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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:17:49 GMTGovernment data stolen in hack, minister confirms
The trade minister says information was accessed and an investigation has been launched.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:11:52 GMT£100 contactless card limit to be lifted
Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:10:23 GMTGovernment borrowing higher than expected in November
Borrowing - the difference between public spending and tax income - was £11.7bn last month.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:55:17 GMTMillions head home for Christmas on busiest day of festive getaway
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:08 GMTAI likely to displace jobs, says Bank of England governor
Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:05:10 GMTInterest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'
The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:02:33 GMTWhat's pushing up the cost of Christmas dinner this year?
A typical turkey dinner will cost about £32.45 this year, according to research done for the BBC.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:42:15 GMTMum 'baffled' smacking was legal as data shows no convictions since ban
A Welsh government review shows out-of-court education is preferred to prosecuting parents.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:15:25 GMTButtons bought in £40 job lot sell for £61,000
They were made by sculptor Alberto Giacometti for fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:00:34 GMTUK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson
Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:23:10 GMTHas flu peaked? What the figures tell us
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:43:14 GMTUK to ban deepfake AI 'nudification' apps
A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:42:47 GMTKing Charles pours 'perfect pint' at new brewery
King Charles visited a new Guinness brewery in London on his first visit since sharing "good news" about his cancer treatment.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:55:41 GMTFarage will not face police inquiry into spending
It comes despite a former aide claiming Reform UK overspent on Farage's election campaign.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:43:44 GMTCovid denier jailed for three years after urging armed revolt
Paul Martin called on people to attack the UK's infrastructure during the pandemic, the Old Bailey heard.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:52:22 GMTWaterloo Road actor William Rush dies aged 31
Rush also starred in Grange Hill and Vera, and was the son of Coronation Street star Debbie Rush.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:35:08 GMTChildren hurt in Manchester Arena bomb share £20m
Children hurt in the 2017 attack will receive between £2,770 and £11.4m in damages, a judge rules.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:40:41 GMTDuke of Marlborough accused of strangling estranged wife
The 70-year-old is accused of attacking Edla Marlborough in Oxfordshire between 2022 and 2024.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:10:48 GMTWilliam and Catherine release annual Christmas card portrait
A post shared on Kensington Palace's social media reads: "Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas."
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:19:15 GMTNHS worker assaulted women for sexual gratification in fake examinations
Ieuan Crump is sentenced to nine years for crimes committed at Grange Hospital in Cwmbran.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:38:39 GMTFarmers 'bewildered and frightened' over inheritance tax, report finds
A government-commissioned report into farm profitability says farmers fear what the future might hold.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:25:53 GMTParents of sextortion victim sue Instagram owner Meta
Murray Dowey from Dunblane was 16 when he became a victim of sextortion in 2023.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:41:37 GMTWatch: The 'element of fear' as British surfer takes on monster wave
Laura Crane, a 30-year-old from Devon, hopes to have broken a world record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:21:20 GMTSextortion: 'I don't want any family to go through what we are'
Mother of teenage sextortion victim Murray Dowey encourages parents to have uncomfortable conversations with their children.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:21:13 GMTFootage shows key moments of Paul Doyle's journey to Liverpool parade
Doyle, who admitted 31 offences, was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison.
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:55:44 GMTMI6 chief warns 'we are in a space between peace and war'
The new head of Britain's overseas spy agency has warned about an interlocking web of security challenges.
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:23:21 GMTChris Martin surprises couple with performance at their wedding
The Coldplay singer lands by helicopter to play at a wedding in Staffordshire.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:49:24 GMTPublic footage catches thousands of reckless drivers
Footage recorded by the public has led to more than 7,000 drivers being caught in 2025 in West Yorkshire.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:17:32 GMTThe Papers: 'Mortgage price war in spring' and 'Fresh heir'
Labour's violence against women strategy and a royal Christmas family portrait dominate Friday's papers.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:37:35 GMTHow many flu cases are there in your local hospital? Use our tool to check
Use our interactive tool to explore the latest flu numbers in your area
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:15:56 GMTWill pre-Christmas interest rate cut be enough to boost UK economy next year?
The Bank of England is hoping the interest rate cut will inject some much-needed momentum into the economy.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:44:16 GMTThe surprising truth about the generations that suffer loneliness the most
Conversations around it often focus on the elderly. But by some measures, people in their 20s are the loneliest group in Britain
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:06:57 GMTWhy Sir David Attenborough wouldn't live anywhere else but London
In a new one-off documentary, the broadcaster and conservationist comes home - to London.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:08:00 GMT'Putting our home in a trust was a legal nightmare'
Homeowners claim their names were removed from the deeds of their homes without them realising.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:06 GMTFamily thought granny was dead after medication mix-up
Ellen Whitla, who is 87, was given the wrong medication by home carers on two occasions.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:18:05 GMT'Secret bugging' of SNP MSP unacceptable - Swinney
The first minister has responded to reports of a staff member recording an SNP member they worked for.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:42:15 GMTMum 'baffled' smacking was legal as data shows no convictions since ban
A Welsh government review shows out-of-court education is preferred to prosecuting parents.