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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:56:11 GMT
William and Kate share new Christmas family photo featuring a grinning Prince Louis
The new photo features Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis together

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:54:55 GMT
Terror arrests surge by 660% due to Palestine Action ban
Pro-Palestine protest group Palestine Action was proscribed under terror laws in July

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:54:36 GMT
British farmers ‘bewildered’ and scared for the future amid major concerns over tractor tax, review finds 

The inheritance tax changes – which have been dubbed the ‘tractor tax’ or ‘family farm tax’ – have been described as ‘cruel’

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:51:05 GMT
Family share pictures of ‘lively and bubbly’ young girl, 9, who died in stabbing
A teenage boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with the murder of Aria Thorpe

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:31:36 GMT
Student awarded £65k after JD Sports supervisor sexual harassment case
The student worked part-time while studying for her A-levels

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:11:33 GMT
Will interest rates go down today? Bank of England’s key factors and 2026 predictions
A rate cut is heavily expected to end the year after inflation falls – and some experts are calling for more in early 2026

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:10:11 GMT
Schools to tackle influence of Andrew Tate with compulsory lessons on consent
The flagship £36m strategy will finally be unveiled 18 months after Labour was elected with a manifesto promise to halve violence against women and girls within a decade

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:09:13 GMT
Interest rates live: Bank of England set to cut rate after inflation falls in boost for mortgages
Today’s interest rate announcement comes as CPI rates fell to 3.2 per cent in November

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:02:19 GMT
Why going to your Christmas drinks tonight could help you later in life
New research suggests going to your Christmas drinks could provide an unexpected boost to your health - even if you do not feel lonely

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:57:14 GMT
Made in Chelsea Star ‘secretly homeless’ due to £5m court fight with father figure’s widow
Lonan O'Herlihy's author and painter mum Pamela was in a relationship with multimillionaire vintage car and plane collector Hugh Taylor

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:44:58 GMT
Six councils granted power to raise council tax without needing to consult residents
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has estimated that Wandsworth and Westminster councils would need to hike council tax by as much as 75 per cent to balance the books in the wake of government reforms

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:19:31 GMT
Two arrested at pro-Palestine protest in London over ‘call for intifada’ hours after police ban chant
Police earlier warned anyone using chant would be arrested as ‘context has changed’ after Bondi terror attack

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:24:18 GMT
Parents told not to do everyday habit during Christmas
Dame Rachel admitted she had previously been ‘as guilty’ on the issue

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:10:20 GMT
Revealed: The 10 vehicles most likely to be stolen as thefts soar
More than 80,000 vehicles stolen between January and September this year, according to new data

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:06:22 GMT
Urgent recall issued for electric blankets sold nationwide over risk of fire and electric shock
The product presents a risk of fire and electric shock

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:59:48 GMT
The Christmas treats which have risen in price by as much as 70%
Researchers have identified which shops have increased prices the most since last Christmas

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:53:01 GMT
Martin Lewis shares ‘hacks and tips’ for last-minute Christmas shopping
The money expert’s team shares one trick they say ‘shops don’t want you to know’

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:55:28 GMT
Will it snow this Christmas? Met Office issues latest verdict
The threshold for a ‘white Christmas’ requires just a single snowflake to be observed falling on Christmas Day, anywhere in the UK, say the Met Office

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:01:00 GMT
Met Office shares stark global temperatures warning as warming ‘surge’ continues
Scientists have repeatedly warned of the increasingly severe impacts of higher warming

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:01:00 GMT
Illegal injectable vitamins sold on Etsy ‘putting people’s health at risk’
Some did not contain any of the legally required nutritional information

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:01:09 GMT
Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five-day strike over jobs and pay row
Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:17:55 GMT
‘Clock is ticking’: Starmer tells Roman Abramovich to transfer money from Chelsea sale to Ukraine fund
Keir Starmer announced the move in PMQs, with the Russian billionaire still holding on to the £2.5bn he received for the sale of the football club

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:34:35 GMT
Pro-Palestine protesters chanting ‘globalise the intifada’ in the UK face arrest, police confirm
Two police forces have said they will ‘act decisively and make arrests’

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:06:45 GMT
‘I was £4,000 in debt and I wanted to disappear forever’
Buried in debt, Dillon Duffy felt as if he had no other option but to disappear for good. A year on, he tells Harriette Boucher that those in similar situations must reach out for support instead

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:46:20 GMT
Knife fight at Tube station leaves man in hospital
A man in his twenties has been arrested following the incident

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:57:29 GMT
Rare pink fog descends on the UK as Met Office issues weather warnings across the country
A number of flights to and from London City Airport have been cancelled

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:55:48 GMT
Duke of Marlborough charged with three counts of intentional strangulation
The duke, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Princess Diana, is due to appear in court on Thursday

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:31:41 GMT
UK to rejoin EU student exchange scheme in 2027 as part of Starmer’s Brexit reset
EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said it was a ‘huge win for our young people’

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:54:36 GMT
Labour crackdown on foreign workers could hit UK economy by £710m, Starmer warned
Advisers call for salary thresholds for some jobs to be reversed because they’re ‘inefficient’ at cutting migration

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:38:06 GMT
Voices: ‘We are slowly coming to our senses’: Readers on EU student exchange scheme’s post-Brexit return
Our community has hailed the return to Erasmus as a long-overdue win for young people and UK–EU ties, while warning it is only a small step towards repairing the wider fallout from Brexit

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:32:48 GMT
Train driver fell asleep before crashing at London station, investigation finds
The driver was too late to prevent a collision

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:57:38 GMT
Cold case arrest made more than 30 years after brutal murder of couple in their home
The force started a forensic review of the case in 2023

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:20:14 GMT
Boy, 15, charged with murder of nine-year-old in Weston-Super-Mare
Police say nine-year-old Aria Thorpe had suffered a single stab wound

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:19:03 GMT
Police investigation after ‘lost species’ disappear across UK in suspicious circumstances
Satellite tags of two eagles were discovered discarded near their last known locations

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:18:48 GMT
Driving test backlog forces learners to pay up to £500 to automated bookers
The driving test backlog is not expected to reduce significantly until 2027

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:02:42 GMT
UK inflation unexpectedly drops to 3.2% after food prices fall
The rate of consumer prices index inflation fell to 3.2 per cent in November, from 3.6 per cent in October

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:28 GMT
Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch for the final time this year at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (17 December).

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:34:39 GMT
Moment mother who shook three-month-old daughter to death after ‘losing temper’ arrested
Bodycam footage shows the moment a mother who shook her three-month-old daughter to death was arrested.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:29:31 GMT
Best savings accounts before interest rates are cut pre-Christmas
Make sure your cash is working hard for you and earning interest

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:28:52 GMT
Strike set to cost NHS £250m, Streeting says as doctors hit the picket line
It comes amid warnings of a ‘superflu’ sweeping the nation, with flu cases in hospitals in England at a record level for this time of year

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:03:23 GMT
How rising inflation impacts your mortgage and savings
Inflation has come down in 2025 — but the latest figures are still well above the 2 per cent target and rising

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