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Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:48:03 GMTUK weather mapped: Storm Dave to hit with 80mph winds over Easter bank holiday weekend
The Met Office has forecast ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:30:08 GMTArchbishop of Canterbury uses first Easter sermon to call for Middle East peace
Sarah Mullally, a former chief nurse in England, will also give special mention to those caring for others in society
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:26:50 GMTMore than 2,700 drug lines closed and nearly 1,000 knives seized in 2025
The figure for 2025 is the highest since records began under
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:03:02 GMTThe best budget-friendly hotels in the Lake District for an affordable trip
You don’t need to splash out to enjoy the outstanding beauty of the region and its national park – these are the best cheap hotels for your next Lake District trip
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:44:58 GMTPromise of hot dogs spurs on Pembroke Welsh corgi to victory in the annual derby
Three-year-old Islay, which was born in New Zealand, romped to victory in the race at Musselburgh Racecourse
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:42:10 GMTMy murdered son’s football is still in the garden, his clothes are on the ironing pile – why I’ll never be able to move on
Caroline Willgoose’s life changed forever on the day her son, Harvey, was stabbed at school – now she wants to use her pain to protect others
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:14:17 GMT‘Masculinity crisis’ in schools is a ticking time bomb, union says
A teachers union has surveyed a rise in teachers reporting misogyny from pupils for the fourth year in a row
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:09:46 GMT‘We have been profoundly let down’: Voters in one of Labour’s safest seats consider switching sides
The ties between south Wales and Labour run deep, and Aberavon has long been one of the party’s safest seats. But with the town of Port Talbot still reeling from the closure of the steelworks, Holly Evans meets locals who are, for the first time, c...
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:42:49 GMTIceland boss: Security guards should carry truncheons and pepper spray to fight retail crime
Lord Walker of Broxton, executive chairman of Iceland, told The Times that ‘just one incident of violence against my staff is too many’
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:25:47 GMTFears over more price rises as twice as many haulage companies going bust since Brexit
Exclusive: 2,051 haulage companies went bust between 2021-2025 – almost double the 1,068 that went bust in the five years prior
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:17:12 GMTTrump’s relationship with Starmer ‘significantly damaged’ in Iran war fallout
The prime minister has stood firm in his decision to not join the US and Israel in their war with Iran- despite relentless derision from Trump
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:05:13 GMTFourth suspect arrested after Jewish community ambulances set on fire in London
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow have been remanded in custody
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:48:17 GMTPupils as young as seven taking blades to class as shocking figures expose UK’s knife crisis in schools
Exclusive: Children have been accused of hundreds of knife offences in schools, including violence and threats, in what the mother of a murdered teenager called ‘an emergency’
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:02:15 GMTGovernment steps in to clarify post-Brexit marmalade naming rules
The proposed rebrand was reportedly due to EU rules
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:10:56 GMTMet Office forecasts weather hotter than Ibiza in wake of Storm Dave
Warm weather will follow ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK, according to the Met Office
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:36:37 GMTThe five ways for drivers to save on fuel and beat rising prices
There are several methods to enhance your car's efficiency
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:07:13 GMTMarmalade may need to be relabelled as part of post-Brexit deal with EU
The spread will need to be sold as ‘citrus marmalade’ if the agreement goes ahead
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:35:04 GMTState pension age rise to 67 starts – here’s when you can retire
When a worker was born will decide if they can still retire at 66
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:12:49 GMTStorm Dave to cause Easter travel chaos as drivers face busiest UK roads in four years
An estimated 21.7 million journeys have been planned as we enter Easter weekend
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:02:58 GMTStarmer uses Easter message to tell people to look to faith during times of ‘real anxiety’
Britons are braced for a cost-of-living squeeze