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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:46:27 GMTComedian Sean Hughes’ £4 million estate given to charity after decade-long will saga
The fate of his three houses had been in limbo due to a hand-written will
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:45:09 GMTWomen almost 150 times more likely to die from maternal sepsis in Africa than Europe – costing thousands of lives
New WaterAid report says investing in and delivering water, sanitation and hygiene across healthcare facilities could prevent 10 million cases of maternal sepsis and 8,580 deaths worldwide every year
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:44:20 GMTWhat is meningitis B? Symptoms, vaccine and what to avoid after two die in Kent
Warnings to be vigilant for signs of infection after 20 cases identified
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:54:41 GMTGrieving widow prosecuted over unpaid £35 bill on dead husband’s car
The case was brought through the controversial fast-track Single Justice Procedure (SJP) courts, leading to the ruling against her
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:35:10 GMTTeenager spent months on stroke ward after horror accident in Ibiza
Dan Hurst was airlifted to Majorca for emergency surgery
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:12:22 GMTThousands of Afghans still in limbo over whether they can come to safety in UK
Government will not be able to meet target of relocating Afghan families to the UK by March 2029 without ‘urgent intervention’, ministers warned
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTBritish–Israeli survivor of October 7 attack says antisemitism is ‘running riot’ in UK
Anat Ron-Kendall, the only known UK-based British–Israeli dual national who survived the terror attack, has spoken for the first time about her ideal
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMTUrgent warning after pensioner loses £4,000 in ‘cruel’ friendship scam
Older and vulnerable individuals are increasingly falling victim to a "cruel" wave of online "friendship fraud", a leading bank has warned.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:45:31 GMTMSPs hail ‘victory for the vulnerable’ after assisted dying bill rejected in Scotland
Scotland would have been the first nation in the UK to back assisted dying had the legislation been passed
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:13:37 GMTStarmer’s new £1bn youth unemployment plan risks doing little for those not forced to search for work
The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ verdict comes after work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden set out scheme to encourage employers to hire young people
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:14:27 GMTListen: Father who murdered five-week-old baby daughter makes 999 call
A father who murdered his five-week-old baby daughter rang 999 after she suffered from a “catastrophic” brain injury following a series of assaults.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:44:33 GMTPolling guru says ‘no doubt’ Reform’s support is falling as Nigel Farage renews attack on YouGov
Sir John Curtice and other polling analysts have noted the average for Nigel Farage’s party across polls has dropped in the past month
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:43:43 GMTWatchdog urged to investigate Reform’s ‘data harvesting’ energy bills competition
Reform UK says it will pay one British street’s energy bills for a year but campaigners fear it could breach data protection laws
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:27:57 GMTIran war will increase small boat arrivals, National Crime Agency chief warns
Graeme Biggar said the Middle East conflict could drive more arrivals as he issued his annual assessment of threats facing Britain – including soaring drugs deaths
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:26:56 GMTCovid masks and an eerily silent campus: Inside Kent’s ‘worrying’ meningitis B outbreak
Students queuing for antibiotics at the University of Kent describe the impact a deadly outbreak of meningitis is having on campus life
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:51:29 GMTReeves tells AI entrepreneurs to ‘come to the UK’ as she unveils new institute
The Chancellor said she hopes investment in AI will help to ensure greater resilience against global shocks.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:38:07 GMTWhat you need to know after millions of UK firms’ data shared in major glitch
Experts have called on Companies House to be more transparent about the glitch
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:53:56 GMTLammy’s jury reforms could increase security threat to judges, head of judiciary warns
Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said she had ‘grave security concerns’ about David Lammy’s reforms
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:15:55 GMTFormer rock band manager wins three-way court fight to claim £14m more in divorce from SAS major ex
Maria-Christina Copinger-Symes, 54, is part of the wealthy Perez de la Sala dynasty, which made its £550m-plus fortune in shipping
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:40:17 GMTLocal leaders to be given powers to choose how some income tax is spent, Reeves announces
Treasury officials asked to draw up a roadmap for measures to be published at the Budget
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:50:18 GMTSynthetic opioid linked to 1,000 deaths across the UK in just two-and-a-half years
In Britain, half of homicides, thefts and robberies are linked to drugs
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:30:09 GMTRachel Reeves sets out plans to hand mayors a share of tax revenue
The Chancellor hopes the plan will help drive economic growth in regions across the country.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:14:35 GMTWes Streeting warns of ‘returning to Victorian conditions’ through ‘anti-science’ rhetoric amid meningitis B outbreak
Wes Streeting has cautioned against returning to “Victorian conditions” through “anti-science” stances amid an outbreak of meningitis B in Kent.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:49:54 GMTPostpone King’s US state visit or risk embarrassing monarchy, senior Labour MP urges Starmer
Relentless criticism from Donald Trump has prompted fears that King Charles’s visit could be overshadowed
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:29:13 GMTGerry Adams tells London court he ‘had no involvement whatsoever’ in IRA bombings
Jerry Adams had earlier said that the ignorance of Irish history among British people is ‘shocking’
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:27:48 GMTLloyds faces questions over ‘troubling’ banking app glitch that showed other users’ transactions
One customer said she was able to see the transactions of six different users over a 20-minute period
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:51:58 GMTVoters split over Starmer’s response to Iran war, polling shows
PM says UK ‘will not be drawn into the wider war’ amid ongoing criticism from Trump
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:38:02 GMTFamous karting track used by F1 world champions could be demolished for luxury holiday village
Lewis Hamilton won his first race on the challenging circuit now earmarked for demolition
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:04:19 GMTWhere temperatures could hit 20C in the UK with warmest day of the year forecast
West Wales and western England are due to have the warmest weather on Wednesday
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:49:15 GMTMapped: Meningitis B vaccination rates in your area revealed as demand for jab surges
Two vaccinations are offered to protect against the main causes of meningitis, but analysis of government data shows uptake varies significantly across England
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:25 GMTPensioner loses house in disastrous neighbour dispute over how she parked her Ford Focus
The case was described as ‘yet another cautionary tale about the financial consequences of neighbour disputes for those without deep pockets’
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:58:27 GMTMinister plays down job losses as Chancellor prepares to commit to AI drive
Rachel Reeves is expected to pledge the UK to ‘the fastest AI adoption in the G7’ in an annual lecture in the City of London on Tuesday.