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A by-election triggered by Nigel Farage is a stunt that “shouldn’t be happening” and disrespects the people of Clacton, a senior minister has said, as the prospect of the contest appeared to fall flat. The Reform UK leader has announced he plans to trigger an election in his Clacton seat, in what he dubbed a “people versus the establishment” fight, as he faces close scrutiny over gifts and support he […]

A “gracious” mother and her two children have been found dead at a home, as a manhunt was launched for a suspect thought to have fled the UK. They were found after officers forced their way into a large detached house in Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, near Bedford on Monday, according to Bedfordshire Police. Police believe the victims were murdered and a suspect has been identified but is thought to […]

Virgin Media has been fined a record £28 million after regulator Ofcom found the firm stopped or delayed customers from switching to different providers by “widespread” and often deliberate mishandling of calls. The telecoms regulator said it had levied its largest-ever consumer protection fine against the telecoms firm after Virgin Media had, over a near three-year period from January 2022 to September 2024, caused customers on millions of calls “unreasonable […]

“Potentially lethal” baby pillows, sleeping bags and self-feeding items are being sold widely on the UK’s online marketplaces, a watchdog has warned. Which? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers, including self-feeding props that risked choking and sleep pillows that risked suffocation. Which? researchers found the items on Alibaba, AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, OnBuy, TikTok Shop and Wish. All the marketplaces said they […]

Two of the world’s largest gannet colonies may take nearly two decades to recover from a devastating outbreak of bird flu, a study has warned. Researchers said the 2022 avian flu outbreak dealt an “unprecedented deadly blow” to UK seabirds, and led to a surge in northern gannet deaths at Bass Rock in eastern Scotland and Grassholm in south-west Wales. Populations at the two key colonies are not set to […]

Lawyer-turned-author Abigail Dean has won a top crime writer award for her thriller The Death Of Us. Dean took home the 2026 Gold Dagger for the best crime novel of the year at the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards for her book which explores how a violent crime reverberates through a marriage over decades. The writer, who also penned Girl A and Day One, picked up the award […]

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has been told to significantly and urgently improve its investigations to avoid a repeat of failings like those seen in the Andrew Malkinson scandal. Watchdog Anthony Rogers made the warning after being asked to carry out the first ever independent inspection of the CCRC’s casework amid questions over whether the body, which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, is fit for purpose. The chief inspector of […]

A national park which has some of the darkest skies in Europe has introduced the common glow-worm to a new site in the hope that the males will be able see the “spectacular” night-time mating display of the females. The location near Alton, Hampshire, has been chosen by the South Downs National Park with the aim of boosting the population of the species of beetle which is struggling across the […]

Captain Harry Kane accepted he was England’s “hero” after his brace sealed a 2-1 comeback win over the Democratic Republic of Congo to rescue the team from the brink of a humiliating round-of-32 World Cup exit. Brian Cipenga’s early strike was left unanswered until Kane finally delivered the leveller in the 75th minute and then blasted in a spectacular 86th-minute second to complete the comeback. And while there was relief […]