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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:54:43 GMTMahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
The home secretary said the UK was ’monitoring very closely’ what other countries were planning to do amid pressure on the government to bring down migration
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:52:00 GMTTrump to talk to King about Iran and Nato rift at ‘high stakes’ US state visit
The King is facing one of the most important diplomatic challenges of his reign following a major deterioration in UK-US relations
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:53:38 GMTNumber of UK dog attack injuries surge by 83 per cent since 2020
The number of attacks has continued to rise despite a ban on the XL bully breed
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:42:14 GMTCould Trump’s anger over Iran really impact the UK’s Falkland’s claim?
Downing Street has insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:43 GMTFamily of murdered woman traumatised after being handed photo of her killer laughing by police
Julie Butcher was strangled by her ex-husband at their home in Swindon after she attempted to leave the marriage
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:54:29 GMTThree teenagers among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Kent
Kent Police officers received reports on Tuesday
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:15:02 GMTStarmer vows to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Prime Minister said during a visit to a London synagogue recently targeted by arsonists that the legislation would be brought forward in a few weeks’ time
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:57:09 GMTKing Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani at 9/11 ceremony during busy US visit
President Donald Trump will also meet privately with King Charles, and host a state banquet for the king and his wife, Queen Camilla
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:03:46 GMTStarmer ‘facing Commons vote next week’ on inquiry into Mandelson vetting scandal
Exclusive: MPs from across the House have written to Lindsay Hoyle asking for an investigation into whether Starmer misled parliament
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:30 GMTUK insists Falklands sovereignty ‘rests with UK’ after Trump threat to withdraw US backing
No 10 was forced to respond after an internal Pentagon email set out options for Mr Trump’s administration to punish Nato allies for refusing to join the US-Israeli strikes against Iran
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:50:53 GMTEd Miliband emerging as top contender to replace Starmer
As Keir Starmer fights to survive, Labour MPs believe that the energy secretary and former party leader is positioning himself to take over
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:08:06 GMTHeartbroken family pay tribute to baby girl killed in Yorkshire dog attack: ‘Maggie changed us in so many ways’
Maggie-May Ann Moody was just three months old
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:58:03 GMTVan driver avoids prison for killing 68-year-old in crash on malfunctioning smart motorway
Barry O’Sullivan caused the death of 68-year-old Pulvinder Dillon in the crash on the M4
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:40:20 GMTPeter Mandelson investigated by European anti-fraud office
The former Labour peer was the bloc’s trade commissioner between 2004 and 2008
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:27:08 GMTPublic electric car charging now cheaper than petrol due to rising fuel prices
The sharp rise in the cost of petrol and diesel due to the war in Iran is part of the reason behind the shift
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:23:15 GMTResidents of Britain’s most expensive village outraged as estate car park approved
Locals fear that more weddings will be held at the prestigious Beaulieu Estate
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:16:17 GMTJeffrey Epstein housed victims of abuse in network of London flats – even after 2015 Met Police report
A BBC investigation found Epstein had rented four flats in Kensington and Chelsea
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:03:07 GMTVoices: ‘It isn’t an act of patriotism’: Readers divided over England flag displays
The debate over the England flag has exposed a clear divide – with some readers saying it has been ‘tainted’ or ‘weaponised’, while others insist it should be ‘taken back’ as a symbol of unity
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:01:02 GMTLarge fire breaks out in Manchester as firefighters tackle blaze
Manchester Fire and Rescue Services asked people in the surrounding area to keep windows and doors shut after a fire erupted in Trafford Park
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:54:55 GMTAssisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in House of Lords
Kim Leadbeater, the bill’s sponsor, insisted there will ‘absolutely be appetite within the Commons to bring the legislation back’, saying there is a ‘real sense of sadness and sorrow today’
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:53:09 GMTRapist John Ashby was discharged from mental health treatment just days before attack
When Ashby was discharged – three days before the rape – he had punched a member of staff multiple times to his head and face, and made threats to kill him
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:51:24 GMT‘I lost my wife and daughter in the Air India crash. Now I’m being told to leave Britain’
Mohammad Shethwala, 28, has applied for leave to remain in Britain on compassionate grounds after the disaster 10 months ago. He tells Namita Singh he wants to stay to honour their memories
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:48:51 GMTWill Starmer survive? John Rentoul answers readers’ key questions on the Mandelson row
In a reader Q&A, chief political commentator John Rentoul addressed questions on Keir Starmer’s survival, potential successors and media scrutiny, warning the Peter Mandelson row has triggered a slow-burning crisis for Labour
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:59:06 GMTBank of England expert predicts global stock market fall and questions ‘are we prepared?’
