2 h. ago 'Arrogant' instructor who guided four people over flooded weir to their deaths in Britain's worst

Nerys Lloyd, 39, organised the weekend paddleboard outing on the Cleddau River in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, which ended in tragedy in October 2021.

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5 h. ago Brits given urgent savings warning by HMRC – and told to act within six months

The Association of Taxation Technicians has warned HMRC 's guidance to savers on paying tax on their savings is not clear enough after a record number of people were charged

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62 h. ago Gatwick named worst British airport for delays second year in a row, with flights leaving 23 minutes late on average

Gatwick has retained its unwanted title as the country's worst airport for delays - with departures last year running on average 23 minutes late.

Transport

4 d. ago 'I'm haunted by faces of people we abandoned in icy sea after their boat was blown apart'

Royal Marines veteran Alan Jukes, 101 shared his wartime memories of the worst day of his life - having to leave his fellow British seaman to perish during the Atlantic convoys

Politics

6 d. ago Easter getaway travel warning issued as major London stations face rail chaos and 19 million to hit roads

More than 300 rail projects being carried out across Britain - with Euston and Victoria among worst affected

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6 d. ago UK's rarest wildlife being 'torched alive' and pushed to brink of extinction by wildfires

As wildfires rage across the UK, rare wildlife species, including golden plovers and water voles, are bieng "torched alive" as habitats burn, and experts warn it's Britain's worst year yet

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7 d. ago DWP to overhaul major benefit leaving millions of Brits worse off

The DWP is to overhaul how it checks breaches of Carer's Allowance rules - but claimants have been warned the scandal "is not over", despite the DWP moving to clean up Carer's Allowance

Politics

8 d. ago Britain's biggest family The Radford's face 'absolute worst' start to their US holiday as daughter's given crushing news at the gate

Sue and Noel Radford , from Morecambe, Lancashire, had booked for their large brood to go abroad to America, flying out together on Sunday from Gatwick Airport. But it didn't go to plan.

Politics

9 d. ago Global turmoil makes Britain’s productivity predicament even worse

The situation is dire and only active policymaking is going to make a difference

Politics

1 week ago Brits warned of looming pain as UK now among WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after he shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions for iPhones

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

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1 week ago Britain is now among the WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after president shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions to dodge iPhone price hikes

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

Politics

1 week ago BBC had unofficial league table of best and worst British accents, says top correspondent

BBC believed some accents ‘drove people nuts up and down the country’, says Kate Adie

Politics

1 week ago In the face of Trump’s mayhem, Europe is the direction to which the UK must turn – and Keir Starmer knows it | Tom Baldwin

The PM will not antagonise the unpredictable president, but it is clear to No 10 that Trump is the problem and the solution lies elsewhereTom Baldwin is the author of Keir Starmer: The BiographyKeir Starmer was back at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to watch Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Real Madrid, a result that far exceeded expectations of his team’s chances in Europe. And, over the next few days, I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries to snatch a short Easter break in the warmth and sunshine of that same continent.Football and family holidays offer him some much needed relief from the grim reality of a faltering economy, towering public debt and terrifying global insecurity, which are all being made worse on a daily – sometimes hourly – basis by Britain’s closest ally of the previous 80 years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet: One in four Brits would dump partner if dress sense changed for the worse

One in four Brits would dump their partner if their dress sense changed for the worse.

Culture

2 w. ago Man suffered one of worst deaths ever after getting stuck in British cave

It's a scenario worthy of a nightmare. Trapped in a 'corkscrew' shaft deep underground and with no hope of escape. At around 4pm on March 22, 1959, this is what happened to student Neil MOss.

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2 w. ago Artist of ‘truly the worst’ Trump portrait says her career is threatened

British-born painter Sarah A Boardman disputes US president’s claim that she ‘purposefully distorted’ his imageThe British artist called “truly the worst” by the US president, Donald Trump, after he derided a portrait she created of him, has said the criticism called her “integrity into question” and is threatening her career.The British-born artist Sarah A Boardman painted Trump’s official portrait for the Colorado state capitol building in Denver, where it hung for six years from 2019. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago UK wealth managers say American clients are moving money to Britain

Response to Donald Trump’s second term has been greater, according to executives

Economics

2 w. ago The cover up that kept Britain's worst nuclear disaster secret despite fears it could have been as bad as Chernobyl

It was Britain's worst nuclear disaster, but it is likely you have never heard of it. Unlike Chernobyl in Ukraine, Windscale in Cumbria is not vivid in the public imagination.

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2 w. ago The horrifying new trend that is 'worse than drinking driving': How young Brits are dying in 'hippy crack' car crashes

Experts have warned of a 'concerning' trend of teens inhaling nitrous oxide - or 'hippy crack' - before getting behind the wheel, with the reckless act leading to multiple deaths in recent years.

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2 w. ago Global trade war intensifies and shares tumble as China hits back at Trump tariffs

FTSE 100 suffers worst losses since Covid-19 as Starmer weighs British response to fees on imports

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