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Buying cocaine on a Friday night may inadvertently fund Russia's war in Ukraine, Britons warned
Britons buying cocaine on a Friday night could be inadvertently funding Russia's war in Ukraine.
Consumers must wait for energy bills to fall - as minister says 'there's no shortcut'
Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because 'there's no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.
South Africa's first G20 faces challenges over exclusion of its oldest communities
This is the first time the G20 summit is being hosted on African soil.
Households and business must wait for energy bills to fall, minister says
Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because there is "no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.
'Prolific and depraved' child rapist who sold abuse images jailed
A paedophile who had a "commercial interest in the sexual abuse of young teenage boys" and sold child abuse images to other sex offenders has been jailed for raping two 12-year-olds.
G20 still 'really important' despite Donald Trump's absence, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a "really important" forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the decision of Donald Trump to boycott the international summit in South Africa.
Fire disrupts last-minute efforts to strike global deal at COP30
The United Nations climate talks in Brazil were shut down on Thursday after a fire broke out on site - disrupting last-minute efforts to strike a global deal.
How is Britain's immigration system actually changing?
They've been billed as the "most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times" and the "biggest shake-up of the legal migration system" in nearly 50 years, but how are the UK's rules actually changing?
Ukraine and Europe cannot reject Trump's plan - they will play for time and hope he can still be persuaded to desert the Kremlin
"Terrible", "weird", "peculiar" and "baffling" - some of the adjectives being levelled by observers at the Donald Trump administration's peace plan for Ukraine.
Britain rattles its sabre at Russia's spy ship - but is it a hollow threat?
A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat.
Man who used metal detector in hunt for hidden gun during gang war jailed
A man who used a metal detector to try to find a hidden handgun has been jailed for more than six years.
COVID-19 report goes a long way to answering inquiry's critics
This scathing report goes a long way to answer the UK COVID-19 Inquiry's critics, who have consistently attacked it as a costly waste of time.
All four UK governments 'failed to appreciate' scale of COVID pandemic threat - inquiry finds
All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.
The Stone Roses bassist Mani dies aged 63
The Stone Roses bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield has died at the age of 63, his family has said.
Housebuilding faltering as developers call on to address rising costs
Housing Secretary Steve Reed wants Britain to "build, baby, build" towards the government's flagship 1.5 million homes target by the next election. But housebuilding in England has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, with the number of homes built falling by 6% to 208,600 in the year to March 2025.
BBC Children in Need chief resigns after seriously injuring cyclist in crash
The chair of BBC Children in Need has resigned within a month of his appointment after being convicted of causing serious injury through careless driving.
Fresh weather warnings issued as parts of UK threatened with blizzard conditions
Fresh yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued for many areas of the UK, as some areas are threatened with blizzard conditions on Thursday.
These changes are gigantic - but they will be controversial
While the headline is an extension from five to ten years, the detail paints a far tighter picture.
Man who left 'graffiti art' package outside US embassy cleared of bomb hoax charge
A man who said he left a bag of wires and an iPad outside the American embassy in London as an "art installation" has been cleared of making a hoax bomb threat.
Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland find out World Cup play-off opponents
Northern Ireland have been drawn to play Italy in the semi-finals of the World Cup play-offs, while Wales face Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Ireland take on the Czech Republic.
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