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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:56:04 GMTJewish MP’s visit to local school cancelled after pro-Palestine campaign
Concerns were raised over Damien Egan’s school visit by Palestine Solidarity Campaign due to his recent visits to Israel and role as vice-chair of the Labour Friends of Israel group
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:38:59 GMTStarmer jokes ‘lookalike’ IKEA worker should stand in for him at Prime Minister’s Questions
Sir Keir Starmer joked with an IKEA worker that he should stand in for him at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:36:25 GMTOil prices jump as new Trump tariff threats placed on Iran trade partners
Trump has repeatedly used tariffs as a threat over the past year on nations doing business with the U.S.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:28:40 GMTHome Office’s new TikTok account showing videos of migrants being detained branded ‘laughable gimmick’
A new video posted to the official Home Office TikTok accounts shows immigration enforcement officers raiding homes and businesses and arresting people thought to be in the UK illegally
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:26:50 GMTMusk ‘ideologically committed’ to pushing free speech boundaries – Louise Haigh
The former minister also said the British lawmaking process is not fit for purpose when it comes to regulating new technology.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:03:28 GMTLord Mandelson apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein
The former UK ambassador to the US had declined to apologise to Epstein’s victims over the weekend
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:02:06 GMTArt teacher banned after telling pupils how to improve their work during exam
Wendy Lewis’ behaviour lacked integrity and was dishonest, a panel hearing at the Teaching Regulation Agency found
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:47:49 GMTBuilder in court battle with sister over claims he was left nothing in mum’s £5m will
Gary MacDougall had expected he and his family to split his multi-millionaire mum Jeanne MacDougall's estate with his sister
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:33:08 GMTMartin Lewis says ‘poor info’ from councils could be costing carers hundreds of pounds
Outdated information could have resulted in people losing up to £1,000, the money expert warned
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:24:20 GMTRussian shadow fleet ships could be seized by British forces
Development comes after the UK supported a US operation to seize a Russian flagged tanker in the North Atlantic
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:08:44 GMTWill X be banned in the UK after Grok deepfake row and how would it happen?
The regulator has a range of powers to tackle illegal content on social media platforms
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:30:39 GMTLabour MPs call for planned Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London to be axed
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to approve the proposal ahead of his trip to China
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:11:00 GMTWhat is Project Nightfall? UK says it will develop new ballistic missile for Ukraine
MoD says Nightfall missiles will carry 200kg warhead and can strike targets deep inside Russia
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:26:04 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 Venezuela, Russia and Syria
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:54:51 GMTThe former steel town that’s now Britain’s hottest place to buy a property
New analysis, based on several key housing market indicators, has outlined the best places to buy a house in Britain this year
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:31:17 GMTVan driver admits to killing mother-of-three on golf course
A man has admitted to killing a woman who was hit by a van on a golf course in April 2025.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:16:38 GMTWater company boss faces calls to be moved on after 30,000 homes hit by shortages in ‘major incident’
Storm Goretti, burst water mains and a power cut are among the reasons why some customers are struggling with water pressure
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:10:34 GMTMPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election
The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:39:59 GMTLabour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’
Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:30:02 GMTArrests of illegal workers reach record highs amid immigration crackdown: ‘There is nowhere to hide’
Some 12,791 visits took place in 2025, up 57 per cent from 2024, to businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:08:13 GMTStarmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, ‘we will’
It comes as media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the social media platform has breached UK law.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:30:09 GMTControversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’
Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chair in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:26:10 GMTTributes paid to taxi driver with ‘kindest soul’ who died in Greater Manchester crash
Masrob Ali, 54, died after his taxi collided with another vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:33:23 GMTReform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
The controversial former Tory chancellor has become the highest-profile politician to defect to Reform UK
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:55:03 GMTDriver cleared over five-year-old’s death after electric car ‘moved on its own’
Fareed Amir died following the incident on 25 November 2022
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:26:33 GMTSexualised images created by Grok ‘weapons of abuse’ – Kendall
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:18:07 GMTLabour MPs hit out after minister U-turns on Labour pledge to proscribe Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Business secretary Peter Kyle said that the UK government has ‘already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can’ despite Yvette Cooper promising that Labour would proscribe the IRGC in opposition
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:33:14 GMTUK has no plan for mobilising doctors if war breaks out, top military chief admits
The revelations will further concern over the state of Britain’s hollowed out armed forces in the face of growing threats from Russia and China
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:30:45 GMTMan facing jail after pleading guilty to animal cruelty against 21 dogs and one cat
Essex Police confirmed that Oaveed Rahman, 26, pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court on Monday
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:24:20 GMTOfcom to investigate Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply disturbing’ nude images
The investigation was welcomed by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:22:38 GMTMystery National Lottery winner finally claims £15m prize two months later
National Lottery operator confirms claim received in ‘life-changing win’
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:09:42 GMT‘My village’s water supply is so bad I can’t leave the house without having to fill up water bottles’
A Kent resident said she fills her bath and kettle with water in case she comes home to find she has no mains water amid shortages
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:09:07 GMTHuge Roman villa found in Wales dubbed ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’
Surveys unexpectedly reveal buried remains of largest Roman villa ever found in Wales
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:35:01 GMTPolice name three teenagers and taxi driver killed in horror crash
Four people who died on Wigan Road, Bolton, have been named by police
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:34:58 GMTWhat does tax relief really mean? Explaining the pension superpower you need to know about
The ‘hidden hero’ can add serious income to your retirement savings
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:32:11 GMTNadhim Zahawi insults journalist during first Reform press conference
Nadhim Zahawi berated a journalist for asking what he described as a “stupid question” during his first Reform UK press conference after defecting from the Conservative Party.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:07:48 GMTFirst Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row
Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:58:51 GMTDad who threw baby daughter at television jailed for attempted murder
The baby was discovered lying face down under a duvet by family members
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:30:35 GMTWho is Nadhim Zahawi? Millionaire former Tory chancellor who has joined Reform
Born to a Kurdish family in Iraq, Nadhim Zahawi rose to prominence first as Boris Johnson’s vaccines minister
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:26:04 GMTEU ‘demands Farage clause’ in Brexit reset talks with Starmer
The deal reportedly includes a termination clause that would require Britain to pay out if it left the agreement
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:25:40 GMTThree teenagers and a taxi driver killed in ‘devastating’ crash as police issue update
Five passengers were also taken to hospital after the crash in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday morning
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:15:04 GMTExperts’ advice on how to maintain weight loss after stopping Mounjaro and Ozempic jabs
People who lose weight using injections can put the weight back on four times faster than traditional dieters
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:09:52 GMTNew parental leave changes putting ‘dignity back at heart of work’
The Government states this will offer an additional 1.5 million parents increased flexibility to share childcare responsibilities
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:14 GMTMinister to give update on X amid deepfake row
Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:40:11 GMTBritain warmer than Athens today as Met Office declares end of cold snap
Temperatures in London on Monday are set to be higher than those in Athens, Madrid and Istanbul, Met Office forecasts show
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:35:55 GMTInquests opened into tragic deaths of two people who tried to rescue girl from sea
Sarah Keeling, 45, and Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died in Withernsea, East Yorkshire, on 2 January
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:32:15 GMTHere’s what to know about the UK’s new childhood vaccination schedule
Vaccination programmes aren’t fixed systems, but ones that are fine-tuned to keep children and adults protected
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:22:59 GMTParents warned that screen time damages toddlers’ ability to speak
The first-ever state guidance will be published in April