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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:50:48 GMT
Nigel Farage hits back at Jeremy Clarkson over ‘impossible’ small boats plan claim
Nigel Farage has responded to Jeremy Clarkson’s claim that using Royal Navy ships to stop Channel migrant crossings is “impossible”.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:44:37 GMT
London law student died in halls of residence after taking weight loss drug, inquest told
Police searched the room and found an empty vial of Tirzepatide, a weight loss drug prescribed in the United States under the name Zepbound and in the UK as Mounjaro

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:43:12 GMT
Trump hid in catering cart in secret plane swap to fend off Iran assassination threat
President Donald Trump was whisked away from Air Force One onto smaller aircraft and flown to British airbase while White House staffers and journalists believed he was still on board the original plane with them

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:42:48 GMT
The morning-after pill is free at your local pharmacy. All you need to know
Almost 305,000 doses were provided free of charge in England’s high street pharmacies in the first five months of the new contraception service

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:34:53 GMT
UK faces ‘worst food security crisis in decades’ due to repeated heatwaves
It comes as drought is declared in nearly three quarters of England

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:28:47 GMT
Firefighters call for funding to tackle ‘extra demands’ of wildfires and flooding
The Fire Brigades Union chief warned that the environmental challenges were a ‘national priority’ after a summer of wildfires

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:15:21 GMT
How to safely watch the UK’s most complete solar eclipse in 27 years
The eclipse on 12 August will be the most complete seen in the UK since 1999

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:59 GMT
Most of England is now under amber heat health alerts – here’s what that means
Health alerts have been issued across much of England from Tuesday until Friday

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:52:55 GMT
New Forest fire contained as firefighters begin third day of tackling ‘devastating’ blaze
The A31 remains closed after National Highways confirmed the road surface suffered ‘significant’ damage

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:52:16 GMT
Clacton by-election poll tracker: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Nigel Farage?
Two thirds of people in Clacton said they would vote for Nigel Farage if the by-election was held tomorrow

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:50:08 GMT
Government facing legal action after UN rules prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are being unlawfully detained
Exclusive: Lawyers have sent justice secretary Alex Norris a letter before action over ‘indefensible’ indefinite jail terms condemned by human rights watchdog

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:35:22 GMT
US prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody over ‘flight risk’
The UK has until mid-September to provide evidence to the State Department to support extradition

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:32:49 GMT
Mapped: UK to be hotter then Barcelona as fifth heatwave will bring 36C temperatures
Heat health alerts are in place across England as the UKHSA has warned there could be a rise in deaths among the vulnerable population

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:32:45 GMT
Princess Beatrice’s husband shares sweet message on his wife’s birthday
Princess Beatrice celebrated her 38th birthday over the weekend

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:55:08 GMT
UK weather latest: Amber health alerts begin as Britain braces for 36C temperatures in fifth heatwave
It follows the driest July in England and Wales since records began

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:54:10 GMT
Ferry worker whose request to work on land was ignored wins almost £50,000 compensation
The senior deck hand had repeatedly asked to be transferred to work on shore

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:19:23 GMT
Two charged with preventing lawful burial after child’s body found at home
Officers attended an address after social services raised concerns for the welfare of a child

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:07:18 GMT
Your dog can spot when you are happy or scared, scientists find
Brain scans revealed dogs can interpret different facial expressions

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:25:59 GMT
Government ‘spitting in faces of police’ by failing to halt release of PC Harper’s killers, says ex-colleague
‘Andy did his duty that night. The least they can do is show him some respect’, says a first responder at fatal scene – as No 10 claims it can’t keep killers behind bars

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:18:13 GMT
Student police officer, 23, charged with rape and kidnap of woman
Mohammad Hassan, 23, serving with Greater Manchester Police (GMP), has been charged with multiple offences

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT
Worst month of the year for drink-drive crashes in UK revealed
‘Drink-driving is often seen as more of a Christmas issue,’ RAC said, but their new data paints a different picture

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:36:29 GMT
AI TikTok videos of violent vegetables could ‘radicalise’ young people, researchers warn
Such clips are circumventing the social media platform’s moderation policies that prohibit extreme violent material, GNET said

