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Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:41:01 GMT
Iceland boss: Security guards should carry truncheons and pepper spray to fight retail crime
Lord Walker of Broxton, executive chairman of Iceland, told The Times ‘just one incident of violence against my staff is too many’.

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:18:18 GMT
Scott Mills set to lose honorary doctorate following ‘personal conduct’ allegations
The BBC terminated the 53-year-old breakfast show host’s contract last month following allegations

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:44:51 GMT
Five Met officers taken off duty after police ‘leave bag of guns outside Sadiq Khan’s home’
Five officers have been removed from frontline duties

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:07:13 GMT
Marmalade may need to be relabelled as part of post-Brexit deal with EU
The spread will need to be sold as ‘citrus marmalade’ if the agreement goes ahead

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:04:33 GMT
UK weather mapped: Storm Dave to hit with 90mph winds over Easter bank holiday weekend
The Met Office has forecast ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT
Thieves rifle through unaware pubgoers’ bags while they stood nearby having a drink
A pair of thieves were caught on CCTV rifling through pubgoers’ bags for seven minutes whilst their victims “stood nearby having a drink”.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:21:53 GMT
Three charged after four Jewish community ambulances set on fire in London
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:24:01 GMT
Starmer’s cost of living tsar calls for fuel duty cut to be extended in light of Iran war
Chancellor Rachel Reeves previously announced the 5p-per-litre cut in fuel duty would only be extended until the end of August

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:09:57 GMT
Three arrested after boy, 14, shot dead in London
A 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London has been named as Eghosa Ogbebor

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:30:33 GMT
Ministers deny decision has been taken over North Sea gas field project amid spiralling prices
The government insisted no decision has been taken on the project, despite oil prices having soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:21:23 GMT
Reform to launch new podcast after run-ins with media
Reform UK say the podcast will provide ‘the sort of access behind the scenes of a political party that has never been listened to before’

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:17:23 GMT
Mansion tax could hit 165,000 homes in first year, Budget watchdog predicts
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimated 165,000 properties will be affected in the policy’s first year, rising to 167,000 in 2030

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:39:42 GMT
Number of young adults facing life behind bars or indeterminate sentences almost doubles in a decade
Exclusive: Increasing numbers of 18-20-year-olds are being handed long-term sentences which are often equal to or longer than their age, a report warns

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:12:52 GMT
How the Ministry of Justice knowingly exposed hundreds to cancer-causing gas in Dartmoor prison
Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned parts of the ageing Victorian prison were filled with dangerous levels of a toxic gas linked to 1,100 lung cancer deaths each...

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:51:41 GMT
UN chief tells Trump ‘war is not a game show’ after US bombs civilian targets in Iran
The UN’s under secretary general for humanitarian affairs has accused the US president of war crimes by bombing bridges and threatening further attacks on Iran’s infrastructure

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:20:50 GMT
Murder investigation after teenager stabbed to death in seaside town
The man died at the scene on Belmont Road near the town’s cricket and football clubs

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:21 GMT
Police issue image of man after rape at railway station
Members of the public are being warned not to approach Billy Ormiston

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