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Beth Mead has challenged England to use pressure as fuel when they kick off their European title defence against France.

The King has recorded a personal message for Antarctic researchers as the southern hemisphere marks the shortest day of the year.

Politicians have condemned an attack on the Islamic Centre in Belfast while people were praying on Friday evening.

Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two adversaries.

Water is being pumped from Mike Lynch’s superyacht as it was seen upright on the surface for the first time since it sank off the coast of Sicily.

A new weight loss medication, which can be offered by injection or tablet, can help patients lose a significant amount weight, studies suggest.

Two-thirds (66%) of people are planning a holiday abroad this year, a report has found.

Nearly 600 people in England and Wales are predicted to die as a result of this week’s heatwave, researchers have found.

Assisted dying is a step closer to being made legal in England and Wales after the proposed legislation cleared the House of Commons in a historic vote.

Pro-Palestinian activists have broken into an RAF base and sprayed two military planes with red paint.

R and B singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub.

Consumer confidence improved marginally in June despite the “dark shadow” of inflation and turmoil in the Middle East, figures show.

New measures are being introduced to tackle sexual offences against women and girls at concerts in London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Two maternity services at NHS hospitals in Leeds have seen specific areas of care downgraded by the healthcare regulator for the first time since its founding.

Scientists are to examine whether drugs that are already in use could be repurposed to treat the symptoms of both Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s in a new collaboration which aims to discover novel treatments at pace.

Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a Government whip over proposed cuts to disability benefits.

Four MPs have confirmed they are switching their vote on the assisted dying Bill from yes to no, branding it “drastically weakened”.

A Chinese PhD student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.

They remain at 4.25 per cent

An amber heat-health alert has been issued for all regions in England as the UK could record a new high for the warmest day of the year on Thursday.

Some adults with learning disabilities could be raising their risk of financial harm due to struggles to access banking services, a report has warned.

The Monetary Policy Committee meets on Thursday

Air pollution negatively affects almost every organ in the body and around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked to toxic air in 2025, according to a new report from leading doctors.

David Lammy will meet with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio

They have released financial details for the quarter to May 29th

Around one in every 20 homes for sale in Britain is now priced at £1 million-plus, according to a property website.

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee to discuss the security situation in the Middle East.

A person has died in Yorkshire from rabies after becoming infected while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

A minister has pledged to “sort out” the “appalling mess” of HS2 and confirmed the railway’s opening will be further delayed.

The families of British diplomatic staff in Israel have been “temporarily withdrawn” as Tel Aviv and Tehran continue to exchange fire.

A member of rap group Kneecap faces criminal charges for supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation and not his support for the people of Palestine, a court heard.

A disgraced ex-chief constable had a “detrimental” impact on the investigation into the death of Harry Dunn

Liverpool to begin their title defence against Bournemouth

The number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK has “decelerated” due to a “significant slowdown” in international recruitment, according to a new review.

US tariffs and higher costs for firms mean the UK economy is set to grow at a slower rate than previously predicted, according to new forecasts.

That's according to the Office for National Statistics

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That's according to the National Electricity System Operator

MPs have voted in favour of measures to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancies.

More than 1,300 jobs are at risk at Poundland after the retailer announced plans to shut 68 shops and two of its UK warehouses following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers.

Temperatures could hit 33C this weekend as parts of the UK bask in a heatwave.

TV star Kim Woodburn, who rose to fame presenting How Clean Is Your House?, has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her manager said.

Police fired tear gas at a group of migrants as they waited on sand dunes in France for a small boat which might ferry them to the UK.

A woman has died after being found with stab wounds inside a house where a gas explosion took place.

G7 leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East before Donald Trump left the global summit early as conflict intensifies between Israel and Iran.

A new study aims to show how genetic testing could help personalise treatments by boosting medication response and reducing harmful side effects.

NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout caused by the “relentless pressure” of calls, according to new research.

A £500 million five-year deal has been struck between Network Rail and British Steel to help save the Scunthorpe steelworks, the Government has announced.

The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is “done”, US President Donald Trump said as he met with Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit.

The lack of data showing the ethnicity and nationality of sex offenders in grooming gangs is “a major failing over the last decade or more”, a new report has found.

A 22-year-old nursery worker abused 21 babies, kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder during a harrowing campaign of abuse.

Britons are set to bask in a heatwave this weekend, with some places hotter than parts of southern Europe.

Suspended Tory MP Patrick Spencer has denied two counts of sexual assault allegedly carried out at central London’s Groucho club.