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT
Crackdown on vape shops and bookies as Burnham gives councils power to choose what is on their high streets
New prime minister Burnham to tackle Britain’s ‘hollowed-out high streets’ by scrapping Blair’s Aim to Permit directive

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:58:45 GMT
Pc Harper’s mother ‘more angry than ever’ as she asks Burnham to meet her over early release scheme
It comes after Downing Street said it is ‘not possible’ to exempt ‘one or two offenders’ convicted of manslaughter from early release

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:13:47 GMT
New Forest may take decades to recover from ‘devastating’ fire as 120 firefighters work into the night battling blaze
Emergency services say a vehicle fire spread to the A31 central reservation and nearby heathland

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:35:25 GMT
Police ‘probing whether Widdecombe suspect linked to arson attack on Farage’
The Reform leader used a press conference on Monday to claim that a previous fire-bombing attack on his house is ‘directly linked to the murder of Ann Widdecombe’

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:12:04 GMT
Shoppers warned of supermarket price rises ‘within months’ due to extreme heat
Senior MP says consumers could feel impact of shortages on their food shop within the next six months

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:12:02 GMT
Met police detective stalked former partner and ‘persistently’ sent her messages
Timothy Fory, of the Metropolitan Police’s directorate of professional standards, was convicted of stalking Stephanie Lane, who was also a detective at the force

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:36:31 GMT
Swimming pools and car washes could be banned as drought declared across most of England
Nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales plunged into drought as UK on the verge of fifth heatwave

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:30:23 GMT
Amber heat health alerts issued in England as temperatures set to hit 36C
Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:19:39 GMT
Mapped: Where drought has been declared in the UK as another heatwave looms
Parts of England already struggling with prolonged dry weather could be plunged into drought

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:56:20 GMT
Canals can help cool your neighbourhood during heatwaves, study finds
While canals are found widely throughout UK and Irish cities, reflecting the legacy of the Industrial Revolution, their role in combating urban heating had been largely unknown

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:49:06 GMT
Teen fatally stabbed De Montfort student in heart after dispute over fake Rolex, court hears
Harper Dennis is accused of stabbing his former friend Khaleed Oladipo to death

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:33:52 GMT
Hosepipe ban: When will restrictions end?
Nine water companies across England and Wales have imposed hosepipe bans following persistent hot and dry weather

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:57:35 GMT
Navy warship that sank during fatal training exercise uncovered after 118 years
The warship was cut in two in 1908 after straying into the path of another warship

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:43:03 GMT
Teenage boy arrested over alleged emergency worker assault during Thetford protests
There was unrest in the market town of Thetford last week as some people attempted to storm homes linked to asylum seekers

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:42:39 GMT
Woman, 23, found dead in north London as six arrested on suspicion of murder
Enquiries are ongoing to trace the woman’s next-of kin

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:55:37 GMT
Student loans should be taught in school maths lessons, Ucas boss says
Calls for student loan finance to feature on GCSE maths curriculum after recent backlash over system

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:54:07 GMT
No 10’s failure to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers is ‘indefensible’, says top police officer
While it was reported this week that Andy Burnham was prepared to ‘explore every option’ to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in jail, Downing Street has since played down the prospect of an imminent carve-out to keep the pair behind bars

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:47:27 GMT
Radio station accidentally announced King’s death then broadcast 16 minutes of silence as panicked staff member ran away
The station said the staff member who played the files had been ‘reprimanded’ and had ‘apologised’

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:44:42 GMT
British schoolgirl killed in ‘terrible accident’ on Caribbean holiday as siblings ‘badly injured’
Abbie Lainton was awaiting her GCSE results when the tragic incident took place, friends of the family have said

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:34:39 GMT
Reform ‘financing brutality with UK taxpayer money’ with pledge to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has opened talks with the government of El Salvador on potentially renting prison spaces

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:22:04 GMT
Treasury ‘contributed’ to assistant’s death by failing to tell her she wouldn’t lose job over complaint
Chloe Moffat, 26, died a day after managers told her of an anonymous allegation that she had shared sensitive information