The FTSE 100 is up more than 24 per cent across the last year – nearly six times the rate of some of the best cash returns in that time
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:44:22 GMTMan admits racial assault after accusing Orthodox Jew of ‘killing babies’
Shafiq Rahman, 48, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:14:11 GMTMan who raped Sikh woman in her home during racist attack is jailed for life
At the time of the rape John Ashby was homeless, having been discharged from psychiatric care three days earlier without a support package
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:50:35 GMTUK refuses to back down on US tech tax despite Trump’s tariff threat
Downing Street insisted the digital services tax was ‘fair and proportionate’ despite Trump’s threats to retaliate
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:13:33 GMTRow over Bobby Sands statue in Belfast after council vote to ‘reconsider’
Danny Morrison, secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and a former director of publicity for Sinn Fein, criticised the SDLP for abstaining during the vote
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:52:52 GMTWhy does Britain own the Falklands islands? The dispute that sparked a war with Argentina
The UK entered an armed conflict with its Latin American rival over the windswept islands 44 years ago
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:18:04 GMT‘It ruined me’: Victims of ‘monster’ rapist who deliberately infected partners with HIV speak out
Adam Hall’s youngest victim was just 15 when he was infected with HIV and health officials are now urging others who have had sex with him to get themselves checked
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:58:31 GMTTurkey is the latest country to ban children from social media. What are other countries doing?
Britain is among many countries mulling over an Australia-style ban on social media
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:12:53 GMTThe assisted dying Bill has run out of time – but could still become law. Here’s how
More than 1,200 suggested changes were tabled in the Lords to the Bill
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:12:04 GMTUS could ‘review’ Britain’s claim over Falklands as Trump seeks revenge over Nato’s lack of support for Iran war
Trump has repeatedly insulted Keir Starmer, calling him cowardly because of his unwillingness to join the war
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:49:47 GMTEsther Rantzen’s daughter says assisted dying bill failing is ‘democratic vandalism’
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter, Rebecca Wilcox, has described the fall of the assisted dying bill as "democratic vandalism."
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:48:57 GMTSuffolk paramedic struck off after suggesting that overweight patient liked ‘chips, chips and more chips’
Matthew Goodey suggested that someone push the patient in a sack barrow
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:34:03 GMTThousands of young people could get more than £2,000 in new HMRC trust fund drive
More than £1.5 billion is currently going unclaimed
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:33:09 GMTUK weather: Britain will be hotter than Ibiza this weekend with temperatures set to hit 23C
Dominant high pressure system is set to keep UK bright and sunny, though cool easterly winds may reduce temperatures along coasts and in exposed areas
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:21:57 GMTNew fossil discoveries suggest existence of giant ‘kraken’ octopuses as large as lorries
Paleontologists believe these early cephalopods were ‘huge, intelligent’ creatures that crushed prey with their powerful beaks
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:21:36 GMTKim Leadbeater warns UK ‘not in a better place’ on political violence 10 years since sister Jo Cox’s murder
Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater has warned that the UK is "not in a better place" on political violence 10 years since the Labour MP was murdered.
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:05:04 GMTGirl, 10, finds one of world’s rarest amphibians under bridge in Wales
Evie Hill’s discovery is believed to be the first Mexican axolotl discovered in the wild in Britain
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:59:33 GMTTrump says Prince Harry ‘is not speaking for the UK’ after Duke of Sussex plea to support Ukraine
In a rare input on global matters, Harry urged the “American leadership” to “honour its international treaty obligations” in its “enduring role in global security”