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Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:01:13 GMT
Waymo launches robotaxi service in London
Google’s self-diving car division Waymo has announced that it is expanding its robotaxi operations to London.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:48:51 GMT
UK’s most remote pub cancels Harry Potter party after JK Rowling backlash
Staff received ‘inappropriate grief’ in response to a Harry Potter-themed party

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:42:36 GMT
Boris Johnson needs to take responsibility for immigration spike, says former right-hand man
Danny Kruger says Reform policy will target migrants who came to the UK under the ‘Boriswave’

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:22:03 GMT
Thousands of civil servant passwords leaked online as experts warn of ‘serious risk’
A cyber security expert warned that the data could be exploited for phishing attacks and ‘pose significant risks’

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:06:16 GMT
Calls for price cap on vet prescriptions as warning issued to pet owners
The CMA said pet owners pay 16.6% more on average at large vet groups than at independent vets

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:15 GMT
Influencer ‘Big John’ Fisher detained and denied entry to Australia: ‘No bosh’
Influencer told he had a tourist visa that didn’t allow him to engage in paid work or promotional appearances

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:52:55 GMT
Home secretary: Britain has lost control of its borders
Shabana Mahmood to insist Britain can only stem flow of migrants through international cooperation

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:48:47 GMT
Politics latest: Reeves hints at tax rises and spending cuts to break out of Britain’s ‘doom loop’
The chancellor said ‘of course, we’re looking at tax and spending’ ahead of her November 26 statement

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:28:17 GMT
Royal Mail slapped with huge fine for missing targets as ‘millions of letters arrive late’
It is the third-largest fine ever imposed by communications regulator Ofcom

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:22:18 GMT
Reeves admits she’s looking at tax rises and spending cuts in Budget
The chancellor blamed Brexit for the move, saying it has had a ‘severe’ impact on the public finances

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:20:25 GMT
Reform voters more likely to live in areas with health problems, study suggests
Study by experts at Imperial College London and published by BMJ looked at health data and voting figures from last year’s general election

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:14:39 GMT
Dinosaur footprints from 166 million years ago discovered in UK quarry
Discovery of almost 100 sauropod footprints over a distance of 220 metres provides new insight into how Jurassic dinosaurs moved through the landscape of what is now Britain

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:27:07 GMT
This is the age of the average first time buyer in the UK
Data shows the area with the youngest average first time buyer

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:46:36 GMT
The renovation that can increase the value of your home by almost 25%
Factors such as location and wider housing market trends will have a bearing on the value of a property

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:01:00 GMT
Two rogue cops sacked every day as officers barred from policing soars to record high
The figures come after an undercover investigation exposed officers at Charing Cross police station making offensive comments and bragging about using violence

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:25:02 GMT
Record bitcoin sum seized in UK-US crackdown on romance scam centres
Luxury London properties frozen as Foreign Office and US officials impose sanctions on gang behind centres in south-east Asia

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:12:29 GMT
Argument for rolling out ‘creepy’ digital ID ‘too optimistic to be convincing’
Viscount Camrose warned that the Government’s argument for rolling out a digital ID system was ‘too optimistic to be convincing’.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:01:53 GMT
Jail for NHS scammer filmed modelling in body paint while claiming £3m in compensation
Kae Burnell-Chambers was caught parading in body paint despite claiming she needed a stick to get around

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:47:44 GMT
Calls for government to crack down on chemicals and metals found in period products
Over the past 20 years researchers have warned that period products including tampons and reusable products contain harmful chemicals

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:03:03 GMT
Restaurant owners apologise for chopping down 80 trees after backlash
The owners of The Osprey in East Kilbride said it cut down trees to make space for a possible larger car park

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:38:14 GMT
UK facing highest inflation in G7 in yet another pre-Budget blow for Reeves
IMF also trims growth forecast for 2026 in ‘grim’ news for chancellor weeks before Commons statement

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:54:41 GMT
Kate and William meet firefighters on surprise trip to Northern Ireland
Firefighters recall Kate asking if William could drive a red engine