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:12:17 GMT
What should EasyJet shareholders do now after takeover bid is confirmed?
There remains a gap between the current share price and the eventual buying price

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:08:28 GMT
Foreign nurse banned from the job after telling colleagues: ‘I could kill someone here and I would still get a job at home’
Nimmy George first lost her medical registration to work after being suspended in August 2024

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:05:04 GMT
Nigel Farage says police ‘made some mistakes’ in firebomb investigation
Farage claimed his party ‘had been treated very differently to everybody else’ before the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:47:39 GMT
Network Rail fined £1.2m after railway station wall falls on elderly man
Edward Hanlon, then 81, suffered several fractured ribs, a punctured lung and a blood clot in his lung

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:47:18 GMT
Record 230 migrants cross Channel in single ‘mega-dinghy’
People smugglers have been increasing the number of migrants crammed into boats in recent months

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:35:13 GMT
Don’t use washing machines or dishwashers during solar eclipse, Britain’s biggest energy supplier urges
A shutdown in solar energy generation will coincide with a usual surge in electricity demand in the UK

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:11:19 GMT
Labour leads Reform in yet another poll days before Nigel Farage faces crucial Clacton by-election
Voters will cast their ballots on Thursday in a race in which the former Ukip leader takes on Count Binface

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:02:35 GMT
British defence startup building missile interceptors hits £2.5bn valuation - just two years after launching
Cambridge Aerospace develops interceptor systems to use against drones

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:50:08 GMT
The rise of the ‘mega-dinghy’: Why Channel crossing tactics are changing
A staggering 230 people crossed the Channel in a single boat on Monday, eclipsing a record of 165 set just last month. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft takes a closer look at the changing face of Channel crossings – and why it could be mor...

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:24:07 GMT
Customer outrage as Chessington World of Adventures shuts due to water outage
A burst water pipe has shut down the popular theme park at the height of the school summer holidays

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:57:55 GMT
Asylum seeker who posed as teen on Snapchat to groom and rape 13-year-old girl is jailed
Abdul Khan is facing deportation to Afghanistan once he has served two thirds of his term

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:38:44 GMT
Drought expected to be declared in more parts of England as another heatwave looms
Millions more could face hosepipe ban as further regions expected to enter drought, expert says

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:30:45 GMT
Hosepipe ban map: Legal restrictions in place for 26 million people
Every southern county is now subject to a hosepipe ban

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:30:25 GMT
HS2 installs blue plaque 40 metres under Brunel family tomb
HS2 Ltd said the marker celebrates ‘one of the world’s greatest engineering dynasties’

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:13:19 GMT
John Lewis boss Peter Ruis quits as retail giant names his replacement
Peter Ruis is set to leave his role as managing director of John Lewis next month

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:05:46 GMT
Calls for change to NHS 111 after woman dies in fatal fall
Christine Clegg, 79, died after a carer ‘downplayed’ her fall in June 2025

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:56:20 GMT
Squishy Dumpling toys and Pokemon cards are bringing kids back to the high street
Retailers are reporting more young people are turning to physical collectibles

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:56:14 GMT
Bananas sprout in Dorset garden for first time amid summer of scorching heatwaves
Banana plants rarely fruit or flower in the UK as it is not warm enough

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:40:08 GMT
Thames Water finance boss bags £1m pay day despite ongoing crisis at debt-ridden firm
A new CFO arrived last year as the company struggles under billions of debt

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:30:22 GMT
EU border chaos update as post-Brexit checks spark major delays
The EU's Entry/Exit System only became fully operational in April but already faces backlash

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:23:02 GMT
The common painkiller that can increase your risk of sunburn
Doctors advise not stopping prescribed medication in the hot weather without professional advice

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT
Angry residents revolt over hosepipe ban after years of sewage spills: ‘We pay you for water’
Angry residents say they will not be complying with the ban due to the price they pay for water, while others raised the company’s poor record on sewage spills

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:11:06 GMT
Man dies after being pulled from the sea at Camber Sands beach
Emergency services were called to the popular beach on Sunday evening

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:05:29 GMT
Police search for missing school girls, 11 and 12, after 4am sighting in Rugby
Both girls are believed to connections to Cornwall

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