- UK to announce trade ban on Israeli West Bank settlementsby Harriette Boucher on September 8, 2026 at 11:30 am
Move expected to be announced by foreign secretary on Tuesday is set to draw fierce criticism from the US and Israel



- UK politics live: Israel condemns Britain’s ‘grave miscalculation’ over West Bank sanctionsby Athena Stavrou and Holly Evans on September 8, 2026 at 11:14 am
The US are also said to be annoyed, with their ambassador to Israel describing the sanctions as an ‘irrational action’



- Drought and hosepipe bans remain despite wettest week since early Februaryby Nicole Wootton-Cane on September 8, 2026 at 11:12 am
Despite recent wet conditions, ‘further significant rainfall’ is needed before drought conditions can end, environment bosses warn



- Public tried to rescue girl, 7, and aunt killed in Grangetown house fire, inquest hearsby Tom Wilkinson on September 8, 2026 at 10:41 am
Jaden Wright, 23, has appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with two counts of murder



- Baby given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs’ to reshape skullby Rebecca Whittaker on September 8, 2026 at 10:34 am
Sagittal craniosynostosis affects around one in every 2,000 babies in the UK



- Crisis-hit NHS trust slapped with fresh warning over patient safetyby Rebecca Thomas on September 8, 2026 at 10:28 am
The new alert comes as Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is forced to make millions of pounds in cost savings as staff warn they would not want their family cared for at the hospitals



- Far-right Israeli minister calls for UK to be sanctioned over ‘occupation’ of Falkland Islandsby James C. Reynolds on September 8, 2026 at 10:20 am
Israeli ministers have sided with Argentina again despite Buenos Aires sanctioning an Israeli oil firm



- Tribunal rules that calling a colleague a ‘slapper’ is a sackable offenceby Will Rogers on September 8, 2026 at 10:13 am
- Harry and Meghan ‘surprised’ by King ruling out the couple returning as working royalsby Bryony Gooch on September 8, 2026 at 9:55 am
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK last month



- Councillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to Labourby Millie Cooke on September 8, 2026 at 9:51 am
A Reform councillor has decided to leave the party, saying he had seen ‘first-hand’ how it ‘simply doesn't have a serious plan’



- Britain to spend millions on space defence to counter threats and launch new satellitesby Neil Pooran on September 8, 2026 at 9:36 am
The broader UK Space Strategy details £7.8 billion in total funding across the sector up to 2030



- Blood cancer patient still alive eight years after taking part in groundbreaking trialby Rebecca Whittaker on September 8, 2026 at 9:17 am
About 70 per cent of patients who took part in the trial were still alive six years later



- Martin Lewis explains how to avoid Ofgem energy price riseby Rebecca Whittaker on September 8, 2026 at 9:16 am
The price cap rise will push bills to their highest since July 2023



- Disabled widow who has never driven prosecuted over tax on dead husband’s carby Tristan Kirk on September 8, 2026 at 9:07 am
The vehicle had been put in her name as a ‘good faith gesture’ in the hope that it could be used to take her to hospital appointments



- Stag flees hunters in dramatic footage as police launch investigationby Bryony Gooch on September 8, 2026 at 8:38 am
Quantock Staghounds disputed the chronology of the footage published on social media



- Father only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police errorby Dave Higgens on September 8, 2026 at 8:34 am
- Experts on when the wet weather is set to end as temperatures of 24C to returnby Rebecca Whittaker on September 8, 2026 at 8:19 am
Despite the wet weather most of England and all of Wales is in drought



- Billionaire hedge fund founder Chris Rokos leaves UK for Greece amid tax rise fearsby Nicole Wootton-Cane on September 8, 2026 at 7:35 am
The billionaire founder of Rokos Capital Management paid £330m to the Treasury last year



- Seven police officers attacked during far-right anti-migrant protest in Portsmouthby Mike Taylor on September 8, 2026 at 7:10 am
Riot police were pelted with stones and their vehicles were damaged by protesters



- From Trump to the Tardis and another PM: King Charles marks fourth year of reignby Ian Jones on September 8, 2026 at 7:07 am
In the past year, Charles undertook official duties on 164 separate days



- Patients with asthma using this weight loss drug ‘may have fewer attacks’by Ella Pickover on September 8, 2026 at 7:00 am
Connection to reduced asthma or COPD flare-ups was stronger with higher doses of the drug, study found



- UK could see temperatures of 24C as heat returnsby Dan Haygarth and Nicole Wootton-Cane on September 8, 2026 at 5:35 am
It comes after the country experienced its hottest summer on record



- Tesco and Waitrose recall products over allergy fears: ‘Do not eat’by Rebecca Whittaker on September 8, 2026 at 5:28 am
The major supermarkets have recalled a coleslaw and a crumble, which pose a potential allergy risk



- Criminal gangs blackmailing schools with deepfake child sex abuse images at ‘shocking’ scale, experts sayby Nicole Wootton-Cane on September 7, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Nearly half of headteachers have reported pupil images being used for harmful acts including blackmail and extortion, new research reveals



- Small boats crisis could worsen if traffickers shift destinations across the south coastby Dan Haygarth on September 7, 2026 at 10:36 pm
An ‘ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic between the authorities and smugglers’ could shift where small boats depart from and arrive



- Burnham issues statement on Ukraine after holding fresh Trump talksby Ellie Ng and Nina Lloyd on September 7, 2026 at 10:30 pm
- Tories to blame for anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth, policing minister saysby Rhiannon James,Will Meakin-Durrant and George Thompson on September 7, 2026 at 10:25 pm
Sarah Jones warned that any protesters stepping ‘from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law’



- Far-right anti-migrant protests escalate amid fears of wider mobilisationby Alex Ross,Dan Haygarth and Kate Devlin on September 7, 2026 at 10:09 pm
As police hunt down those who attacked police at the anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth, anti-racism campaigners say the violence was a ‘wake-up call’ amid fears of further disorder



- We must stop politics of poison seeping into our streets, Burnham saysby Nina Lloyd on September 7, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Speaking to MPs and peers at a closed-doors meeting on Monday, the Prime Minister said the party’s mission must be to counter fear with positivity and hope



- Met Police sergeant sacked after inappropriately touching woman at London barby Ellie Ng on September 7, 2026 at 8:37 pm
Rachel Bright was suspended from duty back in 2023 and has now been sacked



- Geography teacher banned from classroom after accidentally revealing search historyby Alex Ross on September 7, 2026 at 6:26 pm
James Hindson was looking for a YouTube clip on global trade when his search history was displayed to pupils during a geography lesson



- Man arrested in ‘Putney pusher’ case released under investigationby Harriette Boucher on September 7, 2026 at 6:19 pm
Met Police continuing to investigate 44-year-old man, who was arrested in connection with the incident in June



- Healey refuses to rule out tax rises as he warns Britain is paying the ‘Truss penalty’ on debtby Athena Stavrou on September 7, 2026 at 5:22 pm
John Healey insisted UK economy is ‘turning a corner’ in first major speech as chancellor



- Harry and Meghan are still not working royals despite returning to live in Britain, King Charles confirmsby Suha Kidwai on September 7, 2026 at 4:30 pm
The Sussexes must be treated as private citizens, says King amid confusion over the roles after UK return



- Migrant protest founder confronts Reform UK over Farage’s ‘knuckle-dragger’ jibeby George Lithgow,David Hughes,David Hughes,Pol Allingham and Margaret Davis on September 7, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Daniel Thomas claims to have organised a protest against migrants in Dover which saw dozens of men in black clothes and balavlavas block roads



