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Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:50:30 GMTMajority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals
Attitudes poll also suggests people increasingly believe UK is divided, that ‘culture wars’ exist and life was better in past
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:38:09 GMTThree prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan
Kyle Bevan, who murdered his two-year-old stepdaughter, was found dead in his cell on Wednesday
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:10:33 GMT‘Do not eat’ warning issued for snack that could contain glass
Customers are being urged to not eat the product and return it to their local store
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:25:48 GMTDWP Christmas Bonus 2025: Who is eligible for the payment and when will it arrive?
Not all benefit claimants will be eligible for the one-off payment
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:24:09 GMTNovember 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need in November
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:36:57 GMTOne arrested after boy injured in Reading college assault
A boy has been taken to hospital for treatment, police say
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:28:16 GMTAndrew summoned by US Congress to explain Jeffrey Epstein links
It comes after Andrew was formally stripped of his HRH title
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:43:58 GMTBritish grandmother sentenced to death in Bali on drugs charges returns to UK
Lindsay Sandiford spared firing squad on ‘humanitarian grounds’ after over a decade of incarceration in notorious Kerobokan prison
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:57:44 GMTEleven arrests after pro-Palestine protest outside Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match
More than 700 officers deployed around Villa Park in massive policing operation for Europa League tie
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:01:00 GMTAnti-black discrimination ‘baked’ into Metropolitan Police, damning review warns
The report draws on more than 40 years of evidence showing how racism has affected black officers and staff
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:01:25 GMTRachel Reeves ‘plans to raise income tax’ in Budget
Chancellor reportedly looking to hike income tax but cut National Insurance in bid to place burden of tax rises on landlords and pensioners
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:37:12 GMTNatural History Museum creates giant Christmas jumper for its iconic T. Rex
The Natural History Museum's iconic T. Rex has received a festive makeover, featuring a supersized red Christmas jumper and Santa hat, alongside a backdrop depicting a snowy village and starry night sky.
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:33:12 GMTMistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco
William ‘Billy’ Smith, 35, returned to Wandsworth prison after being mistakenly released on Monday
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:31:35 GMTSouthport attack ‘wouldn’t have happened’ if I’d reported knife delivery – but I was too scared, says killer’s father
Attacker’s father Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:41:05 GMTLabour’s new deputy leader warns Rachel Reeves not to break manifesto pledge and raise taxes
Keir Starmer’s new deputy, who replaced Angela Rayner, also demanded urgent action on the controversial two child benefit cap in the Budget
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:20:09 GMT‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’: Reform mocked as Kent council holds first meeting since video leak chaos
First full council meeting held since several suspended following leaked meeting footage
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:14:04 GMTCounter terror police struggling to cope as Prevent referrals hit record high in wake of Southport attack
A record 8,778 people were referred to the government’s anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2025
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:39:08 GMTDriver who murdered ‘Good Samaritan’ when he ploughed car into crowd is jailed
Hassan Jhangur, 25, hit five people with his Seat Ibiza when he arrived at his sister’s wedding reception
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:35:00 GMTDisabled people who want to work say they can’t due to ‘chronically underfunded’ welfare system and accessibility issues
Author of major review on how to keep people in work warns UK is ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’ amid ‘enormous’ cost to employers from ill health among workers
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:31:41 GMTInterest rates live: Bank of England holds rates in boost to savers ahead of Budget
The base rate remains at 4% though there will immediately be an expectation of a December cut
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:29:08 GMTLabour’s immigration crackdown could cost the UK £4.4bn, Home Office’s own assessment admits
Starmer’s plan to make it harder for international students to stay in the UK will have a drastic impact on the economy, government assessment finds
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:19:44 GMTTeenager arrested after fireworks thrown at emergency workers during ‘disgraceful’ scenes on Bonfire Night
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy in Liverpool on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:10:56 GMTFears of Christmas dinner turkey shortage after bird flu warnings
A single outbreak of the disease could lead to as many as 10,000 Christmas lunches ‘disappearing’, a farmer has warned
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:50:26 GMTKing Charles formally removes Andrew’s prince title and HRH style after Epstein scandal
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his prince and Duke of York titles by King Charles in October
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:40:16 GMTHow the Gaza war overshadowed the beautiful game as Tel Aviv fans banned from Aston Villa match
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. supporters have been banned from a ground in Birmingham in a highly divisive move branded antisemitic. But Israeli football also has racism problems that need addressing, campaigners tell James C. Reynolds
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:21:42 GMTVoices: ‘The books cannot be balanced by Doge-style cuts’: Readers debate how to tackle taxes in upcoming Budget
Our community agreed that, while no one likes paying higher taxes, honesty, fairness, and careful planning are crucial if Rachel Reeves is to navigate the UK’s financial challenges without compromising public services
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:16:21 GMTWho are the prisoners mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison?
Police are continuing the search for a migrant sex offender who was wrongly freed from jail
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:49:49 GMTUK’s cheapest supermarket revealed as budget retailer overtaken again
Data from October shows some change amongst the best value shops
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:14:26 GMTLiam Payne’s inquest delayed until next year as coroner seeks to procure ‘eyewitness statements’
The inquest into the death of the former One Direction star has been adjourned until May 2026
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:00:08 GMTGordon Brown calls for ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit cap to tackle ‘scar’ of poverty in Britain
The former Labour leader and chancellor issued a stark warning to the current government
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:57:45 GMTJamie Oliver spearheads new campaign urging Britons to eat more fibre to combat cancer
The ‘Bang in Some Beans” initiative is aiming to double the UK’s bean consumption by 2028
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:39:14 GMTUK seizes Jurassic dinosaur fossils worth £12m from Chinese money-laundering suspect
Dinosaur skeletons were bought last year at Christie’s Jurassic Icons auction for £12.4m
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:29:32 GMTDavid Lammy told to ‘get a grip’ as search continues for mistakenly freed prisoners
Robert Jenrick has expressed a lack of confidence in David Lammy and said the deputy prime minister’s performance at PMQs was a ‘disgrace’
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:58:57 GMTReeves accused of treating drivers ‘like a cash machine’ amid reports of pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles
The Treasury is facing a fall in revenue from fuel duty as more people make the switch from petrol and diesel to electric cars
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:13:30 GMTAirbnb to provide 60 domestic abuse survivors with temporary accommodation
Platform partnering with Women’s Aid and City Hall in launch of London pilot
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:26:39 GMTKate Garraway hits out at Robert Jenrick for swearing on live TV
Kate Garraway told off Robert Jenrick for swearing live on Good Morning Britain as he criticised David Lammy.