A new documentary into the Grenfell fire setting out the failings which led to the fatal blaze must mark a “turning point” in the fight for justice, a grieving father featured in it has said.

A sheriff has noted former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg’s “complete compliance” with a community payback order, as he said no further review would take place.

The first ever female head of MI6 has been announced by Sir Keir Starmer to lead Britain’s secret service in the face of an “unprecedented scale” of threats faced by the UK.

G7 allies will discuss the prospect of more sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin continues to resist calls for an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Tax increases and the rise in the minimum wage have cost each UK pub about £14,000 on average, according to the latest figures.

Vapes and solar panels have driven a 75% surge in electrical device sales over the last five years, according to an e-waste recycling body.

The greater Glasgow region needs a directly-elected mayor and a devolution deal to avoid falling behind other large UK cities, a think tank has recommended.

More than 17,000 ScotRail trains were cancelled in the last year, a freedom of information request has found.

Ministers are to unveil their plan to overhaul infrastructure over the next decade as Rachel Reeves said the country’s schools and hospitals have been “left to crumble”.

Sir Keir Starmer is holding talks on trade and security with Mark Carney on the first visit by a UK leader to Canada in eight years, ahead of a major international summit.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of a U-turn after committing to a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

The King wore a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash as the Trooping the Colour ceremony staged in his honour began.

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme and armed forces.

Grenfell bereaved and survivors are to gather for what is likely to be the final anniversary in the shadow of the tower as it stands, ahead of work to begin its demolition.

More than one in 10 parents said their children have asked to miss school because of concerns about school toilets, a survey has suggested.

TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has said she is “incredibly grateful” to have been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Former England captain David Beckham said he is “immensely proud” to have been given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Those receiving Knighthoods and Damehoods in the King's Birthday Honours list 2025.

MPs said health professionals would not be allowed to raise the subject of assisted dying with child patients and advertising for such a service would be banned.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh told DD News “I still can’t believe how I survived” as he spoke from his hospital bed on Friday.

Parents whose sons are losing the ability to walk have described the “nightmare” battle they face with the NHS to access a free drug.

The Prince of Wales has highlighted the “devastating” poaching crisis threatening the survival of “awe-inspiring” rhinos.

100,000 street-side electric vehicle (EVs) charging points will be installed across England as a result of £381 million funding, ministers have said.

Blood cancer patients in England will be among the first in the world to have access to a new “Trojan horse” treatment, health officials have announced.

The availability of candidates for jobs has increased at the biggest rate for more than four years, according to recruiters.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is set to call for an end to the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and the ban on new licences.

Thomas Frank has been confirmed as Tottenham’s new head coach on a three-year deal.

One British passenger has survived a crash involving a Gatwick Airport-bound plane which crashed in a fireball shortly after take-off in India, it has been reported.

There appear to be no survivors from a Gatwick Airport-bound plane carrying 53 British nationals which crashed shortly after take-off in India, a police commissioner has said.

Three teenagers have been charged following disorder in Ballymena.

A total of 53 British nationals were on board a Gatwick airport-bound plane that appeared to explode when it crashed shortly after take-off, Air India has said.

A plane bound for Gatwick airport has crashed shortly after take off in India with hundreds of people on board.

Thunderstorms are set to hit the UK over the next three days, but forecasters say the country could also see its hottest day of the year.

Property professionals’ expectations for future sales are becoming more upbeat, although the housing market remains subdued, according to surveyors.

The UK economy saw the biggest monthly contraction for a year-and-a-half in April in a setback to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The Rate of women being hired into UK leadership roles has fallen for the third year in a row, with increasing barriers to top jobs as they advance through their careers

Shoppers are being urged to consider what protections they have when making payments, with the rise in “pay by bank” as an option.

The Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, his family said.

Rachel Reeves said “we are renewing Britain” as she set out how she plans to spend hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money.

Rachel Reeves will unveil her spending review on Wednesday, arguing that her priorities are “the priorities of working people”.

The Government is being urged to create child-friendly playful neighbourhoods and disrupt the “addictive grip” of smartphones on children’s lives.

Heathrow airport has called for “an honest conversation” about expansion after another record month for passenger numbers.

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are among the people recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours, according to reports.

England were booed off after a surprise 3-1 friendly defeat to Senegal at the City Ground.

Firms will be “pushed to the brink” unless the Government takes action to cut energy costs, a senior union leader is warning.

Police came under attack as violent disorder erupted for a second night in a row in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

Rachel Reeves will vow to “invest in Britain’s renewal” as she reveals her spending plans for the coming years.

