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Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:52:29 GMT
Parents ‘get £20k payout’ after unlawful arrest over school WhatsApp row
Ms Levine told Radio 4 there was a moment she thought the police were coming to tell her that their daughter was dead

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:46:35 GMT
Inquest opens into death of nine-month-old baby killed in XL bully attack
A provisional cause of death was given as a compressive head injury, consistent with a dog bite

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:42:13 GMT
Ex-BBC chief Tony Hall urges corporation not to pay money to Donald Trump
US president vowed to sue BBC this week even after broadcaster apologised – but it did refuse his demand for compensation

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:30:14 GMT
Autistic children at greater risk of going missing in hidden crisis, charity warns
Missing People says autistic young people may be more vulnerable to disappearing and at higher risk of harm, as psychologists call for urgent tailored support

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:18:19 GMT
Shabana Mahmood warns ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration ahead of sweeping asylum reforms
Shabana Mahmood is set to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:06:36 GMT
Where and when could it snow in the UK this week?
A plunge in temperature could bring icy conditions across Britain in the coming days

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:58:01 GMT
Shabana Mahmood warns of Trump-style visa ban as she plots overhaul of ECHR - latest
Labour backbenchers accuse government of ‘chasing Reform’ with new measures

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:43:21 GMT
Shabana Mahmood to ramp up deportations by overriding ECHR in fresh immigration crackdown
Home secretary will attempt to change way ECHR is interpreted by UK judges – as critics hit out over proposals

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:41:19 GMT
Aunt cut family from will and branded them ‘The Rats’ over care home suggestion
Doreen Stock had planned to leave her entire estate to USA-based great-nephew, Ben Chiswick

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:20:25 GMT
Savile Row boss says weight loss drugs having ‘massive repercussions’ on industry
Among GLP-1 users, more than half said they will eat smaller portions and skip more treats this festive season

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:32:33 GMT
Election campaign in Hungary heats up as Orbán challenger Péter Magyar gains rural support
Hungary is gearing up for a heated political battle as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unprecedented challenge from his opponent, Péter Magyar

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:59:59 GMT
Government issued warned over flagship post-Brexit fisheries law
It comes as many fish stocks around the UK face an increasingly dire situation

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:49:06 GMT
The areas of UK where Christmas shoppers expect to spend the most
The research was released ahead of the Black Friday

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:43:43 GMT
Average house price revealed as market sees largest November drop since 2012
More than a third of homes available for sale have had an asking price reduction

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:38:14 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s name reportedly stripped from Falklands plaques
The former prince has faced calls to have his name removed from road names and places

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:51:46 GMT
Woman, 21, found dead in boat yard named and picture as man arrested on suspicion of murder
Corinna Baker was found at the Netpool Boat Yard in Cardigan, Wales, on Saturday

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:43:38 GMT
Britain’s biggest pub group considering £1bn sale of 1000 sites
It comes as the Slug & Lettuce owner aims to fill a hole of £3bn in its finances

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:55:51 GMT
Reform’s Zia Yusuf in heated clash with presenter over parents migration from Sri Lanka
Reform’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, clashed with a Sky News presenter during a debate on immigration, after being asked about his parents’ decision to move to the UK from Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:17:58 GMT
Woman, 20, dies while kayaking on River Tees at Barnard Castle
The woman’s body was recovered after a huge rescue operation on Saturday afternoon

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:35:00 GMT
Martin Lewis issues warning to people who use debit cards over credit cards
The personal finance expert explained why credit cards are not always ‘bad’

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:36:58 GMT
Sending licence fee money to Mar-a-Lago not ‘smart’, shadow minister suggests after Trump threatened to sue BBC
Chris Philp said we should expect ‘higher standard’ from the broadcaster

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:33:40 GMT
Home secretary condemns ‘mortifying’ Labour leadership row as Rayner allies forced to deny new plot
Labour party ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ as turmoil at top of government overshadows Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:13:46 GMT
‘I was a pandemic hero – now I’ve been forced to live in a caravan because of housing crisis’
For carer and cleaner Kirsty Brett, ‘extortionate’ asking prices for housing rents meant she had to find other ways of living outside the parents’ home

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:02:22 GMT
UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration
The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:59:21 GMT
‘My best friend was happy, healthy and looking forward to new year. Then his heart just stopped’
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome affects around 500 people every year in the UK

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:44:47 GMT
‘You ruined our family with no consequences’: Family of grandmother killed by royal outrider to sue police
Helen Holland, 81, was struck by speeding Met Police outrider PC Christopher Harrison as he escorted the Duchess of Edinburgh through London

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:58:21 GMT
Rachel Reeves urged to scrap international student levy over concerns for growth
Business groups slammed ‘university tax’ and warned a rise in fees will have ‘unintended consequences’ for the UK

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:25:18 GMT
Violent shoplifter poses as wheelchair user to steal beer before assaulting security guard
A violent robber posed as a wheelchair user to steal from a supermarket before assaulting a security guard in Kent.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:03:20 GMT
Rayner allies hit out at ‘false’ claims of plot to oust Starmer as Labour leadership row deepens
A source close to the MP said Ms Rayner is ‘focussed on representing her local community’

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:00:01 GMT
Former chancellor George Osborne reportedly in running to be chairman of HSBC
The former London Standard editor is said to be a surprising candidate for the position

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:49:19 GMT
Details of legal battle between Roman Abramovich and Jersey revealed after gagging order lifted
Exclusive: A court in Jersey has lifted the privacy order on a series of legal actions brought by the former Chelsea owner after a criminal case was opened against him by the island’s authorities

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:12:21 GMT
Ex-BBC boss dismisses Trump lawsuit threat with four-word response
A former BBC director general has said he does not think the BBC should pay any money to Donald Trump after the US president confirmed he would still sue the broadcaster for up to $5bn, despite the BBC apologising for its Panorama edit of the preside...

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:07:19 GMT
Two men arrested after phone hidden in Commons to ‘play sex noises during PMQs’
A man in his 30s and a man in his 60s have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to intentionally cause a public nuisance

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