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Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:48:03 GMT
UK weather mapped: Storm Dave to hit with 80mph winds over Easter bank holiday weekend
The Met Office has forecast ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:30:08 GMT
Archbishop of Canterbury uses first Easter sermon to call for Middle East peace
Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse in England, will also give special mention to those caring for others in society

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:26:50 GMT
More than 2,700 drug lines closed and nearly 1,000 knives seized in 2025
The figure for 2025 is the highest since records began under

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:03:02 GMT
The best budget-friendly hotels in the Lake District for an affordable trip
You don’t need to splash out to enjoy the outstanding beauty of the region and its national park – these are the best cheap hotels for your next Lake District trip

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:44:58 GMT
Promise of hot dogs spurs on Pembroke Welsh corgi to victory in the annual derby
Three-year-old Islay, which was born in New Zealand, romped to victory in the race at Musselburgh Racecourse

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:42:10 GMT
My murdered son’s football is still in the garden, his clothes are on the ironing pile – why I’ll never be able to move on
Caroline Willgoose’s life changed forever on the day her son, Harvey, was stabbed at school – now she wants to use her pain to protect others

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:14:17 GMT
‘Masculinity crisis’ in schools is a ticking time bomb, union says
A teachers union has surveyed a rise in teachers reporting misogyny from pupils for the fourth year in a row

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:09:46 GMT
‘We have been profoundly let down’: Voters in one of Labour’s safest seats consider switching sides
The ties between south Wales and Labour run deep, and Aberavon has long been one of the party’s safest seats. But with the town of Port Talbot still reeling from the closure of the steelworks, Holly Evans meets locals who are, for the first time, c...

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:42:49 GMT
Iceland boss: Security guards should carry truncheons and pepper spray to fight retail crime
Lord Walker of Broxton, executive chairman of Iceland, told The Times that ‘just one incident of violence against my staff is too many’

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:25:47 GMT
Fears over more price rises as twice as many haulage companies going bust since Brexit
Exclusive: 2,051 haulage companies went bust between 2021-2025 – almost double the 1,068 that went bust in the five years prior

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:17:12 GMT
Trump’s relationship with Starmer ‘significantly damaged’ in Iran war fallout
The prime minister has stood firm in his decision to not join the US and Israel in their war with Iran- despite relentless derision from Trump

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:05:13 GMT
Fourth suspect arrested after Jewish community ambulances set on fire in London
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow have been remanded in custody

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:48:17 GMT
Pupils as young as seven taking blades to class as shocking figures expose UK’s knife crisis in schools
Exclusive: Children have been accused of hundreds of knife offences in schools, including violence and threats, in what the mother of a murdered teenager called ‘an emergency’

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:02:15 GMT
Government steps in to clarify post-Brexit marmalade naming rules
The proposed rebrand was reportedly due to EU rules

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:10:56 GMT
Met Office forecasts weather hotter than Ibiza in wake of Storm Dave
Warm weather will follow ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK, according to the Met Office

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:36:37 GMT
The five ways for drivers to save on fuel and beat rising prices
There are several methods to enhance your car's efficiency

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:07:13 GMT
Marmalade may need to be relabelled as part of post-Brexit deal with EU
The spread will need to be sold as ‘citrus marmalade’ if the agreement goes ahead

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:35:04 GMT
State pension age rise to 67 starts – here’s when you can retire
When a worker was born will decide if they can still retire at 66

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:12:49 GMT
Storm Dave to cause Easter travel chaos as drivers face busiest UK roads in four years
An estimated 21.7 million journeys have been planned as we enter Easter weekend

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:02:58 GMT
Starmer uses Easter message to tell people to look to faith during times of ‘real anxiety’
Britons are braced for a cost-of-living squeeze

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