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2025-12-13

2025-12-12

King Charles hails reduction in cancer treatment as ‘milestone’ in his recovery

Government’s process behind tackling violence against women ‘worse than under the Tories’

Gateshead grooming gang members jailed for rape and sexual assaults

Reform UK claims it has overtaken Labour as Britain’s largest party

‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer

Kylie Minogue gets 11th UK No 1 album as Christmas No 1 race intensifies

‘There’s been a Badenoch bounce’: is the Tory leader finally cutting through?

Pro-Palestine activists daub MoJ building with red paint in protest over hunger strikers

‘Every Leon should be magical’: food chain’s co-founder on what went wrong – and how to fix it

Christmas tree in Durhan village chopped down hours after lights switched on

In a shocking twist, Keir Starmer’s TikToks are borderline competent

Man who was cleared of wife’s murder now found guilty after child provides new evidence

Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig

Met police agree to pay £7,500 to woman arrested over Gaza protest placard

Tory transport culture wars risked making roads less safe, says minister

Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years

UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan

Card Factory issues shock profit warning during peak Christmas period

EA to spend millions clearing Oxfordshire illegal waste mountain in break with policy

‘Cruel’ amendments are being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP

Nationwide fined £44m by watchdog for financial crime control failings

Streeting says he cannot guarantee patient safety if resident doctors’ strike goes ahead amid flu pressures – UK politics live

Christmas strikes could collapse NHS with flu surge unlike anything since pandemic, says Streeting

UK economy shrank unexpectedly before budget, data shows

Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted

Guardian charity appeal donations top £200,000 before annual telethon

‘Squeaky bum time’ as Britain’s new rail timetable goes live this weekend

British backpacker on e-scooter given four years’ jail for Western Australia crash death

MPs announce inquiry into work of Office for Budget Responsibility

2025-12-11

Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

Key whistleblower contradicts part of phone hacking case against Daily Mail

Editor of Times and Sunday Times in Scotland is charged over ‘indecent communications’

Inquiry to be held into north-east England NHS trust after patient deaths

NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases

Reform UK accused of ‘rash promises’ on council tax cuts by Warwickshire chiefs

Met officers must tell bosses if they are Freemasons, force announces

Drax plans to convert part of its North Yorkshire power plant into datacentre

Dulwich college head responds to claims of teenage racism by Nigel Farage

UK MPs facing rising number of phishing attacks

Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling

What is happening to the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords?

Barbican to close its doors for a year for multimillion-pound renovation

Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

‘We don’t have enough rooms to isolate’: NHS doctor reveals impact of rise in flu cases

First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026

‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media

Reaching net zero: what will it cost the UK and is it a price worth paying?

Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds

US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn

Downing Street vows to force employment rights bill through Lords

Campaigners in legal effort to suspend trial of puberty blockers in England

Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury

Brian Eno urges support to get Together for Palestine song to Christmas No 1

Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry

Hope grows resident doctors in England will cancel strike after new government offer

NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week

The Rolling Stones give blessing to Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction sample after 25 years

Lily Allen ‘in conversations’ to adapt West End Girl album into a play

MP calls for ban on ‘biobeads’ at sewage works after devastating Camber Sands spillage

Peers told they risk ‘constitutional crisis’ after surprise vote to continue blocking employment rights bill – UK politics live

Final letter of Mary, Queen of Scots to go on display for first time in almost a decade

UK denies Milei’s claim of talks over Falklands-era ban on Argentina arms sales

Dragon’s teeth and elf garden among 2025 additions to English heritage list

Trans doctor changing room case: does it amount to a bathroom ban?

Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’

‘Not in our village’: asylum camp rumours prompt fear and night vigils in East Sussex

Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses

Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says

2025-12-10

Homelessness minister promises to end use of B&Bs as emergency housing

Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared

Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband no longer called ‘chocolate’ after recipe change

Labour seeks to reform human rights laws in order to save them

Health experts criticise NHS chief’s remarks that people with flu symptoms ‘must wear face masks’

Pensioner ‘fined £250 for spitting’ after leaf blew into his mouth

‘Coalition of the willing’ nations to hold call on ending war in Ukraine

Resident doctors in England to consult on calling off strikes

Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers in bid to strengthen support in House of Lords

One in five women in England say their concerns were ignored during childbirth, survey finds

What does UK want to change about human rights law – and will it happen?

