UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister
Hamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc The government minister in charge of post-Brexit negotiations with Europe has said he wants a “deeper” relationship…
UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms
Temperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber or…
Ferrari worth £3.7million among supercars seized in London weekend crackdown
Cars taken included a Ferrari Monza SP2, which had only been in the UK for a day Police have seized millions of pounds worth of supercars in a central London…
Burnham vows to tackle ‘rip-off’ subscriptions in cost-of-living crackdown
The PM will accelerate plans to force companies to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and provide more information about costs up-front rather than quietly auto-renewing them at a higher…
Met Office issues rare extreme heat warning update as temperatures set to hit 36C
Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer Temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week, potentially impacting railway lines and power networks as…
Bungalow destroyed in explosion captured on camera
CloseA suspected gas explosion that destroyed a bungalow and left a man injured has been caught on camera. It happened on Cobb Hall Road, Newton Longville, near Milton Keynes on…
Woman’s death after ‘downplayed’ fall to change future NHS 111 calls
Christine Clegg, 79, died after an unwitnessed fall in June 2025 A coroner investigating the death of a woman following a “downplayed” fall has called for changes to be made…
Hastings Direct’s failures forced my family out of our home
Eight months after reporting a leak to our home insurer, Hastings Direct, my husband and I and our two-year-old are still effectively homeless. Last winter, we discovered that an unnoticed…
‘Roll on 2027’ as Fleadh 2026 comes to an end
The first All Ireland Fleadh in Belfast ended in the early hours of Monday morning with organisers saying they were overwhelmed by the positive response they received from all communities.…
Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m giant pipeline to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’
Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport energy from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted Harry Potter fans forced a £430m energy project to divert plans…