UK News

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Major websites go down as Cloudflare outage disrupts X, PayPal and ChatGPT
Significant portions of the web are down for thousands of users, with social media platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter, not loading.
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Major disruption on M40 as bitumen tanker crash triggers hazardous spill
This morning, drivers are facing travel chaos on a major motorway following a serious crash that caused hazardous chemicals to leak.
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Facebook hosts gruesome Islamist execution footage for over a decade
An LBC investigation has discovered that horrifying execution videos from Islamist terrorist organizations like the so-called Islamic State are available on Facebook.
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Blue Islands shuts down days after Eastern Airways collapse
A UK airline has ceased operations and cancelled all flights with immediate effect.
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Former BBC chief says Trump should receive ‘no money’ from broadcaster
The BBC should not pay any money to Donald Trump, the former BBC director general Tony Hall has said.
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Millions of UK company directors miss anti-fraud verification deadline as system glitches persist
More than 5 million company directors have yet to sign up for new anti-fraud checks despite a looming deadline tomorrow.
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UK student midwives forced to extend studies after programs fail standards
A growing number of student midwives are being prevented from graduating due to insufficient training.
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Blue Islands collapses with 100 jobs at risk as the airline grounds its entire fleet
Blue Islands, the airline based in the Channel Islands, has grounded all flights and stopped operations after the company went under.
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Walmart pulls clothing with extremist imagery after online outcry
Walmart has rushed to pull down online listings of clothing items appearing to have Nazi symbols and slogans on them, which were briefly being sold on its website.
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Commuters face major delays after multiple accidents block the M4 westbound
Two separate accidents on the M4 Westbound led to significant delays for drivers on Friday morning, with a four-vehicle crash causing the closure of all three lanes.
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UK prison system faces crisis as visa rule changes threaten foreign staff
Prison unions have warned the system “could collapse” as one in 25 prison service staff face deportation under new visa rules.
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor applies to close Pitch@Palace Global
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has applied to close down some of his last remaining business interests, including the Dragons’ Den-style startup competition Pitch@Palace Global.
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Tim Davy, after resigning from the BBC, said that "Criticism is a weapon they want to take away from us"
Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’
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Ex-PM Johnson sparks media turmoil over alleged internal BBC coup
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the few things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
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Justice ministry aims to modernize release system with AI after chaos
Artificial intelligence chatbots might be utilized to prevent the erroneous release of prisoners, a justice minister informed the House of Lords on Monday.
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German protester spared deportation after longest modern UK prison sentence
A climate activist who served one of the longest prison sentences in modern British history for a peaceful protest has won his appeal against deportation.
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‘Profiting from people’: asylum seekers face rats and hunger in UK hotels
Asylum seekers living in hotels have reported rats, overcrowding, and food so bad it leads to deficiencies, research has found.
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Migrant returned to UK weeks after removal to France under “one in, one out” scheme
A second person who was relocated to France under the government’s “one in, one out” scheme has come back to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.
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William ‘planning title review’ as part of monarchy reform
Attention-seeking Prince Harry and Meghan Markle need to be cautious, as his estranged brother, Prince William, is already planning to revoke the royal titles of the troublesome pair once he ascends to the throne.
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Officials unable to explain how £36m in Russian aircraft entered UK market
The government is trying to establish whether a multi-million-pound purchase of aircraft from Russia broke the UK’s sanctions regime.
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King Charles to lead nation in two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday
The King is set to lead the nation in a two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
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Commissioner seeks ’exit route’ for senior staff ’not up for the challenge’ in met overhaul
The Metropolitan Police Federation (MPF) has accused Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley of making a “thinly veiled threat” over jobs after he reportedly launched a voluntary exit pay-off for senior ranks.
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Train services cancelled after vehicle collides with bridge in wales
Travellers in Wales have been advised to prepare for hours of disruptions to trains after a vehicle struck a bridge.
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Council fined after leaving homeless family in unsafe accommodation
Havering Council has agreed to pay more than £7,000 to a homeless mother after her family was left to live in unsafe housing.
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Two fatalities at UK train stations prompt major emergency responses
Emergency services were dispatched to two separate fatal incidents at train stations in England within hours of each other, leading to widespread disruption and a heavy police presence.