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Fri, 22 May 2026 08:52:15 GMT
Epstein police urge woman who claims she was sent to UK for sex with Andrew to come forward
Police investigating the former Duke of York for alleged misconduct in public office say the ‘door is always open’ for any of Epstein’s victims to come forward

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:41:54 GMT
Three boys avoid prison over rapes of two girls which were filmed: ‘I’m grieving who I used to be’
Two girls were raped in two separate incidents in a town in the New Forest

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:31:48 GMT
UK retail sales plunge as soaring fuel prices force shoppers to make cuts
The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 1.3% in April.

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:29:03 GMT
Andy Burnham latest: Manchester mayor to launch Makerfield by-election campaign as Starmer vows to back him
Recent polling has shown that Mr Burnham would comfortably win among Labour members in a leadership contest

Fri, 22 May 2026 08:07:19 GMT
‘Greedy’ daughter ordered to hand back millions after fight with brother over mum’s will
Claims Sandra Thomas spent the money went on meals at the Ivy, holidays, new cars, shopping trips and their daughter's wedding at the Savoy

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:55:37 GMT
Green by-election candidate – who quit after just 12 hours – apologises for Jewish ambulance attack post
Chris Kennedy was announced to be running for the Greens on Thursday morning, but the party confirmed he had dropped out some nine hours later, citing ‘personal and family reasons’

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:53:39 GMT
Yellow heat health alerts issued as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave
The UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow heat health alerts across London, the South East, the East and the Midlands

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:21:58 GMT
Every UK police investigation into Epstein after bombshell files release
The tranche of two million Epstein files has sparked numerous probes from UK police forces

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:04:43 GMT
UK warned to prepare for 40C summers threatening British way of life
The Climate Change Committee warned that 92 per cent of homes are expected to overheat by 2050

Fri, 22 May 2026 03:47:55 GMT
UK heatwave temperature live tracker: how hot will it get where I live?
Sunday could be the warmest May day on record, forecasters have said

Fri, 22 May 2026 03:45:17 GMT
Mapped: Where temperatures could hit 30C in this week’s heatwave
Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Ofcom issued ultimatum over Royal Mail’s ‘unacceptable’ performance and post delays
Between April 2025 to January 2026, 74.9 per cent of first class mail was delivered the next day

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMT
New laws could see ID checks rolled out at salons in bid to crack down on children using sunbeds
The new proposals would require staff to be present and check a customer’s ID before they can use a sunbed

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMT
First look at new 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall at Stonehenge after £1 million reconstruction
The seven-metre high Kusuma Neolithic Hall is based on archaeological evidence of a large prehistoric structure that was discovered near the stone circle

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Tech firms failed two generations of teenagers on safety, crime chief warns
The government’s public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s closes next week

Thu, 21 May 2026 21:34:36 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could have Freedom of City of London ‘lawfully removed’ – here’s why
Andrew has been criticised for failing to surrender the title “despite being asked to do so” by the City of London Corporation

Thu, 21 May 2026 21:19:17 GMT
Family of three sisters found dead at Brighton beach condemn conspiracy theories
Police are still investigating how all three women came to be in the water

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:26:05 GMT
Sadiq Khan blocks Met Police’s controversial £50 million deal with Palantir
Palantir is already a significant player in the UK public sector

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:41:32 GMT
TUC chief ‘angry’ at Labour errors but warns party not to become ‘fatalistic’ over Reform threat
General secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said there is an ‘overwhelming sense of frustration’ from trade unions at the prime minister’s government

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:34:33 GMT
Net migration to UK slashed by nearly half driven by fewer people coming for work
Fewer people coming to the UK for work drove a big drop in net migration to 171,000 in 2025

Thu, 21 May 2026 19:16:37 GMT
VAT slashed to 5% on summer attractions in chancellor’s cost of living plan
Reeves avoids announcing any immediate help with energy bills, despite soaring oil prices triggered by the Iran war

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:13:32 GMT
Five arrested on suspicion of fraud offences following local elections
Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation in Tameside in relation to the 7 May elections

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:07:18 GMT
Teacher who encouraged students to send her ‘affectionate’ emails banned
One student emailed the teacher they ‘missed’ her during the school holidays

