- Greggs moves food and drink behind anti-theft counters in shoplifting crackdownby Amy-Clare Martin on April 25, 2026 at 12:04 pm
The bakery chain is trialling anti-theft counters at a string of stores to stop thieves from emptying shelves



- Princess of Wales makes solo appearance to lay wreath for Anzac Dayby Pol Allingham and Dave Clark on April 25, 2026 at 11:48 am
Hundreds of people watched as Kate commemorated the 1915 Gallipoli landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in the First World War



- RAF fighter jets scrambled to threat of Russian drones on Nato borderby Millie Cooke on April 25, 2026 at 11:09 am
Two Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled from Borcea Air Base in Romania, which shares a 650-km land border with Ukraine



- Two young children die in Wolverhampton house fireby Amy-Clare Martin and Jordan Reynolds on April 25, 2026 at 10:42 am
Police have cordoned off the property while work is done to establish the cause of the fire



- ‘Electric shock therapy for depression made me forget my wedding day’by Rebecca Whittaker on April 25, 2026 at 10:33 am
About a third of people reported brain damage after electroconvulsive therapy, with many suffering memory loss, study found



- Falklands veteran Simon Weston blasts Trump’s threat to withdraw US support a ‘cruel joke’by Millie Cooke on April 25, 2026 at 9:58 am
Writing for The Independent, Simon Weston warned that Donald Trump’s latest intervention could ‘spark his friends in Argentina’ into restarting another similar conflict



- Man extradited from the UAE charged with murder of woman in London Airbnb two years agoby Dave Clark on April 25, 2026 at 9:26 am
Kamonnan Thiamphanit, who was known to friends in the UK as Angela, was found dead at the Airbnb property she was renting in Bayswater in central London in April 2024



- Mahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekersby Millie Cooke on April 25, 2026 at 9:16 am
The home secretary said the UK was ’monitoring very closely’ what other countries were planning to do amid pressure on the government to bring down migration



- Trump to talk to King about Iran and Nato rift at ‘high stakes’ US state visitby Amy-Clare Martin on April 25, 2026 at 8:52 am
The King is facing one of the most important diplomatic challenges of his reign following a major deterioration in UK-US relations



- Number of UK dog attack injuries surge by 83 per cent since 2020by Dave Clark on April 25, 2026 at 7:53 am
The number of attacks has continued to rise despite a ban on the XL bully breed



- Could Trump’s anger over Iran really impact the UK’s Falkland’s claim?by Bryony Gooch on April 25, 2026 at 7:42 am
Downing Street has insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’



- Family of murdered woman traumatised after being handed photo of her killer laughing by policeby Holly Evans on April 25, 2026 at 7:35 am
Julie Butcher was strangled by her ex-husband at their home in Swindon after she attempted to leave the marriage



- Three teenagers among five charged over alleged rape of girl in Kentby Mathilde Grandjean on April 25, 2026 at 6:54 am
- Starmer vows to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corpsby Helen Corbett on April 24, 2026 at 8:15 pm
The Prime Minister said during a visit to a London synagogue recently targeted by arsonists that the legislation would be brought forward in a few weeks’ time



- King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani at 9/11 ceremony during busy US visitby Jasper Ward on April 24, 2026 at 7:57 pm
President Donald Trump will also meet privately with King Charles, and host a state banquet for the king and his wife, Queen Camilla



- Starmer ‘facing Commons vote next week’ on inquiry into Mandelson vetting scandalby David Maddox on April 24, 2026 at 6:03 pm
Exclusive: MPs from across the House have written to Lindsay Hoyle asking for an investigation into whether Starmer misled parliament



- UK insists Falklands sovereignty ‘rests with UK’ after Trump threat to withdraw US backingby Millie Cooke and Athena Stavrou on April 24, 2026 at 5:00 pm
No 10 was forced to respond after an internal Pentagon email set out options for Mr Trump’s administration to punish Nato allies for refusing to join the US-Israeli strikes against Iran



- Ed Miliband emerging as top contender to replace Starmerby David Maddox on April 24, 2026 at 4:50 pm
As Keir Starmer fights to survive, Labour MPs believe that the energy secretary and former party leader is positioning himself to take over



