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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:55:29 GMTJay Slater’s mother demands new law to stop online troll abuse
Debbie Duncan was the subject of conspiracy theories after her son went missing in Tenerife
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:49:35 GMTBBC loses £1.1 billion as more viewers cancel or evade TV licence fee
The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:45:27 GMTWhy supermarkets are putting key industry at ‘financial risk’
More than two thirds of farmers believe the buying relationship between themselves and retailers has deteriorated
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:33:34 GMTDance teacher wins payout after yoga course triggers emotional breakdown
Melissa Revell was ‘retraumatised’ and now cannot look after herself or exercise
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:33:11 GMTStarmer clashes with Farage over claims about his schooldays dubbing Reform leader ‘spineless’
The prime minister urged Nigel Farage to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:17:33 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 09:12:45 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 09:01:34 GMTCovid inquiry latest: Gove apologises for pandemic mistakes - but defends Johnson’s ‘toxic’ No 10 culture
Lord Gove admitted it would have been ‘prudent’ to lock down earlier but warned against ‘oversimplifying’ the conclusions of the report
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:05:43 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
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:57:14 GMTStarmer ‘set to approve controversial super-size Chinese embassy’ despite espionage concerns
The prime minister has reportedly been given the green light from MI5 and MI6
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:47:13 GMTMahmood to ban migrants without citizenship from claiming benefits in latest asylum crackdown
Shabana Mahmood said to settle in Britain for good is ‘not a right, but a privilege’
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMTHow billion-dollar money laundering network in UK ‘bought bank to fund Russian war effort’
Launderers for the group operate in at least 28 UK cities and towns, with couriers collecting cash for crypto conversion
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:30:00 GMTInvestment in AI to create thousands of new jobs – Government
Ministers said areas to benefit will include Wales, Bristol and London.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:43:11 GMTMan arrested in Florida over murder and kidnap of ‘vulnerable’ British woman
Sonia Exelby’s loved ones reported her missing after she failed to board her return flight
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:11:48 GMTChildren in Need boss quits after crashing his BMW into cyclist
BBC Children in Need said “he could not continue in this role” after his conviction
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:03:00 GMTPolice dog sniffs out suspect hiding in wheelie bin
This is the moment a police dog helped sniff out a suspect who was hiding in a wheelie bin.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:48:32 GMTCovid chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds
Report finds PM and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ in Downing Street
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:34:31 GMTThree-quarters of parents let children miss school for ‘duvet day’
Survey shows changing attitudes towards school attendance among parents
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:12:19 GMTToxic No 10 culture, unnecessary deaths and failed children: Key takeaways from the Covid inquiry report
Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and also failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street, report says
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:00:39 GMT‘Murdered’ man who disappeared five years ago found ‘safe and well’
Ismail Ali had last been seen on May 29, 2020, leaving a shop on Cumberland Road
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:47:54 GMTThe key players who presided over the government’s ‘chaotic’ Covid pandemic response
Baroness Heather Hallett's report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson's excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and ‘oscillation’ on key lockdown decisions
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:39:00 GMTEx-Labour MP defects to Greens as he accuses Starmer’s party of ‘leaving millions behind’
In a statement, Lloyd Russell-Moyle took aim at the direction of the Labour Party saying it has ‘left behind millions of people who want hope’
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:28:18 GMTNeighbours attack Beckhams over planning applications at £6m Cotswolds home
The pair have submitted more than 30 applications in what neighbours called an ‘abuse’ of the system
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:19:26 GMTPrince William keeps promise to Rob Burrow by officially opening MND centre
Burrow dedicated his final years to raising crucial awareness and funds for treatment and research
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:05:31 GMTMoment police take down two knife-wielding robbers in London
A pair of knife-wielding robbers in London were tackled to the ground and arrested by the Metropolitan Police in just eight minutes following a chase.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:02:48 GMTPartygate: A timeline of lockdown gatherings
