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Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:57:41 GMT‘I have to put duct tape on my windows to keep the cold out because I can’t afford to heat my home’
Claire and Gareth Ferris says poor home insulation and rising energy bills mean they are turning off the heating this winter
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:51:42 GMTDaily Mail owner strikes £500 million deal to buy The Telegraph
DMGT has now entered exclusive talks to purchase the historic broadsheet
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:23:51 GMTSenior Labour MPs demand Reeves U-turns on foreign cuts
Commons committee chairs and former ministers sign a letter demanding a roadmap to restore the aid budget in full amid fears there could be further cuts
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:15:00 GMTVoices: ‘Calling her Rachel from accounts is unfair and sexist’: Readers call out gendered attacks on Reeves
Many in our community have highlighted that much of the pre-Budget criticism aimed at the chancellor carries sexist undertones
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:04:24 GMT200-year-old Hindu paintings blocked from leaving UK
The series is valued at £280,000
Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMTFirst saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled
More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:52:40 GMTRain and blustery winds hit UK this weekend after cold snap ends
Spells of rain and wind are expected across parts of the UK
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:57:25 GMTDefence Secretary John Healey underpaid tax on second home after council ‘error’
Mr Healey underpaid around £1,500 in tax after an “administrative error” by the local authority, Westminster Council
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:33:45 GMTCritical incident declared in Oxfordshire after illegal flytipping incident
Starmer backed the EA’s criminal investigation into the vast fly-tip in a field alongside the A34 in Kidlington
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:41:01 GMTKeir Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises 12 times in TV interview
Labour prime minister came under pressure over Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget while on a trip to the G20 summit in South Africa
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:32:37 GMTBoris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report
Nadine Dorries and Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:21:26 GMTAnother MP quits crisis-stricken Your Party in blow for Corbyn and Sultana
Iqbal Mohamed’s departure comes just one week after Adnan Hussain pulled out of the Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana-led project
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:16:18 GMTReform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, jailed over pro-Russia bribes
The former MEP had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:07:43 GMTBBC board member quits over ‘governance issues’ at broadcaster
Shumeet Banerji announced his resignation on Friday
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:05:57 GMTWho remains on the BBC board after Shumeet Banerji’s departure?
Shumeet Banerji cited ‘governance issues’ when he announced his resignation
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:51:43 GMTThe top destination for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers revealed
Shoppers are expected to spend almost £14 billion across the sales weekend
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:41:14 GMTMan jailed for life for ‘wicked’ murder of ex-wife at son’s graveside
The attack occurred on what would have been their son Christopher’s 36th birthday
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:43:24 GMTPolice manhunt after woman sexually assaulted while on morning jog
A woman in her thirties reported that she was pulled to the ground and sexually assaulted
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:05 GMTAI-generated Christmas mural blasted as a ‘Lovecraftian horror’ removed after backlash
The festive mural in Kingston upon Thames has sparked conversation among locals and went viral online
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:42:15 GMTVoices: ‘We need leaders to lead’: Readers have their say on the UK’s delayed Covid pandemic response
Our community largely agreed with the Covid inquiry findings that Boris Johnson’s government was chaotic and poorly prepared, though many also stressed the broader context of conflicting scientific advice, years of underfunding, and systemic failin...
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:34:46 GMTAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor fails to respond to summons to testify before US Congress
‘If he is hoping that the story will just go away by ignoring us and being silent, he will be sorely disappointed,’ US representative warns
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:19:36 GMTPrice cap: Why energy bills are going up when wholesale prices are down
Experts say the price cap increase adds to pressure on the Government
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:09:05 GMTThe tasty snack you can eat before bed to ease inflammation
Pistachios are a powerhouse of nutrients such as fibre, polyphenols and proteins, which all help boost gut health
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:04:36 GMTTop member of Reeves’ Budget team previously backed plans to hit small businesses
Industry leaders say the government ‘would be out of its mind’ to adopt the proposals
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:44:33 GMTStarmer brands Farage ‘spineless’ amid claims about his schooldays
The prime minister urged the Reform leader to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:50:54 GMTKeir Starmer opens up about brother’s death: ‘It hit me like a bus’
The PM revealed he visited his brother in secret in the months before he died
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:46:55 GMTWetherspoon to open its first pub abroad at popular British holiday spot
The new venue will offer ‘traditional British pub classics with a Spanish twist’
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:25:35 GMTI’m sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor, says Rachel Reeves
The chancellor also admitted the government has ‘made a couple of unforced errors’ but insisted it is ‘fighting to win’
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:04:52 GMTBest and worst cities to be a dog in the UK revealed
‘The UK’s dogs are loved and well cared for everywhere,’ research finds
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:34:32 GMTMan charged with murder and aggravated burglary after stabbing of much-loved father
53-year-old Anthony Priestley died following the attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:34:19 GMTTwo-thirds of Britons worried about affording the essentials this Christmas, poll reveals
Exclusive: Three-in-four Brits believe poverty in the UK is getting worse as Reeves prepares for crunch Budget
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:11:31 GMTBritons hit by coldest night of the season as temperatures plunge to -11C
Temperatures dropped to -11.7C as amber cold weather health alerts remain in place across parts of northern England
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:11:15 GMTFrom Reform UK to Russian bribes: The unravelling of Nathan Gill
The former leader of Reform Wales has had a political fall from grace not seen for 50 years
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:07:45 GMTEnergy bills for millions to rise in January after surprise price cap increase
The unexpected increase comes after experts at Cornwall Insight said they expected prices to fall by 1 per cent