Will weakening human rights really stop far right? – The Latest

Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians

Should people wear a mask in public if they feel unwell with flu?

Half of people recently arrested by Met police may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

Rudolph at the Christmas market: cute festive attraction or damaging reindeer’s health?

Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside

Sussex group begins legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers on military site

UK joins call for Europe’s human rights laws to be ‘constrained’

Police officer in spycops scandal deceived two women at same time, inquiry told

Consumer test drive: can AI do your Christmas gift shopping for you?

‘What to buy Dad for Christmas’: is retail ready for the AI shopping shift?

Badenoch criticises Farage over refusal to apologise for alleged racist remarks

British soldier, 28, killed on duty in Ukraine named as L/Cpl George Hooley

Reeves criticises budget leaks and says income tax decision taken ‘in partnership’ with PM

Man guilty of murdering woman and three children in Bradford arson attack

William Hill owner Evoke considers sale or breakup after budget tax rises

Gerry McCann calls for stronger press regulation as he recalls ‘monstering’

Reeves faces Treasury committee before Tory censure motion in Commons saying she misled voters about budget – UK politics live

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom

Biggest reforms to policing since the 1960s ‘being threatened by lack of money’

Christmas code-crackers: GCHQ reveals annual festive card for puzzle fans

Asylum overhaul in UK could lead to rise in homelessness and backlogs, says report

2025-12-09

Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors

Corridor care ‘endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem

Young people have faced ‘violent indifference’ for decades, Lisa Nandy says

UK’s higher borrowing costs compared with major countries ‘may be coming to an end’

Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right

Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition

People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu

Bank of England expects budget will cut inflation by up to half a percentage point

Member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine, says MoD

London academy staff instilled ‘climate of fear’ among pupils

Ofgem approves early investment in three UK electricity ‘superhighways’

‘I’m not going to hide again’: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims’ families

Moonpig’s use of AI to design and personalise cards drives up sales

Celebrities including Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley urge Keir Starmer to drop plans to alter ECHR

Home movers in Great Britain could get just £30 of energy use without account

Ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry

Badenoch announces Tory review of which conditions qualify for benefits

Who was Stakeknife? MI5 mole at heart of IRA – timeline

‘Bring it on!’: growing support in England for four-day week in schools

UK fraud prevention ‘still lacking’ after Covid-related scams and errors cost £11bn

Two charged over suspected pepper spray attack at Heathrow airport

MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report

Former Entain bosses begin case against Gambling Commission over 888 bid

London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues

Britons face higher chocolate prices but average cost of Christmas dinner falls

Rayner says Labour must not ‘blink or buckle’ any more on workers’ rights as she defends compromise plan – UK politics live

Storm Bram: ‘danger to life’ warnings issued for parts of England, Scotland and Wales – latest updates

UK weather: Storm Bram batters Britain with strong winds and heavy rain

UK households bin 168m Christmas lights and ‘fast tech’ items a year

Undercover police officer who deceived woman showed ‘sadistic tendencies’ spycops inquiry told

Victims of NHS maternity failings in England ‘received unacceptable care’

UK campaigners condemn ‘creepy’ digital billboards that can track viewers’ responses

France and UK ‘failing to tackle anti-migrant activists’

ICO promises legal action over ‘traumatic’ UK care-record access

Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates

‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health support

UK charities face ‘culture of fear’ as threats and violence surge

UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays

Anatomical exhibition includes rare Victorian-era drawing of a black body

2025-12-08

Foreign states using AI videos to undermine support for Ukraine, says Yvette Cooper

Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future

Rename ‘home-to-school transport’ to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told

The battle for Sheringham bus shelter: protesters defiant as bailiffs sent in

Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist

‘Could do a better job than Keir Starmer’: who could replace the PM if he is forced out?