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:55:16 GMT
Primary school teacher banned from the classroom after causing pupil to hit head and lying to his parents about it
Mr Whitley had started working at the school approximately six months prior to the incident which got him banned from teaching

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:28:11 GMT
Starmer to help campaign for Andy Burnham at Makerfield by-election amid leadership challenge bid
The Prime Minister said he wanted the ‘whole Labour movement’ to be involved in the vital by-election

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:20:47 GMT
There is only one way Labour can win the North Sea oil and gas debate
Proponents of keeping North Sea oil and gas in the ground are repeatedly focusing on energy security and economic arguments. But it is only by making the climate argument that they will actually win the debate, explains Nick Ferris

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:04:47 GMT
Handbag designer loses bid to sue King Charles’ charity for £6m over failed fundraiser
Amanda Navaian sued the King Charles III Charitable Trust, claiming she was left psychologically scarred and lost millions in revenue

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:02:51 GMT
Police warning over extended World Cup pub opening hours – while insisting they aren’t ‘killjoys’
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2am if any of the home nations make it to the knockout stage of the men’s football tournament

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:58:58 GMT
Trial date for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ High Court libel claim set
Mr Marinakis is seeking between £1 million and £5 million in damages

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:37:20 GMT
Queen Elizabeth pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to get trade role – and he wasn’t vetted, bombshell files show
Royal preferred to go to ‘sophisticated countries’ as UK trade envoy – and refused to attend ‘golf functions’

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:57 GMT
Six ‘good fortune’ coins from 19th century discovered beneath HMS Victory’s mast
A 750-tonne crane was used to remove the mizzen, foremast and bowsprit masts from Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:04 GMT
Speaker scolds Labour ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before Parliament
The Speaker of the House of Commons has slammed ministers for making major announcements on TikTok before making them in the chamber.

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:37:05 GMT
Hundreds of migrant children put at ‘significant’ risk after being wrongly classified as adults
Exclusive: Home Office accused of ‘safeguarding failure’ after hundreds of migrant children were initially assessed as adults

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:33:47 GMT
Journalist admits stalking former chancellor George Osborne and his wife for more than a year
Lydia Suffield sent emails and Instagram messages to the couple

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:30:16 GMT
What’s included in Reeves’ cost of living plan, what isn’t, and who will really benefit?
Political editor David Maddox looks at a cost of living announcement by the chancellor which appeared to reflect a political obsession with plumbers and was missing major items

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:27 GMT
Rachel Reeves increases mileage rate for drivers using cars for work
Unions have welcomed the announcement, with many campaigning for years for the rate to be increased

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:16:23 GMT
Post Office names new Horizon IT suppliers replacing Fujitsu after scandal
Horizon is at the centre of the long-running Post Office scandal, which saw around 1,000 people wrongly prosecuted and convicted

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:48:39 GMT
Israel’s most senior diplomat in UK summoned over ‘inflammatory’ video
A video posted by the country’s security minister taunted detainees from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:32:02 GMT
Net migration to UK fell to lowest point since Covid – but half of Britons still think it’s rising
British Future said politicians “need to take responsibility” for the growing disconnect between the true migration figures and public perception of immigration

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:28:18 GMT
Number of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels drops 35% year-on-year
The figures for the 12 months to December are down 48% compared to the previous year (331,000)

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:25:12 GMT
Life-threatening disease linked to tick bites found at popular UK beauty spots
The new cases brings the total of UK-acquired cases to six

Thu, 21 May 2026 09:51:56 GMT
What is the Nationwide Fairer Share payment? Bank shares update on payment date and how to check if you qualify
Millions of Nationwide customers are set to receive a £100 payment

Thu, 21 May 2026 09:42:12 GMT
Married At First Sight allegations raise ‘really serious concerns’, says Ofcom boss
All three men deny the allegations, which were revealed in a BBC Panorama programme

Thu, 21 May 2026 09:36:26 GMT
BT loses more than 800,000 broadband customers in a year as telecoms giant unveils new cost-saving plan
The telecoms giant said it was upping its cost-saving target to £3.7 billion

Thu, 21 May 2026 09:16:08 GMT
Lloyds to lose title of UK’s biggest branch network to rival bank
‘Tide is turning’ as in-person banking is apparently regaining popularity

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