Rental prices have slowed to their lowest annual increase since the market was dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from a property website.

Nine people have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, with the suspected perpetrator also dead, authorities said.

Fifteen police officers have been injured during scenes of serious disorder on the streets of Ballymena.

Eight people have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, with the suspected perpetrator also dead, the city’s mayor said.

Several people have been killed at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said.

Activist Greta Thunberg is being deported from Israel after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military.

Marks and Spencer has reopened its website to customers after it was forced to halt internet orders in April following a damaging cyber attack.

Britain jobless rate surged to its highest level for nearly four years and pay growth for UK workers eased by more than expected as employers faced surging staff costs, official figures have shown.

Craig Bellamy emerged defiant from Wales’s heartbreaking World Cup qualifying defeat in Belgium while Scotland bounced back from their weekend loss to Iceland.

Eurostar has unveiled plans to launch direct services connecting the UK with Germany and Switzerland.

A group of Thames Water lenders have put forward plans for a multibillion-pound rescue deal of the troubled supplier that would see them pump in new cash but ask for leniency in how it is regulated.

Rachel Reeves has signed off on £14.2 billion of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant as part of the spending review.

Nigel Farage has said he has forgiven Zia Yusuf for his decision to quit as Reform UK chairman, but admitted the party was “plunged” into a “difficult place” by the incident.

The families of the Nottingham attack victims are set to meet with the Health Secretary following claims that an NHS trust has “stonewalled” their questions about staff who treated killer Valdo Calocane.

Two men charged with murdering a 16-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and three counts of attempted murder have appeared in court.

The Home Office remains locked in negotiations with the Treasury over its budget with time running out before the spending review.

Some nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the winter fuel payment this winter, the Chancellor has announced.

Union membership in councils run by Reform has increased since the party took control of local authorities after the May elections, new figures reveal.

Mark Rutte will say a “quantum leap” in collective security is needed as the Nato chief meets Sir Keir Starmer amid calls for Britain to raise defence spending levels to 5% of economic output.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the UK screen sector raises “significant legal, ethical, and practical challenges”

The Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester for the first time in the history of the ceremony, it has been announced.

The NHS needs one million regular blood donors to maintain its blood supply, officials have said.

The Prince of Wales called on world leaders to “think big” to save the ocean, as he gave a speech in Monaco after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron.

Israel’s defence minister has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said employers should be able to decide if their staff can wear burkas in the workplace.

Weight-loss jabs may have to be used for many years if the long-term benefits to patients and the NHS are to be realised, experts have said.

A council has been trying to find a teacher for a remote island primary school for more than six years, figures have suggested.

Sir David Attenborough has told the Prince of Wales he hopes his new film Ocean will galvanise society into action “before we destroy this great treasure”.

A senior union leader is to launch an attack against the “chancers and bankers” of Reform and say that the party is no friend of workers.

Research into drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries will receive new funding as part of an £86 billion package for science and technology set to be announced in next week’s spending review.

The Home Office plans to spend about £2.2 billion of foreign aid to support asylum seekers this financial year, according to new figures.

Thunderstorm warning issued as parts of England and Wales face weekend deluge

The NHS is expected to receive a funding boost of up to £30 billion in the spending review next week at the expense of other public services.

More than 1,200 Scots have applied for payments from a compensation scheme set up to help members of the military impacted by a ban on LGBT personnel serving in the forces.

Holidaymakers have been warned of the potential for strike action at Glasgow Airport over the summer as more than 800 workers from five companies are involved in pay disputes.

Well ‘Lord’s Prayer better recognised than national anthem, Churchill or Shakespeare’

Rayner faces Labour backbench call to ‘smash’ existing housebuilding model

David Lammy will seek to deepen UK-India economic ties as he visits New Delhi this weekend, saying Britain’s recently agreed trade deal with the country is “just the start of our ambitions”.

The body of a man has been discovered in the search for teenager Cole Cooper who vanished more than four weeks ago.

Tottenham sack Ange Postecoglou weeks after Europa League success

A BBC Bargain Hunt art expert who failed to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing militant group Hezbollah has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives are still the main opposition to Labour despite her party slumping to fourth in a Holyrood by-election this week.

A huge demonstration will be held on Saturday to “send a message” to the Government over spending cuts and welfare reform.

Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR, as she launches exit probe

Hundreds of thousands fewer patients will face long A and E waits, the Government has pledged, as it also set out plans to try and end “corridor care”.

The SNP were second with Reform UK in third

Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

The chairman of Reform UK has quit, saying working to get the party elected was no longer “a good use of my time”.

