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Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:57:41 GMT
‘I have to put duct tape on my windows to keep the cold out because I can’t afford to heat my home’
Claire and Gareth Ferris says poor home insulation and rising energy bills mean they are turning off the heating this winter

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:51:42 GMT
Daily Mail owner strikes £500 million deal to buy The Telegraph
DMGT has now entered exclusive talks to purchase the historic broadsheet

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:23:51 GMT
Senior Labour MPs demand Reeves U-turns on foreign cuts
Commons committee chairs and former ministers sign a letter demanding a roadmap to restore the aid budget in full amid fears there could be further cuts

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:15:00 GMT
Voices: ‘Calling her Rachel from accounts is unfair and sexist’: Readers call out gendered attacks on Reeves
Many in our community have highlighted that much of the pre-Budget criticism aimed at the chancellor carries sexist undertones

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:04:24 GMT
200-year-old Hindu paintings blocked from leaving UK
The series is valued at £280,000

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMT
First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled
More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:52:40 GMT
Rain and blustery winds hit UK this weekend after cold snap ends
Spells of rain and wind are expected across parts of the UK

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:57:25 GMT
Defence Secretary John Healey underpaid tax on second home after council ‘error’
Mr Healey underpaid around £1,500 in tax after an “administrative error” by the local authority, Westminster Council

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:33:45 GMT
Critical incident declared in Oxfordshire after illegal flytipping incident
Starmer backed the EA’s criminal investigation into the vast fly-tip in a field alongside the A34 in Kidlington

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:41:01 GMT
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises 12 times in TV interview
Labour prime minister came under pressure over Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget while on a trip to the G20 summit in South Africa

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:32:37 GMT
Boris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report
Nadine Dorries and Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:21:26 GMT
Another MP quits crisis-stricken Your Party in blow for Corbyn and Sultana
Iqbal Mohamed’s departure comes just one week after Adnan Hussain pulled out of the Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana-led project

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:16:18 GMT
Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, jailed over pro-Russia bribes
The former MEP had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:07:43 GMT
BBC board member quits over ‘governance issues’ at broadcaster
Shumeet Banerji announced his resignation on Friday

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:05:57 GMT
Who remains on the BBC board after Shumeet Banerji’s departure?
Shumeet Banerji cited ‘governance issues’ when he announced his resignation

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:51:43 GMT
The top destination for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers revealed
Shoppers are expected to spend almost £14 billion across the sales weekend

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:41:14 GMT
Man jailed for life for ‘wicked’ murder of ex-wife at son’s graveside
The attack occurred on what would have been their son Christopher’s 36th birthday

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:43:24 GMT
Police manhunt after woman sexually assaulted while on morning jog
A woman in her thirties reported that she was pulled to the ground and sexually assaulted

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:05 GMT
AI-generated Christmas mural blasted as a ‘Lovecraftian horror’ removed after backlash
The festive mural in Kingston upon Thames has sparked conversation among locals and went viral online

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:42:15 GMT
Voices: ‘We need leaders to lead’: Readers have their say on the UK’s delayed Covid pandemic response
Our community largely agreed with the Covid inquiry findings that Boris Johnson’s government was chaotic and poorly prepared, though many also stressed the broader context of conflicting scientific advice, years of underfunding, and systemic failin...

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:34:46 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fails to respond to summons to testify before US Congress
‘If he is hoping that the story will just go away by ignoring us and being silent, he will be sorely disappointed,’ US representative warns

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:19:36 GMT
Price cap: Why energy bills are going up when wholesale prices are down
Experts say the price cap increase adds to pressure on the Government

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:09:05 GMT
The tasty snack you can eat before bed to ease inflammation
Pistachios are a powerhouse of nutrients such as fibre, polyphenols and proteins, which all help boost gut health

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:04:36 GMT
Top member of Reeves’ Budget team previously backed plans to hit small businesses
Industry leaders say the government ‘would be out of its mind’ to adopt the proposals

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:44:33 GMT
Starmer brands Farage ‘spineless’ amid claims about his schooldays
The prime minister urged the Reform leader to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:50:54 GMT
Keir Starmer opens up about brother’s death: ‘It hit me like a bus’
The PM revealed he visited his brother in secret in the months before he died

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:46:55 GMT
Wetherspoon to open its first pub abroad at popular British holiday spot
The new venue will offer ‘traditional British pub classics with a Spanish twist’

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:25:35 GMT
I’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 11:04:52 GMT
Best and worst cities to be a dog in the UK revealed
‘The UK’s dogs are loved and well cared for everywhere,’ research finds

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:34:32 GMT
Man charged with murder and aggravated burglary after stabbing of much-loved father
53-year-old Anthony Priestley died following the attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:34:19 GMT
Two-thirds of Britons worried about affording the essentials this Christmas, poll reveals
Exclusive: Three-in-four Brits believe poverty in the UK is getting worse as Reeves prepares for crunch Budget

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:11:31 GMT
Britons hit by coldest night of the season as temperatures plunge to -11C
Temperatures dropped to -11.7C as amber cold weather health alerts remain in place across parts of northern England

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:11:15 GMT
From 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 10:07:45 GMT
Energy 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

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