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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:57:12 GMT
Man charged with raping two 14-year-old girls in Bolton
A has been charged with raping two 14-year-old girls in a flat in Bolton.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:49:55 GMT
Deal to release ‘£100bn of Russian assets’ for Ukraine expected imminently
British officials said they were hopeful a deal would be agreed to unlock the value of immobilised Russian sovereign assets in the coming days

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:48:48 GMT
Stark warning to pension savers over Rachel Reeves’s salary sacrifice changes
HMRC suggest 3.3 million people will be impacted by the salary sacrifice changes

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:40:14 GMT
Starmer facing calls for new UK-EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
Prime minister has insisted Labour will not break its election pledge not to rejoin the customs union

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:38:45 GMT
Great British Railways unveils new ‘striking’ branding under nationalisation plans
The train design will gradually be rolled out across a number of publicly owned train operators

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:22:52 GMT
Banks in mortgage war as rates plunge in major boost to buyers
Santander and Nationwide have both dropped rates again in a bid to spark up property moves

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:18:40 GMT
Property tycoon who lost £1.5m on football bets loses court battle against Betfair
Lee Gibson placed at least 20,000 individual bets in six years, which is more than five per day

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:38 GMT
One in four teens turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, study finds
Children affected by serious violence were even more likely to seek help online

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:54:20 GMT
Billy Elliot star mistaken for terrorist and stamped on by police officer wins up to £600k compensation
Alexander Loxton suffered a career-wrecking ankle ligament injury during a stop-and-search

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:46:19 GMT
Storm Bram weather map: Where 90mph winds will hit Britain today in nine-hour rain deluge
Homes and businesses likely to be flooded and roads cut off by high waters in parts of UK, Met Office says

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:45:44 GMT
UK shoppers cut back on pre-Christmas spending at fastest rate in almost five years
British consumers have been left concerned by uncertainty around the Budget, high inflation and the cost of living

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:30:46 GMT
Amy Winehouse’s father sues two of singer’s friends over auctioned items
Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay are being sued over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the United States in 2021 and 2023

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:18:47 GMT
Hundreds of Girlguiding volunteers threaten to quit organisation over trans ban
Announcement that Girlguiding will only allow those recorded female at birth to join could see mass departures

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:12:52 GMT
Met police using facial recognition in fresh crackdown on e-bike phone snatchers
Metropolitan Police Commissioner said rules around e-bikes are clear and ‘pretty tough’

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:56:32 GMT
How players of the People’s Postcode Lottery helped missing children
Players helped make the plan to launch SafeCall possible – The Independent’s campaign with charity Missing People to set up a lifeline specifically for young people in crisis

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:57:51 GMT
What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge
Health bosses are warning this winter could see the ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:02:00 GMT
Judy Murray says school children should do 40 minutes of PE per day
The tennis coach said PE should be as much as a priority as numeracy and literacy

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:01:00 GMT
Warning issued over Christmas lights amid fire safety fears
Christmas lights are often powered by lithium-ion batteries which, when placed in everyday rubbish bins, can get crushed in bin lorries or at waste sites, sparking dangerous fires

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:01:00 GMT
Balloons with illegal levels of chemicals that can cause cancer sold in UK shops
Platforms including Debenhams and eBay were found to be selling products with up to six times the legal limit of these harmful chemicals

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:55:55 GMT
Two House of Lords peers suspended after breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt will be barred from the Lords for four months while Lord Evans of Watford will be suspended for five months

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:36:34 GMT
UK is under attack from Putin’s cyber army, warns Yvette Cooper
Foreign secretary issues stark warning over Russian president ‘flooding’ Europe with cyber attacks and urges the UK and EU to band together – as Starmer holds crisis talks with EU leaders over Ukraine’s future

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:14:19 GMT
Tories pledge to block Motability access for people with ADHD and anxiety
The scheme is designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:54:32 GMT
Former Navy chief issues warning over ‘horrifying’ British submarines amid Russia threat
Labour peer Lord West of Spithead said the silent service was in its worst condition across his 60 years of military service

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:37:32 GMT
Charities warn new single-sex space guidance poses ‘major risk’ to mental health of trans people
Leading charities including Mind and Samaritans say they are ‘deeply concerned’ by proposed guidance

