80 m. ago Bank holiday dates 2026 confirmed for UK but branded 'ludicrous'

Dates for people living in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have all been published with between eight and 10 days off depending where you live

Economics

2 h. ago Police officer loses his job over violent attack on partner a decade ago

Dean Nocivelli's ex partner said she came round with blood running into the bath and her face felt ‘like it was broken’.

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7 h. ago Former Orlando police officer shot, killed in family dispute, OPD says

Former Orlando police officer shot, killed in family dispute, OPD says  WESH

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9 h. ago Police officers in hospital after New Year's Day violence at Manchester Airport

A man in his 20s has been arrested

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12 h. ago Football coach had vile images of children and searched for pics of kids 'on leashes'

Ciaran Bright, 30 had searched for images of 'young gymnast' and 'girl cheerleaders' - police officers found a series of indecent images when they raided his Cardiff home

Sport

13 h. ago London on snow warning as Arctic blast and blizzards are set to grip entire UK for a WEEK: Drivers crash on icy roads as temperatures plunge to

Yellow warnings for snow and ice were activated this morning for London, southern England, the Midlands and North West as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.

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15 h. ago Police officer run over while setting up cordon for West London horror crash

Police officer run over while setting up cordon for West London horror crash  My London

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16 h. ago London on snow warning as Arctic blast set to grip entire UK for a WEEK with

Yellow warnings for snow and ice were activated this morning for London, southern England, the Midlands and North West as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.

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16 h. ago Ben Stokes wants McCullum to stay as England coach despite Ashes loss

Captain says they are ‘right people to carry on doing this ’Stokes believes the pair can push team to greater heightsBen Stokes has said he has no doubt he wants Brendon McCullum alongside him as the England head coach, but accepted the Ashes defeat means the pair must sit down before the summer and work out how they can upgrade the team.Senior figures at the England and Wales Cricket Board are wary of making sweeping changes and with Stokes seemingly safe, McCullum’s fate as head coach probably rests on his endorsement. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Snow hits Britain as Arctic freeze sends temperatures plummeting to

Yellow warnings for snow and ice were activated this morning for London, southern England, the Midlands and North West as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.

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19 h. ago Snow hits London as Arctic freeze sends temperatures plummeting to

Yellow warnings for snow and ice were activated this morning for London, southern England, the Midlands and North West as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.

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31 h. ago Viral shopping centre video showing fist fight 'in England' may actually have happened in Wales

The viral video was shared on social media and was even the subject of news stories - but there was one major error

Economics

37 h. ago UK faces 'blizzard conditions' with 15 inches of snow as Met Office upgrades warning

Met Office issues amber weather warnings for Highlands and north-east Scotland with up to 40cm of snow forecast. Yellow warnings remain in place for England, Wales and Northern Ireland with travel disruption expected

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38 h. ago Everything you need to know about tragic Boxing Day house fire as husband breaks silence

A police officer who lost his wife and two children in a house fire on Boxing Day has paid tribute to them as "three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence".

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41 h. ago Police officer father who lost his wife and two children in Boxing Day house fire pays heartbreaking tribute to 'three of the greatest humans'

Tom Shearman, who lost his wife and two children in a house fire in Brimscombe on Boxing Day, has paid tribute to his family as 'three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence'.

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41 h. ago 'Greatest humans': Police officer pays heartbreaking tribute to family killed in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman vowed to continue the legacy left by his wife and their two children who died in the Boxing Day fire at their Gloucestershire home

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41 h. ago Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on

From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the officeZohran Mamdani was sworn into office as New York’s 111th mayor at the stroke of midnight, the first Muslim mayor as well as the first to take office as a Democrat bearing the credentials of a democratic socialist.The 34-year-old was sworn in by Letitia James, the state attorney general, in a disused subway station beneath city hall that acts as turnaround for the local 5 train, to be followed by a first-of-its-kind public block party along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes”. Continue reading...

Politics

41 h. ago Father's 'anguish and trauma' after wife and children die in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman, a Gloucestershire Police officer, has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his wife and two young children who died in a house fire

Events

42 h. ago Police officer pays tribute to wife and children killed in Boxing Day house fire

Tom Shearman remembered his family as ‘three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence’

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42 h. ago Energy bills to rise again for millions TODAY as snow forecast – four ways to get help including £200 free cash

MILLIONS of households’ energy bills are to rise today, just as a swathe of cold health alerts have been issued for large areas of the UK. The 0.2% increase to Ofgem’s energy price cap will equate to a rise of about 28p a month for the average household in England, Wales and Scotland remaining on...

Economics