from £38,000 to £9,535, in line with UK undergraduates

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:41:09 GMT
Defence spending: The key takeaways from Starmer’s plan to protect Britain
While Sir Keir Starmer has promised the DIP will reverse the ‘corrosive hollowing out’ of the armed forces, the funding package still falls well short of the £28bn military officials said would be necessary to fill a black hole in the MoD’s bu...

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:31:26 GMT
Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from National Trust castle
National Trust has appealed for the return of the sapling from Wray Castle in Cumbria, which was planted just two months ago

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:19:55 GMT
New Forest man handed £1k fly-tipping fine for leaving cardboard box next to overflowing Tesco bin
Lee Reynolds says he felt physically sick when he received the council letter

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:09:54 GMT
Sewage spills into lakes and swimming ponds as Britons dash to cold water during heatwave
The charity Surfers Against Sewage documented 2,856 hours’ worth of sewage released into UK waters last week

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:58:23 GMT
Boy dies after being pulled from water at London’s Royal Victoria Dock amid heatwave
A boy was pulled from the water at London’s Royal Victoria Dock on Monday afternoon

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:53:53 GMT
Heathrow offers free therapy to residents over ‘incredibly difficult’ expansion plans
The airport strives to become a ‘better neighbour’ as hundreds of homes face destruction under plans for a third runway

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:33:42 GMT
Trains chaos as cows block railway line for more than three hours
There have been difficulties contacting the farmer responsible for the animals

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:28:07 GMT
Murder investigation launched after man fatally stabbed in west London
A ‘large crime scene’ remains in place in Hounslow

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:16:25 GMT
Martin Lewis blasts water firms over baffling language blocking help for millions
Martin Lewis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert, told the Public Accounts Committee that he still did not know what the term meant.

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:45:14 GMT
Barclays buys its Canary Wharf headquarters in £750m deal
The £750 million valuation covers a 999-year leasehold interest, a common form of extended property agreement

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:44:03 GMT
Andy Burnham not yet ready for prime minister say more than half of British voters
A survey by More in Common found 59 per cent of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power but are open to his ideas

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:39:52 GMT
Britain’s longest-serving female prisoner to be released 40 years after stabbing love rival to death
Maria Pearson stabbed love rival Janet Newton to death in 1986 and was handed a life sentence the following year

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:08:30 GMT
Starmer makes his last stand with a case for the defence
Political editor David Maddox suggests that Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan is less a legacy and more a monument to the failures – which means he will soon no longer be prime minister

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:08:13 GMT
Book donated to Oxfam charity shop fetches nearly £1,000 at auction
The donation sat unnoticed in the shop for months before the valuable inscription was spotted

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:05:41 GMT
Lundy Island seabird population soars with puffins thriving after rat removal
Puffins, razorbills, and guillemots are thriving on the island in the Bristol Channel once more

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:12 GMT
Carer sacked for taking disabled patient home for New Year dinner in ‘act of kindness’
Mr McPhail sued for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal in Glasgow, arguing he did 'a good thing'

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:50:32 GMT
Telegraph’s £575m takeover by German media giant completed
The media giant stated that the acquisition will enable it to accelerate the Telegraph's ‘digital transformation’

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:42:15 GMT
Body found in Wales park identified as missing teenager Lilly Jones
A boy, also aged 14, has been charged with Lilly’s murder

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:04:39 GMT
Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money
Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:56:19 GMT
£5,000 reward offered to find man after alleged rape and assault
Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information which helps lead to the location of Adrian Lewicki

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:45:18 GMT
UK car industry issues warning over electric vehicle targets
Pure battery electric vehicles currently account for only 23.9 per cent of the new car market during the first five months of this year

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:24:53 GMT
Remote UK islands to approve £1.5bn undersea tunnels to connect its islands
If approved, the tunnels could be opened within eight years

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:05:25 GMT
Speeding lorry driver who crushed pensioner to death escaped prosecution because it didn’t happen on a road
Anthony Walcott did not have a licence when he reversed ‘negligently’ over Janet Purkess

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:28:33 GMT
Pay deal to end resident doctor strikes to cost £200m this year
The deal was agreed by ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) on Monday

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