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:43:15 GMT
Nurse struck off for racist and sexual comments to colleagues
Paul Bryan Vogler had been ‘aggressive’ and used ‘derisive’ language towards Black colleagues

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:40:47 GMT
Husband and wife found dead at Cornwall home treated as suspicious by police
Devon and Cornwall Police say the woman’s death is being treated as suspicious

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:01:42 GMT
Mother guilty of killing baby daughter who suffered catastrophic brain injuries
Kaylani Kalanzi had been known to social services before she was born

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:01:38 GMT
Beavers, pigs and ponies to rewild 600-acre site in landmark scheme
Large grazing animals will be introduced to foster a rich mosaic of grassland, scrub, and wood pasture habitats

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:55:58 GMT
Asylum seeker ‘stalked woman from hotel then stabbed her 23 times’
Deng Chol Majek was ‘clearly excited about what he had done’, prosecutor alleged, as he was seen dancing and laughing after the incident

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:43:39 GMT
Why October is becoming as important as summer for UK theme parks
Halloween thrill-seekers are transforming October into a peak month for theme parks, with Merlin Entertainments revealing the period now rivals August for profitability.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:25:32 GMT
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Toughening up language requirements latest move in Labour’s immigration crackdown

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:59:46 GMT
Small boat migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok jailed for five years
Fayaz Khan had made ‘gun gestures’ when posting a video about the Reform UK leader

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:57:15 GMT
Legal & General London office windows smashed and doused in red paint
Moorgate office has red paint splattered and windows smashed

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:27:11 GMT
Researchers warn doctors could be ‘overtesting’ for prostate cancer
PSA testing remains controversial because it can lead to healthy men being diagnosed and treated unnecessarily

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:23:54 GMT
Hundreds of passwords linked to government departments leaked on dark web
Exclusive: Nine attempts have been made to sell classified UK military documents in the past year – with experts warning it could ‘directly undermine national security’

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:02:25 GMT
UK’s cyber security agency warns of ‘sophisticated’ threat from Chinese hackers
The number of serious attacks from across all sources in the most recent 12-month period hit record levels.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:51:16 GMT
Budget situation is ‘desperate’, Reeves warned as experts say she has no choice but to raise big taxes
Labour chancellor told a ‘Scrabble bag’ of smaller increases will not rejuvenate UK’s faltering economy

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:35:30 GMT
Supreme Court gender ruling risks leaving trans people in ‘intermediate zone’ and could breach ECHR, UK warned
A European human rights watchdog has warned Britain’s treatment of trans people could breach the ECHR

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:28:09 GMT
‘Britain is my home – but Farage’s new plan has me fearing for my future’
As Nigel Farage vows to ditch indefinite leave to remain for migrants, those who have made a life in the UK share their fears about the plan

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:07:06 GMT
How millions of car owners could be owed compensation after landmark legal battle
Compensation for drivers could be worth ‘thousands’ says one law firm

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:01:23 GMT
Urgent hot water bottle warning as hospitals see rise in injuries
Figures show the number of injuries have almost doubled in five years, from 499 in 2019

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:40:34 GMT
Human rights watchdog says UK ‘risks over-policing’ Palestine Action protests in warning to home secretary
Shabana Mahmood has been urged to ensure counter-terrorism laws do not ‘unnecessarily restrict freedom of peaceful assembly’ by the Council of Europe

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:10:53 GMT
Labour minister criticises ban on women and teenage girls taking part in London mosque charity fun run
The housing secretary said the decision by the East London Mosque was ‘inappropriate’

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:33:08 GMT
Former Premier League referee David Coote pleads guilty to making indecent image of a child
The former referee was granted conditional bail and told he must appear in court again on 11 December

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:16:01 GMT
Thousands of Costa Coffee outlets are offering £1 drinks today
The offer lasts strictly for one day only

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:01:32 GMT
Rattled Johnson blames everyone but himself for ‘Boriswave’ of migrants
He attacks Rishi Sunak and David Cameron – but refuses to say the name of ‘Boriswave’ accuser Nigel Farage

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