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Sat, 09 Aug 2025 08:52:56 GMT‘My son left the house like every other day - 18 minutes later, he was in a coma’
Carly Calland is calling on the government to introduce tighter e-scooter regulations after her 14-year-old son’s death
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:23:22 GMTNewly qualified doctors work part-time jobs to make ends meet
The £3,674 drop in funding, on average, has led some doctors to get additional part-time jobs in order to survive
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:30:00 GMTPolice outnumber anti-migrant protesters outside Islington hotel
Police officers outnumbered anti-migrant protesters outside a hotel in Islington where a protest was being held in support of refugees on Friday 8 August.
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMTHundreds of asylum seekers arrested in nationwide crackdown on illegal working
Almost a third of those arrested have been detained pending removal from the country
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMTFears A-level grade inflation ‘may be creeping back’ with more students set for top grades
The proportion of A-level entries scoring top grades this summer is likely to be higher than pre-Covid years
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:18:29 GMTWhy this rare tree in London is now protected under law
‘Beloved’ grapefruit tree growing in Battersea issued with Tree Preservation Order
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:57:08 GMTNew evidence of giant gas planet around ‘Earth’s closest solar twin’
The confirmation of the gas giant planet would mark a milestone as the closest planet to Earth that orbits in a habitable zone of a star like the sun
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:09:01 GMTEuroMillions: National Lottery numbers revealed for ‘jaw-dropping’ £172m jackpot
Friday’s jackpot reached estimated £172m after Tuesday’s top prize went unclaimed
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:30:45 GMT‘I don’t know what it would mean’: JD Vance hits out at Starmer’s plans to recognise Palestine
Vice-president goes carp fishing at Chevening with foreign secretary David Lammy
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:13:31 GMTRees-Mogg clashes with Prince Andrew biographer over ‘salacious gossip’ behind new book
The book, called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, has made a series of claims about Prince Andrew’s life
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:53:10 GMTTrans women to be banned from single-sex spaces under new EHRC guidance
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been criticised by trans rights campaigners for its response to the Supreme Court’s ruling
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:42:07 GMTDefendant who dumped soiled adult nappies outside nurseries avoids immediate jail term
Abbi Taylor, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of dumping bags of toxic materials
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:37:17 GMTVodafone keeps shop doors locked after raid by balaclava-clad thieves
Vodafone forced to bring in safety measures in stores after Lowestoft branch is targeted
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:31:34 GMTMapped: Where will temperatures soar in UK during fourth heatwave of the year?
While temperatures are currently predicted to peak in the high twenties, they could still soar into the mid thirties
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:47:39 GMTChristmas dinner warning as costs could rise after Labour tax changes
Two-thirds of retailers predict they will have to raise prices further this year
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:54:35 GMTEx-Reform MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’
‘Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW,’ the former Reform member wrote on social media
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:34:11 GMT‘I’ve been surviving on handouts’: Chaos as 120,000 UK drivers left stranded by ‘do not drive’ cars
One mother shares how she is struggling visit her premature son is hospital after rare ‘do not drive’ order
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:31:00 GMTDubai-style chocolate bars recalled over ‘risk to health’
Noesis, Fix it and Le Damas Dubai-style chocolate products have peanuts, almonds, cashews, and walnuts in the product which are not mentioned on the labelling
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:21:02 GMTMan jailed for life after murdering ex-fiancee in luxury hotel
James Cartwright invited Samantha Mickleburgh away with him before raping and murdering her in their room
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:57:24 GMTTeenager found guilty of murdering fellow pupil with hunting knife during lunch break
Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed in front of horrified children by another 15-year-old boy who had brought a hunting knife to school
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:50:56 GMTTeacher banned from the classroom after doing student’s coursework for them
She has been banned from teaching indefinitely, with the right to have the prohibition order reviewed in two years
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:02:01 GMTBoy, 4, dies after being hit by bus outside A&E moments after he left hospital
Boy had left hospital on foot before being hit outside the A&E department of Queen Elizabeth Queen Margaret Hospital
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:57:49 GMTStarmer condemns Israel’s plans to escalate war in Gaza and warns it will ‘only bring more bloodshed’
Labour prime minister said the move was wrong
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:24:15 GMTUK weather: Health warning issued as Britain braces for heatwave
Parts of the UK could see temperatures well above 30C, according to the Met Office
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:09:37 GMTVoices: ‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax
Our community is split over whether raising income tax is the fairest way to plug Britain’s £50bn budget gap or a risky move that could harm growth and Labour’s political standing
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:02:51 GMTRushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ in eviction row
This is a ‘classic case of 'do as I say, not as I do’, Tories say after claims Rushanara Ali removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month