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Swinney to cut Scotland's NHS health boards from 14 to two

Change to the definition of regulated activity with children from 1 September 2026

Number of animals being beaten in Essex almost doubles in five years

We finally got rain

Man jailed for throwing drugs into Hull prison

Andy Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying unlike Starmer

Consultation launched on plans to ban mobile phones in schools

Perceived majority: how many Britons think the public shares their views (and how often are they wrong)?

Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief

UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says former Russian minister

Sex offender living in Blackburn jailed after deleting apps

Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP

NHS prostate screening limited to just 1,500 men

How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar

Penistone East ward by-election results announced

Cyclists injure record number of pedestrians.

I’m a British farmer, but now I grow trees instead of food

Angry shopper calls 999 after mistakenly buying alcohol-free gin and tonic

Nigel Farage is urged to pick a side after Reform infighting intensifies

Fewer than 1,800 free spaces for male prisons in England and Wales

Nearly 5000 jobs saved after nationalisation of West Midland buses | ITV News

Stourbridge wildfire victim says 'irreplaceable' belongings stolen from remains of family home

UK weather: Thunderstorms could bring risk of flash flooding

Vandalised Cornwall village giraffe statue leaves locals in mourning

Serco employee charged over sharing asylum seeker addresses

Sky News: Edinburgh venue accepts it discriminated against Jewish comedian Philip Simon when it cancelled show

Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictly

Emergency alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say

Delivery riders working for Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats live in shanty towns for the homeless where they don't even have access to running water

Revealed: The neo-fascist marketplace peddling hate speech and Hitler

Beloved London bus driver banned from blowing bubbles over 'safety concerns'

Wildfires in Britain hit record levels after homes burn in intense heat

Young people want better job prospects and housing

The tiny village of 350 people that’s voted to leave the UK

US investment trust owns one in 20 British care homes

Fourth ex-police officer arrested in Rotherham child abuse probe

Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 20g bigger than today's

UK premier presented with nuclear deterrent plan linked to EU single market return: Report

UK government confirms framework for adult social care fair pay agreement

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Hounslow Tory and Reform councillors under fire over 'climate hoax' social media posts

Serial sex offender Simon Levy guilty of double murder and rape

Man and woman arrested over £200,000 benefits scam during raids on London homes

'Meredith wouldn't find these topics of any comedy value'

Former neo-Nazi withdraws Conservative candidacy as Badenoch 'sad' to see him step down

Jason Arday: Cambridge investigates academic accused of plagiarism

Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies after 'short illness', aged 80

France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Royal Navy

Vampire-obsessed man detained after dumping animal corpses outside churches in New Forest | Hampshire

Mandelson-linked banker and oligarch's son-in-law behind Scots data centres

Surging UK stocks prompt flurry of trades on investment platforms

Badenoch security officer was knife-wielding fantasist