- Heartbroken family pay tribute to baby girl killed in Yorkshire dog attack: ‘Maggie changed us in so many ways’by Tom Wilkinson on April 24, 2026 at 4:08 pm
- Van driver avoids prison for killing 68-year-old in crash on malfunctioning smart motorwayby Mathilde Grandjean on April 24, 2026 at 3:58 pm
Barry O’Sullivan caused the death of 68-year-old Pulvinder Dillon in the crash on the M4



- Peter Mandelson investigated by European anti-fraud officeby Athena Stavrou on April 24, 2026 at 3:40 pm
The former Labour peer was the bloc’s trade commissioner between 2004 and 2008



- Public electric car charging now cheaper than petrol due to rising fuel pricesby Dan Haygarth on April 24, 2026 at 3:27 pm
The sharp rise in the cost of petrol and diesel due to the war in Iran is part of the reason behind the shift



- Residents of Britain’s most expensive village outraged as estate car park approvedby Lowri Lewis on April 24, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Locals fear that more weddings will be held at the prestigious Beaulieu Estate



- Jeffrey Epstein housed victims of abuse in network of London flats – even after 2015 Met Police reportby Holly Evans on April 24, 2026 at 3:16 pm
A BBC investigation found Epstein had rented four flats in Kensington and Chelsea



- Voices: ‘It isn’t an act of patriotism’: Readers divided over England flag displaysby Independent and Lauren MacDougall on April 24, 2026 at 3:03 pm
The debate over the England flag has exposed a clear divide – with some readers saying it has been ‘tainted’ or ‘weaponised’, while others insist it should be ‘taken back’ as a symbol of unity



- Large fire breaks out in Manchester as firefighters tackle blazeby Bryony Gooch on April 24, 2026 at 3:01 pm
Manchester Fire and Rescue Services asked people in the surrounding area to keep windows and doors shut after a fire erupted in Trafford Park



- Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in House of Lordsby Millie Cooke on April 24, 2026 at 2:54 pm
Kim Leadbeater, the bill’s sponsor, insisted there will ‘absolutely be appetite within the Commons to bring the legislation back’, saying there is a ‘real sense of sadness and sorrow today’



- Rapist John Ashby was discharged from mental health treatment just days before attackby Matthew Cooper on April 24, 2026 at 2:53 pm
When Ashby was discharged – three days before the rape – he had punched a member of staff multiple times to his head and face, and made threats to kill him



- ‘I lost my wife and daughter in the Air India crash. Now I’m being told to leave Britain’by Namita Singh on April 24, 2026 at 2:51 pm
Mohammad Shethwala, 28, has applied for leave to remain in Britain on compassionate grounds after the disaster 10 months ago. He tells Namita Singh he wants to stay to honour their memories



- Will Starmer survive? John Rentoul answers readers’ key questions on the Mandelson rowby John Rentoul on April 24, 2026 at 2:48 pm
In a reader Q&A, chief political commentator John Rentoul addressed questions on Keir Starmer’s survival, potential successors and media scrutiny, warning the Peter Mandelson row has triggered a slow-burning crisis for Labour



- Bank of England expert predicts global stock market fall and questions ‘are we prepared?’by Karl Matchett on April 24, 2026 at 1:59 pm
The FTSE 100 is up more than 24 per cent across the last year – nearly six times the rate of some of the best cash returns in that time



- Man admits racial assault after accusing Orthodox Jew of ‘killing babies’by Stanley Murphy-Johns on April 24, 2026 at 1:44 pm
Shafiq Rahman, 48, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault



- Man who raped Sikh woman in her home during racist attack is jailed for lifeby Matthew Cooper on April 24, 2026 at 1:14 pm
At the time of the rape John Ashby was homeless, having been discharged from psychiatric care three days earlier without a support package



- UK refuses to back down on US tech tax despite Trump’s tariff threatby Millie Cooke on April 24, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Downing Street insisted the digital services tax was ‘fair and proportionate’ despite Trump’s threats to retaliate



- Row over Bobby Sands statue in Belfast after council vote to ‘reconsider’by Jonathan McCambridge on April 24, 2026 at 12:13 pm
Danny Morrison, secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and a former director of publicity for Sinn Fein, criticised the SDLP for abstaining during the vote



