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Brexit has some benefits, No 10 says on anniversary

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 14:55
But the PM wants to "make Brexit work better for the British people", Downing Street says.

Five-minute rule parking firm told to pay driver

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 14:46
Excel Parking "fined" a man for taking too long to pay, but a judge has said the firm must pay him.

Drill rapper Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:52
The rapper, whose real name is Rhys Herbert, was arrested near Lincoln in February 2024.

Natalie Cassidy to leave EastEnders after 32 years

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:29
The actress will leave the soap in February, more than three decades after her first appearance.

Is Bridget Jones' Darcy based on Keir Starmer?

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:11
Author Helen Fielding on bringing her heroine to a Gen Z audience, and whether Bridget's Darcy is based on the PM.

Britons need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 13:04
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.

Wine and spirits duty to rise but tax on a pint to fall

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 12:23
A trade body calls the rise in alcohol tax a "bitter blow", but there is better news for pub-goers.

Is Rachel Reeves abandoning the North?

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:54
The chancellor announces projects in England's south as infrastructure in the North East crumbles.

EuroMillions £83.4m jackpot goes unclaimed for a week

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:38
The National Lottery operator says it is "very unusual" for such a large prize to go unclaimed this long.

EuroMillions £83.4m jackpot goes unclaimed for a week

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:38
The National Lottery operator says it is "very unusual" for such a large prize to go unclaimed this long.

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:27
Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:27
Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.

Violence against women and girls growing, says watchdog

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 10:38
The government's spending watchdog finds the Home Office has "not led an effective response".

Five key impacts of Brexit five years on

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:41
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:36
Buyers say they’ve had mortgage offers withdrawn on flats with safety certificates issued by the man’s firm.

Suspended engineer accused of forging fire safety certificates for high-rise flats

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:36
Buyers say they’ve had mortgage offers withdrawn on flats with safety certificates issued by the man’s firm.

Brits need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:28
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.

NHS to offer 'groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:21
The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 01:11
She was known for hits such as 1964's As Tears Go By and films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle.

Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan

Fri, 01/31/2025 - 00:48
Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.