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Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:52:45 GMTWoman steals £200 of langoustines from Michelin-star restaurant
A woman was caught on CCTV stealing around £200 of langoustines from outside a Michelin-star restaurant in Chelsea, London.
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:21:41 GMTReeves defends ‘fair and necessary’ £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash
The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:03:32 GMTPremium Bonds prize checker: When is December’s NS&I draw and how can I check if I’ve won?
Everything you need to know about Premium Bonds
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:38:51 GMTWeather map: Where heavy rain will hit London, England and Wales this weekend after Met Office warning
As much as 80mm of rain could fall across parts of England as low pressure moves across the UK
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:36:43 GMTWill it snow across the UK this weekend?
Those hoping for some snowflakes to fall from the sky may have to wait a bit longer
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:25:13 GMTAsylum seekers banned from taking taxis for medical trips
Ms Mahmood said the Government is working with providers to introduce alternatives
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:55:13 GMTYour Party or Our Party: Your Party reveals new name options after months of indecision
Members of the fledgling party will be able to vote between the four options
Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:07:48 GMTMan who told police he ‘made a pact with the devil’ jailed over extreme material
Declan George-Candiani, 26, told officers he had developed an ‘unhealthy obsession’ with Satanism
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:45:02 GMTReeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid
Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:17:33 GMTUK to block imports of pork from Spain due to outbreak of swine fever
Pork products are to be held at border control posts after Spain recorded cases of ASF in the Catalunya
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:52:52 GMTEuroMillions results: Tonight’s winning lottery numbers revealed with huge £157m jackpot up for grabs
Tonight’s wining numbers have been announced
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:17:56 GMTAlbanian national who was deported twice from UK jailed after entering illegally for third time
Emirjon Gjuta, 34, was sentenced to 14 months in prison at Leeds Crown Court
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:02:50 GMTChelsea employee admits defrauding club out of more than £200,000 over four-year spell
Claire Walsh, 39, worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League club
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:18:23 GMTFrance agrees to stop migrant boats at sea after pressure from Starmer
French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to leaked document
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:08:29 GMTSpring rolls recalled from major supermarket over food poisoning fears
The Food Standards Association (FSA) deemed the product ‘unsafe to consume’
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:02:33 GMTHow a stranger stopped me from taking my own life as a missing child
A musician and public speaker who disappeared from home multiple times has opened up about the moment a stranger stopped him from taking his own life as a missing child.
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:51:01 GMTDecember 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need in December
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:30:45 GMTExperts warn of ‘ChatGPT psychosis’ among users of AI chatbots
Anecdotal evidence of chatbots inspiring delusional behaviour prompts renewed calls for safeguarding
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:25:51 GMTAll members of Louvre jewellery heist gang now in custody, French police claim
A 39-year-old male was arrested this week, French prosecutors said
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:58:42 GMTIs it still worth buying an electric vehicle after tax changes made in the Budget?
A new tax of 3p per mile is coming for EVs which will narrow the gap to petrol cars in running costs
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:31:31 GMTWoman who threatened Rachel Reeves’ sister with ‘bullets’ jailed for harassment
Tracey Smith sent her MP Ellie Reeves emails and voicemails accusing her sister, the chancellor, of physically assaulting her
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:25:10 GMTNew 2026 rates and dates revealed for universal credit, PIP and end of two-child benefit cap
Some benefits will increase next year while others have been frozen
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:48:25 GMTTwo of the world’s oldest quadruplets die weeks before turning 90
The quadruplets became famous because they were the first British multiple birth babies to survive for more than a few days and live long lives
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:43:04 GMTTeenagers accused of rape that led to Ballymena riots have charges dropped
Public Prosecution Service was granted permission to end criminal proceedings against the pair due to ‘significant evidential developments’
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:34:37 GMTThief who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie sentenced to life in prison
Peter Augustine attacked the ‘frail’ 87-year-old outside a Co-op store in north London
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:23:59 GMTStarmer accused of ‘complete betrayal’ by Labour backbenchers after workers’ rights U-turn
The government has found itself in a stand off with Labour backbenchers who have accused ministers of breaking a manifesto pledge
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:54:48 GMTOne in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
A third of parents don’t believe the government and tech companies are doing enough to prevent online blackmail
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:39:01 GMTMet Office issues weather warnings with 80mm of heavy rain and flooding set to hit parts of UK
The Met Office said heavy rain is likely to bring some disruption and possible flooding on Monday and Tuesday
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:36:25 GMTUN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:10:43 GMTUrgent search underway after British tourist, 76, falls overboard from cruise ship near Canary Islands
The 76-year-old man was reported missing from the Marella Explorer 2 on Thursday morning
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:04:53 GMTIFS responds to £150 cut to energy bills pledged in Rachel Reeves’ Budget – will it work?
Some climate campaigners have criticised the move by Rachel Reeves to cut green levies
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:03:14 GMTHow homeowners’ plans to downsize could be impacted by Budget as mortgage rates fall
A new mansion tax and falling interest rates for mortgage deals might have older homeowners considering a move
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:48:44 GMTWhat is Labour’s Employment Rights Bill – and how has it changed?
Labour has been accused of breaching a manifesto commitment over the change
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:44:58 GMTTrump officials criticise UK for ‘letting people down’ on immigration
The cable highlighted the UK as an example for failing to take action on migration
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:42:02 GMTWhat the shape of your buttocks reveals about your chances of getting diabetes
People with higher fitness had greater gluteus maximus shape when compared to those with a sedentary lifestyle
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:32:39 GMTReeves vows state pensioners won’t have to pay tax despite alarm over Budget changes
Chancellor says Treasury won’t go after ‘tiny amounts of money’ and pledges they won’t pay any tax in this parliament
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:22:54 GMTThe Budget’s stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you
Even when taxes don’t rise, your payments might as a result of what’s called fiscal drag
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:28:40 GMTThief steals 8ft Christmas nutcracker statue from Edinburgh cocktail bar
The manager Paul Baxton said he was disappointed no witnesses had alerted bar staff to the theft outside
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:24:39 GMTOfficer nearly hit by molotov cocktail after man firebombs Scottish police station
A police officer narrowly avoided serious injury after a man launched molotov cocktails at a police station in Scotland in an attempt to “blow it up”.
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:19:26 GMTMen disguised in hazmat suits chase down wrong victim in attempted machete attack
Two men dressed in hazmat suits chased an innocent man down the street with machetes in a case of mistaken identity.