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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:53:47 GMTMigrant Channel deaths soared after UK-France deal to stop illegal crossings, report warns
Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:42:15 GMTTwo men arrested over Golders Green ambulance attack
The men aged 45 and 47 were arrested on Wednesday in London
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:41:31 GMTPolice to revisit investigation into Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone after admitting address blunder
The error will now be amended and the force will reassess whether there is available evidence, police said
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:40:08 GMTReform defector MP sues after being locked out of Margaret Thatcher House and denied ‘panic room’ access
For more than 20 years Andrew Rosindell has had exclusive use of a private room at the Romford Conservative Association's Margaret Thatcher House
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:35:52 GMTYour money questions answered: Mortgages, ISAs and what to do before 5 April
Financial expert Gabriel Nussbaum (aka That Money Guy) answers your questions on mortgages, ISAs, tax, energy bills and what to do with your money before the tax year deadline
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:25:11 GMTPolitics latest: Reeves warns of ‘significant’ impact of Iran war on economy as prices set to soar
Steady picture for inflation does not yet reflect impact of US-Israel war against Iran on cost of living in UK
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:15:17 GMTDWP payment date changes for Easter 2026 universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:05:35 GMTArts snobbery row erupts as opera gets seven times more funding than brass band
More than £226 million was spent by the Government and public bodies in Arts Council grants on opera from 2022 to 2025, while £31.5 million of funding went to brass bands in the same period
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:05:15 GMTInflation stays at 3% but Iran war set to send prices spiralling
Investors pricing in possibility of ‘multiple interest rate raises’ this year
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:44:10 GMTThe first female Archbishop of Canterbury is being enthroned. Here’s what to know
Thousands of guests will be present at the historic service
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:18:08 GMTBritons more concerned about violence against women and girls than immigration, poll shows
Exclusive: Around nine in ten adults say they are concerned about violence against women and girls – ahead of both immigration and unemployment
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:07:19 GMTEurope facing energy shortages by next month as Strait of Hormuz chaos deepens, warns Shell boss
UK drivers have already paid an extra £307m for petrol and diesel since the war in Iran began
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTPeers vote again on under-16s social media ban as new warning issued to government
Twenty-one bereaved parents have written to members of the Lords, urging them to “vote to raise the age”
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTHero patient speaks out on stopping Leeds hospital bombing
Nathan Newby prevented the bombing at a Leeds hospital in January 2023
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTHow UK councils plan to make streets safer for women and girls
A recent survey found that 88 per cent of women have felt unsafe while walking at night
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:06:22 GMTTonne of cocaine shipped from Panama and valued at £80m seized by UK Border Force
The National Crime Agency said it has launched an investigation following the seizure at London Gateway port on Friday
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:59:37 GMTReform mayoral candidate suspended after likening Jewish group to ‘Islamists on horseback’
Chris Parry is being investigated for his online remarks about Shomrim, a voluntary Jewish patrol service
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:53:36 GMTUK drivers hit with £307m fuel bill after Trump’s Iran war as diesel price climbs to three-year high
Inflation fears as petrol prices soar – but Reeves says no help yet for millions facing higher energy bills
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:41:39 GMTRoyal Mail postal workers claim they are told to hide mail to look like delivery targets met
Royal Mail is facing accusations that postal workers are being asked to hide post from senior bosses, to give the appearance that delivery targets are being met.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:18:27 GMTMillions of households will get no help on energy bills in wake of Iran war
Political opponents have attacked chancellor Rachel Reeves for her ‘weak’ response to soaring energy costs
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:39:42 GMTIpswich Town defend Nigel Farage visit as Championship club insists it is ‘apolitical’
Nigel Farage visited Ipswich Town’s Portman Road stadium on Monday and posted about it on social media afterwards
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:59:21 GMTRachel Reeves took 15 minutes to announce nothing
After an emergency Cobra meeting, there were expectations the chancellor would set out a plan to deal with a potential economic shock from the Iran war. Instead, MPs were left wondering what the point of her statement was at all, writes David Maddox
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:54:13 GMTUK ‘strongly disagrees’ with US approach over health aid, says Yvette Cooper
Giving evidence to parliament’s International Development Committee, the foreign secretary said that the UK would continue to prioritise those areas that the US has said it will no longer fund under Donald Trump
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:47:44 GMTLate Royal Mail post is ‘badly affecting our national life as a country’
Royal Mail has come under fire over millions of letters arriving late
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:32:44 GMTMystery of pop-up ‘terror group’ who claimed responsibility for Golders Green ambulance attack
A group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya claims to have carried out the attack, in which four ambulances were torched
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:33:38 GMTPensioners sue Environment Agency for £4.5m over damage to historic royal home
Henry VIII once surveyed his fleet from the home before leaving for France
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:32:36 GMT‘Shameless cruelty’: Father held under indefinite jail term for stealing phone faces being sent back to prison
Exclusive: Devastated relatives say Thomas White, who has served 14 years stealing a mobile phone, has been told he is going back to prison without a release date
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:35:34 GMTGirlguiding group tells trans girls they must leave organisation by September
Members can range from four to 18 across Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:25:06 GMTIpswich Town ‘did not invite Farage to club for photo opp’
The club was not aware of the extent of the event until social media posts emerged, it is understood
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:19:17 GMTVoices: Does the monarch need to believe? Readers on Prince William’s ‘quieter’ approach to religion
Our community is debating whether a future monarch needs personal faith, with readers questioning Prince William’s limited church attendance and the relevance of the Church in a changing UK
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:12:00 GMTThe most disturbing detail hidden in the Mandelson files
“How can you miss something like that?”
