65 h. ago DAN CARDEN: Why I will not stand by and watch my party break a solemn pledge to the British people

DAN CARDEN: It is the time of promises and resolutions for the new year ahead. For all of us, it is a time to hope that no matter how 2025 turned out, the next 12 months will be different.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Playing in a war zone isn’t for most people’: the British band braving drone strikes and pneumonia to tour Ukraine

How did an Aussie, a Texan, an Irishman and three Cumbrians find themselves on the road on the Ukrainian frontline? For classic rock collective Hardwicke Circus, it was a no-brainer: ‘We thought they’d like to hear some rock’n’roll’ It is late October and, 10 kilometres from the frontline in Donetsk, east Ukraine, the inhabitants of a reconditioned ambulance are completely lost. While opening your phone and logging on to a maps app might appear the obvious solution, this would be extremely unwise here: Russian drones are overhead and hunting for any signals.Inside the van are a motley crew: an 81-year-old Irish music industry veteran; a 72-year-old Texas rocker; an Australian keyboardist; a Ukrainian saxophonist; and three twenty-something musicians from Carlisle, Cumbria. Their destination is a military base where they are to perform for Ukrainian troops. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded “shameful” by the Home Office have revealed.The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 – the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022. Continue reading...

Society

5 d. ago Moment two thugs brawl in busy shopping centre in front of little girl whose family stand and watch

THIS is the moment a brutal punch up breaks out in front of a little girl in a busy UK shopping centre on New Year's Eve. The brawl erupted in the Trafford Centre in Manchester as families watched on in horror. Two men can be seen in footage of the vicious fight throwing punches at...

Economics

5 d. ago Train crash near Machu Picchu in Peru kills driver and leaves dozens of tourists injured

Two trains crashed into each other on a route bringing tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru, killing driver Roberto Cárdenas and injuring more than 40 people, with British tourists among passengers on board

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6 d. ago BREAKING: Anthony Joshua 'in pain' as health update emerges after car crash that killed two friends

Anthony Joshua has spoken out after he suffered injuries in a fatal car accident in Nigeria that killed two people, with the British boxing star having been taken to hospital following the crash

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6 d. ago Anthony Joshua 'in pain' as health update emerges after car crash that killed two friends

Anthony Joshua has spoken out after he suffered injuries in a fatal car accident in Nigeria that killed two people, with the British boxing star having been taken to hospital following the crash

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7 d. ago 'Extremist' is still welcome in the UK, says Starmer despite fury over Egyptian dissident's anti

No 10 defended Keir Starmer's handling of the case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, amid calls for him to be stripped of his British citizenship over vile outbursts about Jews, the police and white people.

Politics

7 d. ago Everything we know about Anthony Joshua's car crash with two dead from same vehicle

Boxing star Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal road traffic collision in Nigeria on Monday which left two people in the vehicle dead, while the British fighter escaped with minor injuries

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8 d. ago Anthony Joshua crash police give major update on when vehicle 'lost control'

Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal car accident in Nigeria that has killed two people with officials issuing a big update, while the British boxer escaped with minor injuries

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8 d. ago Anthony Joshua injured in car crash in Nigeria that killed two people

British former boxing champion sustained minor injuriesTwo people killed in collision, say police in Ogun StateThe British former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car accident in Nigeria’s Ogun State that killed two people, local police said on Monday.Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when his vehicle collided with another car, Ogun State Police Command said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Anthony Joshua car crash LIVE: Updates as boxer pulled from wreckage of fatal smash

Anthony Joshua has reportedly been involved in a car crash in Makun, Nigeria which has seen two people reportedly die on the spot, but the British boxer has escaped with minor injuries

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9 d. ago Inside Emma Raducanu's inner circle, stalker incident and coaching carousel

Emma Raducanu has had a tumultuous 2025, but the British star has been able to count on a handful of people in her life and will head into 2026 with a firm coach

Politics

2 w. ago British people drinking less alcohol than at any time on record with a pub closing each day of 2025

People in the UK are drinking more than a quarter less than a peak two decades ago

Politics

2 w. ago British people drinking less alcohol than any time on record with a pub closing each day of 2025

People in the UK are drinking more than a quarter less than a peak two decades ago

Politics

2 w. ago Major warning over 'demonisation of migrants' including harm to British people

Mary-Ann Stephenson, chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, warned the language around migration harms not only migrants but also ethnic minority British people

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2 w. ago British mum says people 'don't deserve kids' if they can't afford Christmas presents

Shannan Robertson, 24, claimed people "shouldn't have children" if they can't afford to buy them Christmas presents. According to her, there is no excuse for little ones to go without

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2 w. ago People line streets to mourn British soldier killed in Ukraine

Members of the public, the armed forces and the police paid their respects as the body of Lance Corporal George Hooley was returned to the UK.

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2 w. ago Watch Bruno Fernandes tell Lammens where to stand for Bournemouth free kick – seconds before it flies into Man Utd net

THIS is the moment Bruno Fernandes tells Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens where to stand for Bournemouth's free kick - before Marcus Tavernier converts the set-piece anyway. United drew 4-4 with the Cherries at Old Trafford on Monday night in a frustrating result after taking the lead three times. It was a crazy contest that...

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach terror attack – all we know as hero who tackled gunman speaks out

The attack resulted in 15 fatalities, including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi, and left 42 people injured, with 24 people still receiving hospital care

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