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Heading to Germany or Switzerland? You'll soon be able to take the train

Tue, 10/06/2025 - 03:57
Eurostar has announced plans to launch direct services from London to Germany and Switzerland.

Paternity pay in UK is one of the lowest in the developed world, MPs say

Tue, 10/06/2025 - 02:58
The UK has one of the "worst statutory leave offers for fathers and other parents in the developed world", the chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee has warned.

Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station

Tue, 10/06/2025 - 02:21
Fifteen years after the Sizewell C nuclear power station was proposed, the government will announce a £14.2bn commitment to the Suffolk site.

Norma - grandmother who had millions of fans on TikTok - dies aged 91

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 23:54
A grandmother who found fame on TikTok for posting funny videos with her granddaughter has died aged 91.

Boy stabbed to death was 'funny, caring and hardworking', family say

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 21:45
A "funny, caring and hardworking" 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in north Manchester has been named as Ibrahima Seck.

The five considerable problems with the chancellor's U-turn on winter fuel payments

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 21:43
There are considerable problems with the winter fuel payment U-turn, but perhaps the political argument in favour outweighs them all?

Sly Stone, pioneer of early funk music, dies

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 20:55
Sly Stone, one of the pioneers of funk music, has died aged 82, his family have said.

NATO chief's speech was meant as a call to arms, but it was also a shameful admission for the alliance

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 20:11
For all the stark warnings and ominous predictions made by the head of NATO today, one key fact remained unmentioned.

How mother's boyfriend played 'significant' role in radicalising youngest UK girl to face terror charges

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 19:05
Rhianan Rudd, who took her own life at the age of 16, was the youngest girl in the UK to be charged with terrorist offences. 

Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's defamation claim against former co-star Blake Lively

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 19:03
A judge in the US has dismissed actor Justin Baldoni's $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively.

Elon Musk's father says his son and Donald Trump will patch things up after dramatic falling out

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 17:53
Elon Musk's father has said his son and Donald Trump's dramatic falling out was like "a man and a wife arguing", but they will patch things up soon.

Author of The Day Of The Jackal Frederick Forsyth has died

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 17:48
Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day Of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86 after a brief illness, his literary agents Curtis Brown said.

Plastic surgeon who attempted to murder former boss is jailed for life

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 17:17
A plastic surgeon has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years after stabbing his former boss and trying to set his house on fire.

Cutting agricultural budget could be 'catastrophic' for nature, farmers and charities warn

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 16:43
The National Trust and RSPB have joined forces with farmers to warn the government that cutting the agricultural budget could be "catastrophic" for nature and rural businesses.

Husband killed wife after tracking her to refuge, court told

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 15:49
A man who stabbed his wife to death as she pushed their baby in a pram attacked her after tracing her to a hostel where she went while trying to get away from him, prosecutors told a jury.

'A simple thing we can do for children': Dozens of MPs back campaign to revive playgrounds

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 14:40
More than 70 MPs are backing a campaign to revive England's playgrounds as pressure grows on the government to do more to tackle community decline to fight Reform UK.

Colombian presidential hopeful still in critical condition after shooting

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 14:14
A Colombian senator hoping to be the country's next president remains in a critical condition and has shown little response to treatment after he was shot on Saturday, the hospital treating him has said.

Half of SME housebuilders ‘to be bust by next election’, report to warn

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 13:26
Half of Britain’s 2,500 remaining smaller housebuilders could crash into insolvency by the end of this parliament as a consequence of the cost of industry regulations, a report will warn this week.

King greets 'amazing' D-Day veteran - and tells him 'keep drinking the whisky'

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 13:03
The King called a 101-year-old D-Day veteran "amazing" in his latest public appearance - and told him to "keep drinking the whisky".

Ed the escaped zebra recaptured after more than a week on the run

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 12:55
A runaway zebra that became an internet sensation has been safely recaptured, US officials have said.

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