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Gaethje beats Topuria to claim undisputed lightweight title at UFC 250

Presidential residence hosted controversial combat sports event

15 Jun 2026

London-born singer Linda Lewis dies aged 72

London-born singer-songwriter had solo success and provided backing vocals for stars like David Bowie.

4 May 2023

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Final UK evacuation flight leaves Sudan

Foreign Office confirms there will be no more flights from war-torn Sudan

4 May 2023

Donald Trump due to visit his golf resort in Ireland

Former US president has been playing golf at Turnberry on a trip to Scotland.

3 May 2023

HSBC see profits soar over first quarter of 2023

Banking group announces payment of first dividend since before the pandemic.

2 May 2023

Bank holiday sunshine tinged with threat of showers

Eastern part of the country likeliest to see rain as west enjoys best conditions.

1 May 2023

Pensioners underpaid by £530 million last year due to errors

Labour Party analysis revealed that more than one in 10 pensioners were affected by mistakes.

1 May 2023

Bank holiday weekend bringing warmer weather but threat of rain

a chance of heavy showers casts a cloud over a brighter forecast for the long weekend in the UK.

29 Apr 2023

Foreign secretary cuts short Pacific trip to deal with Sudan crisis

James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to fly home early.

21 Apr 2023

Starmer eyes Scotland seats to give Labour ‘legitimacy’

Dominant SNP taking election threat from Labour seriously.

16 Apr 2023

Government’s pandemic support for care homes was withdrawn too soon, study says

Report found staff propped up the sector without extra pay.

13 Apr 2023

Alleged leaks about UK special forces in Ukraine could ‘endanger lives’

‘This deliberate, large-scale disclosure of sensitive material could easily endanger lives,’ said senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood.

13 Apr 2023

Elon Musk calls BBC ‘among least biased’ in Twitter row

The BBC has always maintained its impartiality and operates through a Royal Charter agreed with government, which says it ‘must be independent’

10 Apr 2023

Research finds UK is far from a ‘racially just society’

The research found more than one in three people from minority backgrounds have experienced racially motivated physical or verbal abuse.

10 Apr 2023

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Stamps featuring King Charles go on sale

Remaining stock with Queen’s image to be sold first as price increases.

4 Apr 2023

‘No question more men’ like Wayne Couzens and David Carrick still at Met Police

Women’s safety campaigner Jamie Klingler said the force’s system protects ‘them and not us’.

21 Mar 2023

Leaders in dementia research to chair Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission

The mission was launched by former prime minister Boris Johnson in August 2022.

20 Mar 2023