Two teenagers have been sentenced for killing an 80-year-old dog walker who was racially abused, punched, kicked, and slapped in the face with a shoe while on his knees in a brutal park attack.

A brother and sister who were reunited with their primary school photo after it ended up in a charity shop more than 300 miles away said their story shows “the power of social media”.

Ministers are being urged to fulfil their “ethical and moral obligation” to provide pensions for police dogs when the animals retire.

The winner of an annual cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire has donated her prize to a food charity in London.

Rangers have confirmed the appointment of Russell Martin as the club’s new head coach.

The number of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) “probably isn’t increasing that much”, researchers have suggested, despite a “marked uptick” in people seeking assessment for the condition.

An Edinburgh arthouse cinema is set to reopen its doors later this month after a three-year campaign involving A-list stars saw it pulled “back fae the brink” of closure.

Britain must address soaring energy tariffs as firms struggle under the weight of crippling power bills on top of tax and wage hikes costing them an extra £24 billion a year, the boss of the CBI is set to warn.

Voting opens at 7am

A man allegedly murdered a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a “brutal string of attacks” that were indiscriminate, a court has heard.

Singer Beyonce is to bring her Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six performances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

WH Smith has said it remains track to complete the sale of its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital at the end of the month.

In Scotland's latest by-election, it's SNP vs Labour vs Reform UK

Rachel Reeves acknowledged she had been forced to reject calls for funding for “good” projects as she refused to loosen the rules governing her stewardship of the public finances.

More pensioners will receive the winter fuel allowance this winter – but payments will not be universal, the Government has said.

Searches for Madeleine McCann are to resume in Portugal, near where the little girl was last seen in 2007.

Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands.

Top universities have pledged more support for care leavers – including contextual admissions and bursaries – to get more disadvantaged young people into higher education.

Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Prison officers will be told to wear body armour in high-security prisons, the Government has announced, days after a staff member was seriously injured in a stabbing.

Search teams have been seen draining a well and clearing areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings as the latest search for Madeleine McCann continues in Portugal.

Former glamour model Jodie Marsh can keep lemurs at her Essex animal sanctuary, a judge has ruled.

The water sector is beset with “deep-rooted, systemic” failures, and needs fundamental reform of laws, regulation and infrastructure, a review has warned.

Thames Water said US private equity giant KKR has pulled out of plans to invest in the utility and it is now progressing talks with senior creditors for an alternative to stabilise its finances.

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over illegal so-called ghost number plates.

New searches by German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are expected to begin in Portugal on Tuesday.

Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set to meet US officials on Tuesday as the UK aims to set a timeline for its exemption from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Ryan Mason has left Tottenham to take over as West Brom head coach on a three-year deal.

The public has “every right to be angry” about small boats crossing the English Channel, Sir Keir Starmer said after more than a thousand migrants made the journey in a single day for the first time this year.

The number of people reported injured after a car drove into crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade has risen to more than 100, police have said.

Vodafone has completed its £15 billion mega-merger with Three UK in a deal creating a “new force in UK mobile”.

The UK manufacturing sector shrank again last month but may be “turning a corner”, according to new figures.

The UK must change its approach to defence in a changing world which is more unstable and insecure than before, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

A TV presenter and architect is to run a 10k race in his signature Crocs in memory of his late brother as he raises funds for a mental health charity.

It is 31 years to the day since the RAF aircraft crashed into the Mull of Kintyre, killing 25 British officers

More than a third of millennial investors bought stocks and shares in the market turmoil that followed US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, a survey reveals.

Lando Norris lost ground in the championship race after McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri produced a flawless performance to win Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.

More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year.

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Wolves to sign Matheus Cunha.

The Defence Secretary has called plans to boost the UK’s military might a “message to Moscow” but said he does not expect to raise the number of soldiers until the next parliament.

French authorities say two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after celebrations around the country for Paris-Saint Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European football’s biggest prize.

The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter “out of control” Islamist gangs and violent prisoners.

Train drivers went on strike again on Sunday in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague.

Magician Harry Moulding has been crowned the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2025.

Paris St Germain are at long last European champions.

Ncuti Gatwa has left Doctor Who and said he “loved every minute of it” as he is seen regenerating into Billie Piper in the season finale.

A British man has been charged in the US with spying for China, officials in the US confirmed.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a “formidable, integrated fighting machine” as part of the Government’s defence review.

Paris St Germain were crowned kings of Europe for the first time with a thumping 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan in Munich.