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I was jailed while pregnant during Post Office scandal. I'm still waiting for compensation

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:12
Seema Misra calls for accountability as a report by MPs raises concerns about ongoing delays.

I was jailed while pregnant during Post Office scandal. I'm still waiting for compensation

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:12
Seema Misra calls for accountability as a report by MPs raises concerns about ongoing delays.

AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:10
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:10
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

Romance conman posed as MI6 and BBC worker to scam women out of £50k

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 08:56
"Selfish and narcissistic" Rodney Ade Roberts is jailed for more than five years for scamming three women.

Boy charged over stabbing of teen girl at school

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 07:07
Armed police were sent to the scene and pictured as they entered classrooms.

Boy charged over stabbing of teenage girl at school

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 07:07
Armed police were sent to the scene and pictured as they entered classrooms.

Starmer and Martin to tackle cost-of-living and security at UK-Ireland summit

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:46
The second summit follows the announcement of new Irish investment of more than £900m into the UK.

Starmer and Martin to tackle cost-of-living and security at UK-Ireland summit

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:46
The second summit follows the announcement of new Irish investment of more than £900m into the UK.

Police raid barricaded homes in drug gangs crackdown

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:27
Police have carried out a month-long crackdown on so-called 'county lines' gangs - a model of drug dealing that targets local communities.

Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:15
Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.

Woman only found out she had terminal brain cancer after a suitcase fell on her head

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:10
Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.

Mayor to consider new charges for SUVs in London

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 06:09
The plan is part the mayor's strategy to stop death and serious injury on London's roads by 2041.

The Papers: 'Hidden hand of Putin' and 'This lying PM'

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 05:08
Putin accused of helping Iran and Tories say Starmer lied about Mandelson files - Friday's papers.

King expressed 'concern' over Alberta separatists, say First Nations chiefs

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 03:04
Indigenous leaders made Charles aware of the "threat" posed by the movement during a meeting in London, they say.

Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 02:00
Emma Soames rejected Nigel Farage's statement that the currency change was "wokery".

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 01:47
The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war

Fri, 03/13/2026 - 00:13
Flights are restricted due to the conflict leaving people stuck running up bills for rooms and food.

Starmer vows to help people struggling with the cost of living

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 21:48
Sir Keir Starmer says discussions with politicians focused on making money set aside to help with electricity costs available "as soon as possible".

UK asylum appeal backlog at record high of 80,000

Thu, 03/12/2026 - 20:36
Home Office statistics show more than 80,333 people were waiting for appeals to be heard at the end of 2025, up from 41,987 a year earlier.