Partygate led to ‘self-reported’ reduction in people following lockdown rules over Christmas 2021, report finds
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:57:52 GMTReform UK’s only representative in Welsh parliament suspended over racial slur
Laura Anne Jones made the offensive remark about Chinese people in a WhatsApp group in 2023
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:46:27 GMTThe extraordinary Covid WhatsApp messages that reveal the ‘chaos’ inside Boris Johnson’s government
Messages sent between Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case lay bare the chaos behind Downing Street’s response to Covid
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:38:37 GMT‘Thundersnow’ to hit UK as cold snap closes schools and causes power cuts
Forecaster warns rural communities could be cut off
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:40:20 GMTEHRC guidance dubbed ‘misogynist’s charter’ as trans people ‘could be banned from single-sex spaces based on looks’
Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:59:33 GMTDriver for Amazon ‘runs over pet dog, leaving family upset and facing huge vets’ bills’
Van reversed after trapping beloved pet under its wheels then sped off without stopping, CCTV shows
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:46:43 GMTPrincess Diana ‘revenge dress’ wax figure unveiled in Paris museum
The Grevin Museum presented the life-size waxwork on Thursday, decades after her death in the city
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:33:24 GMTHarry Kane’s hamstring surgeon in £78,000 battle with car dealership over stolen Bentley
Fares Haddad, a world-acclaimed orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sports medicine, is suing Jack Barclay Ltd
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:09:34 GMTNHS nurse forced to skip meals due to ‘astronomical’ cost of living crisis
An NHS nurse says she has to skip meals to make sure her children are eating due to an "astronomical" cost of living crisis.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:54:37 GMTInside the cold case investigative team fighting to make sure no missing person is ever forgotten
Armed with old files, new technology and tireless detective work, a small West Midlands team has solved more than 240 cold cases. They tell Harriette Boucher why they refuse to give up on the missing
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:51:57 GMTRussian spy ship that targeted RAF pilots with lasers ‘threatens our way of life’
Labour defence minister Al Carns told Moscow it faced ‘the firmest of responses’ if there was any attempt to damage UK infrastructure
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:48:49 GMTVoices: ‘I never looked back’: Readers on why Britons are choosing life abroad after Brexit
Our community has shared their own stories of leaving the UK, citing high taxes, poor services, and a hostile society, with most planning to settle abroad permanently
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:25:05 GMTKeir Starmer calls on Nigel Farage to explain ‘disturbing’ school racism accusations
The Clacton MP has emphatically denied the allegations
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:23:35 GMTNumber of new homes in England plummets to near-decade low despite Labour pledge for housebuilding revolution
Labour government pledged to deliver 1.5 million new homes in England over five years
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:22:11 GMTDeadline day for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as Trump approves Epstein file release
US lawmakers gave the former prince until 20 November to respond to calls
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:14:18 GMTAndy Burnham refuses to rule out challenging Keir Starmer as PM amid leadership coup speculation
Asked whether he could rule out a challenge, the mayor of Greater Manchester said he would not answer ‘hypothetical questions’
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:13:17 GMTMan’s decomposing body left in un-cooled mortuary for a month, court hears
Two funeral directors are on trial, charged with fraud and preventing lawful burial of a body
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:55:49 GMT‘Dangerous’ sexual predator David Carrick jailed for life for further abuse offences
David Carrick has been jailed for life over the ‘horrific’ abuse
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:37:43 GMTThe UK town named the most affordable place to buy a home
Zoopla found the median property values there equate to just over a year’s average household earnings
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:28:41 GMTPrincess of Wales shares emotional hug with Jessie J over cancer experiences
The singer performed “I’ll Never Know Why” during the Royal Variety Performance
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:07:09 GMTCliff-top holiday park that starred in Broadchurch risks row with locals over luxury lodges
The beach chalet where Danny Latimer was murdered in the first series is in danger of disappearing off the edge
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:42:19 GMTCold Weather Payment 2025: How much does it pay and am I eligible?
Support is available for vulnerable households amid biting cold weather
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:59:50 GMTShabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy
Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms.