National News
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Wallace faces new claims of 'groping' as BBC pulls MasterChef specials
on 03/12/2024 at 9:17 pm
Two women have claimed Gregg Wallace inappropriately touched them - as yet more allegations surface against the MasterChef presenter.
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King hosts Emir of Qatar at state banquet - with Beckhams among the well-known faces in attendance
on 03/12/2024 at 8:02 pm
The King has paid tribute to the "profound, personal and historic" ties between our "two great nations" as he hosts the Emir of Qatar at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
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Chancellor admits it won't be 'easy' for business to absorb costs of national insurance hike
on 03/12/2024 at 7:44 pm
The chancellor has admitted it will not be "easy" for businesses to "absorb" the increase in employers' national insurance contributions that was announced in the budget.
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Fearne Cotton reveals she will have surgery on benign tumours
on 03/12/2024 at 6:39 pm
TV presenter Fearne Cotton has revealed she will undergo an operation to remove two benign tumours from her jaw.
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Customers should be given taxpayer incentives up to £5,000 to drive electric future, Ford's UK boss says
on 03/12/2024 at 2:25 pm
Ford's UK boss has called on the government to provide consumer incentives of up to £5,000 per car to boost demand for electric vehicles and help the industry hit challenging climate targets.
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Drunk driver found in bed as police arrest him after fleeing crash scene
on 03/12/2024 at 1:43 pm
A drunk driver who was spotted "running away" from the scene of a crash asked police if they could "speak tomorrow" as officers found him lying in bed.
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Payments provider Zilch in talks to raise £150m from investors
on 03/12/2024 at 11:54 am
Zilch, the consumer lender which has become one of Britain's fastest-growing fintech companies, is in talks about a share sale to raise about £150m in what could be its final such capital-raising before it goes public.
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UK prepares five million vaccine doses in case of bird flu pandemic
on 03/12/2024 at 11:00 am
More than five million doses of a vaccine are being prepared in the UK to combat any potential bird flu pandemic.
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'Something remarkable is happening with Gen-Z' - is Reform UK winning the 'bro vote'?
on 02/12/2024 at 4:36 pm
Pyrotechnics, fireworks, balloons - Reform UK's conference was unlike any other. Back in September, Nigel Farage's party used its annual gathering to underscore its message that it offers something different.
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The doorstep murder that remains one of Britain's longest-running unsolved cases
on 02/12/2024 at 9:39 am
Imagine being four years old. One minute your dad is reading you a bedtime story. The next he is lying on the doorstep of your family home, drawing his final breaths.