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April 17, 2025
DWP Easter 2025 payment changes: are you affected?
The Easter bank holidays mean some payment dates could change this April. Here is what we know
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April 17, 2025
Where is JD Sports closing branches? Full list of 50 stores and locations revealed
Leisurewear giant confirms closure plans alongside intention to open 150 new shops
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April 17, 2025
British Transport Police confirms search policy change in light of gender ruling
It came as the head of the equalities watchdog branded the court judgment ‘enormously consequential’.
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April 17, 2025
Reform row: Rupert Lowe threatens to sue Nigel Farage for defamation
Rupert Lowe said he has instructed lawyers to issue letters of claim for defamation against Reform UK's leader Nigel Farage, chairman Zia Yu...
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April 17, 2025
Prime Minister pays tribute to persecuted Christians in Easter message
Sir Keir Starmer called for the ‘flourishing and renewal’ of the country.
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April 17, 2025
SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.
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April 17, 2025
Man charged after police chase crash which injured seven officers
Mazyar Azarbonyad, of Sylvia Terrace, Durham, will appear at Newcastle Magistrates Court on Saturday after the collision on the northbound A...
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April 17, 2025
Sunshine and showers forecast for Easter bank holiday weekend
A yellow warning for a ‘prolonged spell’ has been issued for Good Friday in south-west England by the Met Office.
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April 17, 2025
Rupert Lowe says he has instructed solicitors to begin defamation claims
It comes after Mr Lowe was suspended as a Reform MP in March.
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April 17, 2025
Teachers ‘concerned’ about implications for pupils after Supreme Court ruling
Education unions are calling on the Government to provide clear guidance to schools and colleges on how to interpret the law in regard to ch...
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April 17, 2025
London travel news LIVE: Hour long delays at the Dartford Crossing
Train cancellations on the Bakerloo line is causing minor delays
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April 17, 2025
Woman ‘scared and nervous’ after man’s sexual advances, trial told
Kevin Booth denies directing sexual communication to a woman without her consent at his home in the Highlands.
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April 17, 2025
British teacher accused of sexually assaulting child in Turkey faces extradition
Rebecca Richardson appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
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April 17, 2025
Man arrested after teenage girl 'slashed in face' outside school
Exclusive: This is the moment the suspect was arrested after ‘mounting and slashing’ 17-year-old victim near Northolt academy
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April 17, 2025
Human remains found in gravel near Lewisham playground as children played metres away
The grim find was made during a community clean-up event in Lewisham
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April 17, 2025
Mother wins High Court go-ahead for DNA tests on dead husband's sperm
A High Court approved doctors accessing the dead man’s sperm for DNA tests
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April 17, 2025
King jokes ‘it’s all mirrors’ with wellwisher after Maundy service
Charles and Camilla were at Durham Cathedral for the traditional service.
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April 17, 2025
Toby Carvery boss apologises for ‘upset caused’ by felling of centuries-old tree
The tree was cut down in Whitewebbs Park, north London on April 3.
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April 17, 2025
Why conspiracy theorists are wrong about Katy Perry's Blue Origin mission
Inside the conspiracy theories that surround the all-female Blue Origin mission
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April 17, 2025
MI5 files not deliberately withheld from Stakeknife probe, review concludes
The review was carried out after the material was discovered last year.
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April 17, 2025
Sunshine and showers forecast for Easter bank holiday weekend
A yellow warning for a ‘prolonged spell’ has been issued for Good Friday in south-west England by the Met Office.
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April 17, 2025
Simon Armitage ‘excited to be northerner’ getting City of London freedom
He performed a reading at the ceremony.
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April 17, 2025
Suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences
The PPS in Northern Ireland also said Will Kerr will not face charges relating to an allegation of misconduct in public office.
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April 17, 2025
Teaching union will make Labour pay ‘high political price’ without improved pay
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that members ‘stand ready’ to take strike action.
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April 17, 2025
Trans workers could be asked to use disabled toilets
Businesses will likely have to review and change policies, including on toilets, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, according to lawyer Pet...