Afghan asylum seekers who abducted and raped teenage girl sentenced

UK will ramp up clampdown on ‘abusive’ Slapps lawsuits, Lammy says

‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group

Cornish activist injured as police remove her from tree-felling protest

Public urged to stay away after ship containers of bananas wash up in West Sussex

British rapper Ghetts admits causing death of student by dangerous driving

England health officials identify newly evolved strain of mpox

Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review

White storks to make historic return to London in 2026

Scottish nurse secures partial victory in trans doctor changing room case

People on lowest incomes being denied access to social housing, research finds

Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must consider ethnicity and religion’, Badenoch says

Storm Bram to bring strong winds and heavy rain across UK

Joey Barton gets suspended prison sentence for offensive social media posts

Tim Westwood pleads not guilty to rape, sexual assault and indecent assault charges

Anglo American drops plan to pay bosses millions in bonuses after $50bn Teck merger backlash

‘We’ll never be able to rebuild’: despair of ex-Vodafone franchisees and pressures on their mental health

Labour Together reportedly canvassing party members on leadership candidates – UK politics live

Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy to meet Starmer, Macron and Merz in London over peace push

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ over alleged election spending breaches in Clacton

Prince Harry’s UK security under government review, reports say

Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London for talks on ending Ukraine war

Local authorities in England and Wales warn finances at ‘breaking point’

Your Party let me down with membership chaos

Rights groups warn against UK plans to weaken torture protections in ECHR

‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections

Extracting hangovers from beer: inside the world’s biggest ‘nolo’ brewery in south Wales

Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems

Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say

Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic

‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions? – podcast

UK asylum policy causes more violence and deaths, say rights groups

2025-12-07

UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown

Keir Starmer to make Iceland boss Richard Walker a Labour peer

Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script

Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England

Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73

Young unemployed to be offered work in construction and hospitality in UK

Sydney Sweeney says her silence over jeans advert backlash ‘widened the divide’

Keir Starmer says ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to cabinet

Nigel Farage should apologise after racism allegations, says former watchdog head

Man arrested after people at Heathrow allegedly attacked with ‘form of pepper spray’

Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’

Starmer says Rayner will return to cabinet – UK politics live

C of E to challenge Tommy Robinson’s ‘put Christ back into Christmas’ message

Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics?

Gambling addicts risk losing ‘life-saving’ help due to funding overhaul, say UK charities

From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story

‘A move towards an authoritarian state’: what those with trial experience think of removing juries

‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years

King Charles and Queen Camilla unveil Christmas card for 2025

2025-12-06

West Midlands police chief sorry for saying Jewish community supported Maccabi fan ban

Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal

Reform UK gains its first peer after Conservative party defection

Zelenskyy to meet Starmer at Downing Street to discuss US draft peace deal

Frank Gehry: maximalist master who created instant icons like the Bilbao Guggenheim

Tower of London partially closed after food thrown at crown jewels display

Moment activists throw food at the crown jewels display case in the Tower of London – video

Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen

Target of racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online

Palestine’s ambassador calls for better security after masked men target London embassy

Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026

London councils have a ‘sustained reliance’ on private firms as report shows £500m spend

John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform

Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools

‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?

HMRC warns Christmas side-hustle sellers over tax on festive earnings

How to pick the perfect real Christmas tree for the best price in the UK

What is polygenic embryo screening in IVF and does it work?

UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health

Retired UK civil servant ordered to pay back £25,000 after pension scheme error

Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste

2025-12-05

The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a closet

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges

What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?

Reform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism

Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’

How Farage’s response to racism claims is straight out of Trump’s populist playbook

Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams

Labour launches child poverty strategy but hints costly welfare system needs reform

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff

Streets named after birds in Britain on rise as species’ populations plummet

Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice

‘Three sheets to the wind’: how everyday phrases blew in from the sea

‘We can tell farmers the problems’: experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK

2025-12-04

Can Farage survive racism allegations? – The Latest

Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024

‘People had forgotten about it’: onboard the 7am Manchester-London train service saved from axe

Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast

2025-12-03

Final Hillsborough report provides closure but not consequences

2025-12-02

Why is Labour scrapping jury trials for some cases? – The Latest

Your Party: leaderless or just hopeless? – podcast

2025-11-30

The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia

2025-11-26

How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early

2025-02-04

Sam Kerr trial: officer did not mention impact of ‘stupid and white’ comments for 11 months, court hears

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