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:29:32 GMT
Tory shadow minister praises Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown – and says it could work in UK
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp says the British public expects immigration laws to be properly enforced

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:52:31 GMT
White storks to return to London for first time in 600 years
Rewilding plan will make Dagenham the UK’s second stork reintroduction site

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:30:32 GMT
Two more arrests over Heathrow airport ‘pepper spray attack’
Man to be quizzed on suspicion of robbery and assault, and woman on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery, after 21 people hurt at Heathrow airport

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:27:05 GMT
Teenage asylum seekers jailed after ‘horrific’ rape of 15-year-old girl
Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, face possible deportation and were ordered to register as sex offenders

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:11:20 GMT
Student stabbed girlfriend to death in ‘savage’ attack ‘then called his father for a lawyer’
Joshua Michals, from Chicago in the US, and Chinese national Zhe Wang had an on-and-off relationship in London that ended in murder, a trial heard

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:04:02 GMT
Paul Hollywood has plan to build kitchen garden for filming rejected in planning row
The celebrity baker and his wife acquired the Ashford farmhouse for £810,000 in 2019

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:21:37 GMT
On-the-run prisoner discovered hiding in loft after escaping with fake bail letter
A prisoner was discovered hiding in a loft after escaping with a hoax bail letter.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:18:46 GMT
Man who died after falling from hot air balloon took his own life, inquest finds
Jesus Lato Garzon was described as a ‘much-loved son, family member and friend’

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:56:30 GMT
70,000 reasons to support our Christmas appeal
That’s the number of children who are reported missing in Britain every year – a staggering one every 2.4 minutes. It’s why we’ve joined forces with Missing People – and are asking you to add to the £100,000 we’ve already raised to help ...

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:51:47 GMT
Rapper Ghetts pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
The award-winning grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit Yubin Tamang in north-east London

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:25:15 GMT
Teacher banned from the classroom after restraining child while singing nursery rhyme
Benjamin Guilfoyle was employed at The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster when the incident took place

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:33:05 GMT
Police assessing claims Reform UK falsified expenses during Nigel Farage campaign
Both Labour and the Conservatives said Nigel Farage had questions to answer over the allegations, with the Reform leader being urged to ‘come clean’

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:30:01 GMT
Ex-footballer Joey Barton sentenced for posting grossly offensive social media messages
The former Premier League footballer was convicted in November

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:20:19 GMT
Keir Starmer launches personal TikTok account despite ban
Downing Street said ‘security mitigations’ were in place to operate the account

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:51:56 GMT
Bizarre moment bananas wash up on UK beach
Shipping containers full of bananas and other fruit washed up on a UK beach after falling overboard from a cargo ship.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:48:31 GMT
Girl, 3, among 21 injured after woman robbed of suitcase in ‘pepper spray’ attack outside Heathrow airport
The incident, which unfolded opposite the check-in area for Terminal 3, is believed to have been triggered by an argument between people who knew each other

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:25:40 GMT
Watch live: Zelensky meets Starmer for crunch talks as Trump claims Ukrainian leader hasn’t read peace plan
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street as European leaders meet in London for crunch Ukraine talks.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:20:19 GMT
Warning over £50,000 scam that can harm your health and bank balance
Santander UK says £49,846.32 was reported as being stolen by beauty scammers

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:15:02 GMT
Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood denies rape and assault charges
The 68-year-old has been accused of committing offences against seven women as young as 17 years old

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:52:30 GMT
Labour think tank that supported Starmer asks members who they would back in leadership challenge
It comes amid growing concern about the direction of the government and devastating approval ratings less than two years after Labour’s historic landslide election victory

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:06:51 GMT
Amanda Redman supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘A lifeline for missing children’
Amanda Redman has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:28:13 GMT
Charlton fan who died after medical emergency during match against Portsmouth is named
Tributes poured in for the ‘Charlton legend’ and 35-year season ticket holder

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:22:51 GMT
Heathrow incident: Everything we know about airport ‘pepper spray attack’
Passengers faced severe disruption at the major transport hub

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:17:39 GMT
Thousands of patients see NHS hospital referrals lost in ‘black hole’
One retired NHS worker said he felt ‘stuck in limbo’ to see a specialist for his back and hip pains

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