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April 17, 2025
Major shareholder revolt against BP chairman amid climate clash
Shareholders delivered a massive rebuttal for chairman Helge Lund’s reappointment amid tensions
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April 17, 2025
Everything you need to know about Declan Rice after his dominance against Real Madrid
England midfielder has also played for Ireland and was at West Ham before record transfer to Arsenal
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April 17, 2025
Easter train journeys to be disrupted by more than 300 engineering projects
The most significant impact will be at London Euston, the UK’s 10th busiest railway station.
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April 17, 2025
Khan: Skills bootcamps will 'fast-track' Londoners into 'good jobs'
Flexible courses lasting between two weeks and three months will offer training in key sectors like the digital and creative industries
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April 17, 2025
Suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences
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April 17, 2025
Just Stop Oil activists say trial was 'tainted by jury misconduct'
Just Stop Oil activists say their trial was ‘tainted’ by jury misconduct
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April 17, 2025
Croydon pair jailed for life after knifing man 13 times before heading to pub
The Old Bailey heard David Walcott, 35, and Rammon Mali, 33, had set out with knives in a premediated attack on Rijkaard Siafa, 22.
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April 17, 2025
Sunshine and showers forecast for Easter bank holiday weekend
A yellow warning for a ‘prolonged spell’ has been issued for Good Friday in south-west England by the Met Office.
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April 17, 2025
Watch: Freddie Flintoff's 'life-altering' Top Gear car crash seen for first time
The cricketer-turned-presenter is set to break his silence about the accident in a new tell-all documentary airing next week
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April 17, 2025
Driver charged with causing cyclist's death 'was travelling at 53mph in 20mph area'
Music student Harry Webb died two days after the crash, which happened as he cycled to London Fields lido
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April 17, 2025
US-UK trade deal could impact relations with China, ex-spy chief warns
Nigel Inkster said a US-UK deal could negatively affect Britain’s relationship with China, which is a ‘critical supplier’ of pharmaceuticals...
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April 17, 2025
Teaching union will make Labour pay ‘high political price’ without improved pay
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that members ‘stand ready’ to take strike action.
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April 17, 2025
Woman died after being caught in vortex while diving off Dorset rocks
Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, went missing after a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset.
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April 17, 2025
Alleged Hamas supporter livestreamed arrival into UK on small boat, court hears
Abu Wadee is charged with arriving into the UK without leave or valid entry clearance.
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April 17, 2025
Killer died from head injury in prison, tests show as murder probe continues
John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for murder, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.
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April 17, 2025
Alleged Hamas supporter livestreamed arrival into UK on small boat, court hears
Abu Wadee is charged with arriving into the UK without leave or valid entry clearance.
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April 17, 2025
Lammy expected in Paris as Ukraine talks set to continue
US secretary of stare Marco Rubio and the president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff have travelled to the French capital for discussions.
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April 17, 2025
Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport
The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.
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April 17, 2025
Sharia London: surge in back-room councils that rule Muslim marriages
‘Back-room’ councils which rule on Muslim marriages have been accused of misogyny and exploiting religious freedoms — and they are on the ri...
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April 17, 2025
Woman died after being caught in vortex while diving off Dorset rocks
Emily Sherwin, 20, from Poole, went missing after a dive off Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset.
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April 17, 2025
Murder trial collapses seven years after teenager’s shooting
Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, 17, had been with friends in Tottenham on the evening of Easter Monday in 2018 when a car pulled up and shots were...
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April 17, 2025
MI5 files not deliberately withheld from Stakeknife probe, review concludes
The review was carried out after the material was discovered last year.
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April 17, 2025
Gender recognition certificates: Key numbers and trends
Some 1,088 certificates were granted in 2023/24, up sharply from 871 in 2022/23 and 495 in 2021/22.
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April 17, 2025
Prince Harry ‘killed spirit’ of African charity after marrying Meghan
Chief Khoabane Theko claims the Duke of Sussex became ‘disinterested’ in Sentebale following his marriage and subsequent move to North Ameri...
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April 17, 2025