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:11:00 GMTAnalysis: What will be going on inside No 10 after the Green sweep in Gorton and Denton
A by-election, a historic victory for the Greens, and humiliation for Labour. But what are No 10’s next moves?
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:09:00 GMTIn The Room | Inside Downing Street when war breaks out
After a crushing by-election defeat last week, Keir Starmer might have been hoping for a quiet week to recalibrate. Instead, he got a new war.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:08:00 GMTIn The Room | Starmer, psychos, and the symptoms of a PM in trouble
What does it feel like to be inside Number 10 when the PM’s power is fading?
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:57:29 GMTAnalysis: Labour’s recent U-turn-gate shows just how difficult governing really is
“The prime minister recently said, ‘I feel like I pull these levers and nothing happens,’ and you think: wrench the lever off and whack someone over the head with it, Keir!”
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:46:22 GMTMark Lamarr banned from driving despite exceptional hardship arguments
The former TV presenter said that he suffers with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and that using a bus stop would be ‘out of the question’
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:34:41 GMTLidl to sell plug-in solar panels in government push to cut energy bills
Shoppers could soon see solar panels in the ‘middle of Lidl’ aisle as the government pushes green energy in response to soaring fossil fuel prices
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:26:03 GMTGovernment bans retention payments and sets invoice time limit in boost for small firms
The government is aiming to crack down on late payments to small businesses
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:20:22 GMTXL bully shot 10 times by police as it ‘savaged’ pensioner, 84, court told
John McColl died from his injuries a month are being attacked by an XL bully
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:09:19 GMTMan found guilty of killing mother-of-two found in woodland shallow grave
Mohammed Durnion killed Reanne Coulson, then ’threw uniformed officers off the scent’
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:02:30 GMTPolice may use drones and live facial recognition to protect Jewish community after Golders Green attack
Counterterror chief says it is ‘absolutely extraordinary’ that Jewish people face such threats as investigations continue into London arson
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:01:28 GMTFather who murdered 13-week-old son calls his baby ‘It’ on 999 call
A Wirral couple convicted of murdering their baby boy have been jailed.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:41:50 GMTTroubled UK bank fined £2 million for misleading financial watchdog
The PRA said it is the first time it has fined a firm for failing to conduct its business with integrity
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:23:56 GMTVoices: How Farage and Cameo showed British politics is up for sale
From personalised videos to crypto ventures, the UK’s politicians are increasingly turning influence into income – and blurring the line between public service and private gain, says Cleo Watson
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:04:32 GMTUK warned it must ‘urgently’ drill in North Sea to boost oil and gas supplies
A new report from OEUK urges the British Government to safeguard the nation's energy supply amid global instability
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:59:51 GMTCost of living Q&A: Get tips on mortgages, bills, savings and tax changes from a personal finance expert
With the new tax year looming and the Iran war fuelling uncertainty over interest rates, energy costs and the wider cost of living, personal finance expert Gabriel Nussbaum is here to answer your questions – and show you how to make your money work...
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:59:13 GMTValdo Calocane inquiry: Partner of murdered caretaker told he ‘died in car crash’
Elaine Newton told Nottingham attacks inquiry it felt like partner Ian Coates ‘died twice’
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:57:46 GMTFinancial experts warn first-time buyers face ‘mortgage mayhem’
Hundreds of mortgage dealS with low deposits have disappeared in recent weeks
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:57:34 GMTPet care reforms will require vets to publish price lists and cap prescription fees
Animal owners will be ‘at the centre’ of new measures regulating veterinary practices
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:32:47 GMTDramatic new video shows Golders Green ambulance exploding in arson attack
New video shows the moment an ambulance in Golders Green exploded after it was set alight in an arson attack.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:15:57 GMTMen stole cows worth more than £20,000 and tried to hide them on a farm
They loaded 14 cows onto a lorry and took them to another farm
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:07:42 GMTHow have UK petrol prices been affected by US-Iran war and oil price surge?
Cost of filling up a vehicle has now seen the steepest rise since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:17:22 GMTWomen ‘missing out’ on motherhood because of ‘delay’ in men maturing, think tank claims
The Centre for Social Justice said more men should be encouraged to work and marry at a younger age to tackle falling fertility rates
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:48:32 GMTFleeing suspect tumbles from illegal e-scooter during police chase
A fleeing suspect fell off an illegal electric scooter during a police chase.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:33:40 GMTVillagers told not to approach escaped capybara after riverside sighting
Sniffer dogs were deployed to search for the missing capybara