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Five Palestine Action prisoners taken to hospital as hunger strike continues

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 20:45
Five Palestine Action prisoners awaiting trial have been taken to hospital as a result of hunger strikes, lawyers representing them told the justice secretary in a letter shared with Sky News.

She missed the ceremony, but Peace Prize winner is heading to Oslo

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 20:28
The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado didn't make it to Oslo in time to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person, in an extraordinary day shrouded in uncertainty over her whereabouts.

Peaky Blinders dress sense lands Afghan youths in trouble with the Taliban

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 20:09
Four Afghan youths who dressed up as the Peaky Blinders have been cautioned by the Taliban.

US forces seize oil tanker off coast of Venezuela - reports

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 19:36
US forces have intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, according to reports.

Keir Starmer plots end of the peer show for the Tories

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 19:14
It's often claimed that in the House of Lords "all human life is there".

Critical report raises pressure on NHS maternity services and will worry expectant mothers

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 19:10
The CQC report should make worrying reading for NHS leaders. 

Live music venues warn Starmer of 'devastating consequences' of tax changes

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 18:02
Tax changes announced in the budget could have "devastating, unintended consequences" on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned.

'Exceptional' British soldier killed in Ukraine accident pictured

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 17:52
The Ministry of Defence have shared a picture of the British soldier who was killed in a "tragic accident" in Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to give Donald Trump a revised plan for peace with Russia.

Sharron Davies and ex-chief of staff to Rachel Reeves among those to receive peerages

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 17:37
The boss of a supermarket chain, a former head of communications for No 10 and an Olympic swimmer turned women's rights activist are among those to have received a peerage.

Worst social media app for child abuse offences revealed

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 17:03
Snapchat is the most commonly-used social media platform in reported child exploitation and abuse offences, according to new police figures.

Attacks on men in major UK city park 'could be homophobic', police say

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:45
Police in Bristol are investigating a series of late-night attacks on men that they said "may be homophobic in nature".

Ministers 'falling short' with plan to halve homelessness, charities warn

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:28
Homelessness charities have warned that ministers are "falling short of what is desperately needed to end Britain's homelessness crisis".

The government doesn't know how many people are overstaying their visas - here's why

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:13
The government can't say with accuracy how many visa overstayers there are in Britain - no data has been collated for five-and-a-half years.

Starmer belatedly defends Sadiq Khan - and calls out Trump comments

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 15:31
Downing Street has belatedly hit back at comments made by Donald Trump about the Mayor of London, saying the remarks were "wrong".

Fed signals rate cut pause as central bank prepares for Trump showdown

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:59
The US central bank has signalled a pause in interest rates cuts demanded by the president as it grapples pressures from both elevated inflation and a weak jobs market.

Fintech unicorn Zilch lands payments licence from City watchdog

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:57
One of Britain’s most prominent fintech unicorns has secured a payments services licence from UK regulators as it hunts for acquisition targets ahead of an eventual move to list its shares publicly.

The Australian teenagers who claim they can outsmart social media ban

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:55
Some Australian kids are already outsmarting the government and the tech companies.

Double building collapse in Morocco leaves 22 dead

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:53
At least 22 people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a double building collapse in Morocco.

Boy tells trial of ex-first minister's brother-in-law he 'can't remember' police interview

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:28
A child who reportedly saw a man "shaking" after being ordered to pay an alleged drug debt to Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law claimed he "could not remember" speaking to police, a court has heard.

'They know Britain is a soft country': The visa overstayers living under the radar

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 14:14
Ramesh lives in fear every day. A police siren is enough to alarm him.

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