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Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:06:30 GMT
Mystery of war heroes solved ahead of Remembrance Sunday
A total of 52 personnel killed in action during the First and Second World Wars have been named

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:34:29 GMT
Reeves ‘targets tax raid on employee pension contributions at Budget’
Employees contributing more than £2,000 a year into work-based pensions could pay national insurance on the retirement savings, according to a report by The Times

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:26:11 GMT
Sex offender mistakenly let out of prison arrested after being spotted by member of public
A police officer told Brahim Kaddour-Cherif that he had a ‘very distinctive wonky nose’ after the 24-year-old claimed he was somebody else during his arrest

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT
The 3 ways government could reduce energy bills for UK households without removing VAT
Green Alliance says the measures could reduce the typical household fuel bill by £178 a year

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:44:25 GMT
Just one in five voters approve of Reeves breaking manifesto tax pledge at Budget, new poll shows
Exclusive: The government must provide a positive vision for change if it wants to win the public’s backing for breaking promises on tax rises

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:54:53 GMT
Four suspended Labour MPs let back into party after conduct review
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are let back into the Labour party

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:51:05 GMT
Joey Barton guilty of sending ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts
Joey Barton was found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:19:16 GMT
Christmas tractor charity event targeted by scammers using social media
Suffolk Tractor Light Parade organises said they were ‘disappointed’ scammers had targeted the charity event

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:13:51 GMT
Calls for Starmer to face investigation over appointment of football regulator chair
David Kogan was named in April as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Independent Football Regulator

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:08:41 GMT
UK set to slash aid funding to fight deadly diseases – putting 250,000 lives at risk
Exclusive: The UK is expected to pledge £850m to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – a cut of 15 per cent – despite previous assurances that funding would be protected

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:06:58 GMT
Offshore oil workers must lose weight or face losing their jobs under new safety measures
The OEUK industry body will offer support to those who stand to be affected by the safety measure and says job losses would be the “absolute worst-case scenario”

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:57:38 GMT
Labour deputy leader’s views on party policy are ‘irritating’, says Labour peer
Thangam Debbonaire accused Lucy Powell of ‘giving a running commentary and undermining’ the government

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:44:39 GMT
Dogs in danger of death from swallowing toxic polluting beach pellets
Owners issued stark warning after ‘biobeads’ wash up on East Sussex beach

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:26:26 GMT
When will it next snow in the UK?
The UK could see the season’s first spell of wintry weather next week, the national forecaster said

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:33:43 GMT
Woman who claimed she was Madeleine McCann guilty of harassing missing girl’s parents
Julia Wandelt, 24, turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann and sent sinister letters and messages repeatedly begging for a DNA test

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:31:18 GMT
Julia Wandelt claimed to be Madeleine McCann – and went viral on social media
Wandelt posted comparisons between her facial features and pictures of Madeleine on TikTok and Instagram

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:09:39 GMT
‘I helped run the UK’s welfare system. Now it’s broken me’
Going to the Jobcentre was ‘my worst nightmare’, one former DWP adviser told The Independent

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:42:41 GMT
Former Met officer David Carrick says woman made up claims because of ‘MeToo movement’
The convicted sex offender is accused of molesting a girl in the late 1980s and raping a woman during the course of a toxic relationship more than 20 years later

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:37:34 GMT
James Bond fantasist jailed for 7 years in UK for trying to spy for Russia
A British man who had aspirations of being James Bond has been jailed for seven years for trying to spy for what he believed to be Russian intelligence service agents

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:19:10 GMT
Angela Rayner in talks to write book just weeks after resigning from government
The former housing secretary resigned as Labour deputy leader in September

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:42:03 GMT
Police officers face misconduct hearing after car crash which killed three went undiscovered for two days
Six officers will face disciplinary proceedings over Gwent Police’s responses to missing persons reports

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:39:55 GMT
Banker jailed for false claims he was sexually harassed while wearing string vest
A judge has slammed his ‘wicked’ lies

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:37:01 GMT
Senior police officer investigated after drone crash injures child
Drone fell on child while in operation searching for assault suspect, police say

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:22:43 GMT
Warmest Bonfire Night on record as UK sees ‘remarkable’ November temperatures
Overnight temperatures as high as 14.4C saw the 87-year temperature record broken

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:42:49 GMT
How Kate and Gerry McCann’s emotional evidence helped to convict their harasser
Julia Wandelt has been found guilty after pretending to be the pair’s missing daughter, Madeleine

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:06:01 GMT
Two people arrested after death of baby boy in XL bully attack
Those being held were also arrested on suspicion of child neglect

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:40:33 GMT
Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals
Attitudes poll also suggests people increasingly believe UK is divided, that ‘culture wars’ exist and life was better in past

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:25:10 GMT
Three prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan
Kyle Bevan, who murdered his two-year-old stepdaughter, was found dead in his cell on Wednesday

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:38:06 GMT
Outrage over misspelling of town’s name on roads
Several markings spell town’s name ‘Kirby’ rather than ‘Kirkby’

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:33:06 GMT
Eleven arrests after pro-Palestine protest outside Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match
More than 700 officers deployed around Villa Park in massive policing operation for Europa League tie

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