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August 27, 2026

Wet bank holiday forecast amid possible gales and thunder

Heavy downpours are forecast for many, with gales possible in Scotland.

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August 27, 2026

Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

Lillie Yale faced having a metal implant to fix the hole in her heart, which would have meant giving up her favourite sport.

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August 27, 2026

UK offers £5m to Nepal following devastating flash floods

The United Kingdom has pledged £5 million in financial assistance to Nepal following catastrophic flash floods that have devastated communit...

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August 27, 2026

Driver admits killing passenger in motorway crash near Heathrow airport

Aadil Sabir pleaded guilty to causing the death of William Bailey by dangerous driving and causing serious injury to Azfur Khan and Hamad Za...

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August 27, 2026

Andy Burnham’s plans to revive high street are ‘delusional’

The businessman also accused the Prime Minister of picking good media soundbites rather than addressing the country’s underlying financial i...

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August 27, 2026

West London council put mum and baby in care with lack of hot water and heating

Ealing Council upheld all four of the mother’s complaints and provided her with a written apology

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August 27, 2026

Police hunt man after sexual assault on central London train

The attack occurred on an Elizabeth Line train on Tuesday August 18

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August 27, 2026

Bank Holiday washout forecast in London after record dry summer

Rain is forecast to fall every day in the capital until at least the end of next week

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August 27, 2026

More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents

Two police officers and five young men were killed in a head-on crash on the A66 and a woman and a seven-year-old girl died in a house fire.

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August 27, 2026

Burnham sparks political row as he says Irish unity poll ‘off the table’

The Prime Minister was making his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office.

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August 27, 2026

Celebrity Traitors among winners at Edinburgh TV Festival awards

The popular programme took home two prizes.

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August 27, 2026

Camden Council pays £2,000 to arthritic resident whose leaking radiator it ripped out

The Housing Ombudsman criticised the council for breaching its own repairs policy after failing to react urgently to heating problems

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August 27, 2026

Notting Hill residents board up their properties ahead of millions of revellers hitting district for carnival

Dozens of residents and businesses have boarded up their homes

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August 27, 2026

Pictured: Teen, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ as boy, 15, charged with his murder

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after David Wynter was stabbed to death at Brent Civic Centre on Tuesday

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August 27, 2026

Irish border poll ‘off the table’, says Andy Burnham

Mr Burnham said the ‘rifts’ arising from referendums take a long time to heal, referring to Brexit and the Scottish independence referendum.

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August 27, 2026

Killer who took part in 14-year-old girl’s murder dies in hospital

Donna Marie Brand was serving a minimum of 17 years for her role in the murder of Caroline Glachan in 1996.

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August 27, 2026

Couple banned from keeping animals for two years because of dogs’ matted coats

The Scottish SPCA said Peter and Helen Doyle could see ‘how poor a condition both Poppy and Henry were in and still did not seek help’.

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August 27, 2026

Met Police restrict UKIP anti-Islam protest in London this weekend over 'serious disorder' fears

Protesters will gather for the Unite the People ‘No to Sharia Law’ protest

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August 27, 2026

Burnham told Belfast ‘has changed’ on his first official visit as PM

Publican Willie Jack told the Prime Minister that the city ‘has changed’, and is ‘progressive, no longer about burning things’.

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August 27, 2026

Burnham: I will take ‘Hillsborough approach’ to dealing with Troubles legacy

The Prime Minister said the Labour Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would be brought back to Parliament in the autumn.

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August 27, 2026

Andy Burnham wants to ‘move things forward’ in solving Stormont budget crisis

Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes his inaugural trip to Northern Ireland since taking office, focusing on addressing the critical Stormont b...

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August 27, 2026

BBC boss Matt Brittin says he ‘hadn’t understood severity’ of proposed cuts

BBC executive Matt Brittin has acknowledged underestimating the impact of significant budget reductions announced in June. The corporation's...

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August 27, 2026

Bobby Vylan to face no further action from Met Police over ‘death to IDF’ chant at London protest

British punk rapper Bobby Vylan will not face further prosecution following remarks made during a London demonstration on International Jeru...

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August 27, 2026

Irish Red Cross makes emergency appeal after Nepal flash floods

The Irish Red Cross has launched an urgent emergency appeal following devastating flash floods in Nepal that have claimed numerous lives and...

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August 27, 2026

Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests

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August 27, 2026

London teacher guilty of indecent assault of two teenage pupils

Victim said Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at all-boys school Christ’s College in Finchley ‘had sex with him 20 or 30 times’

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August 27, 2026

Brother of woman killed in house fire says she was ‘not involved with gangs’

Investigations are continuing into the blaze which happened a mile away from the scene of a crash that killed two police officers and five y...

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August 27, 2026

Chemistry teacher guilty of indecent assault with two male pupils

Sally-Anne Bowen taught at all-boys school Christ’s College in Finchley, north London.

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August 27, 2026

Millions set to hit the roads over bank holiday weekend after thunderstorms

The RAC has estimated that 20 million leisure trips will be made by car between Friday and Monday August 31.

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August 27, 2026

London Assembly urges Sadiq Khan to accelerate home retrofitting amid heatwave risks

City Hall has already acknowledged that major reforms are needed to prepare and future-proof the capital for extreme conditions

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August 27, 2026

Help your child reach their potential by choosing a first-rate education

These top-rated schools, tutors and educational experts provide outstanding opportunities for children at every stage of their learning jour...

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August 27, 2026

Commissioner takes FOI appeal rejection over Salmond case files to Supreme Court

The case is the latest legal wrangle over information stemming from the inquiry into handling of complaints against the ex-first minister.

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August 27, 2026

Millions of passengers' details at London Stansted accessed by hackers in huge cyber attack on UK airports

Passengers from Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport have also been hit in the attack

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August 27, 2026

Scottish couple refused bail by Sydney court over ketamine seizure

Demi McDaid, 23, and her partner Jack Farrelly, 30, both from Edinburgh, were arrested at the end of June.

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August 27, 2026

Wetherspoons pub in south London could be turned into bingo hall

The Kentish Drovers on Peckham High Street has been up for sale since July of last year

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August 27, 2026

First ‘parent strike’ sees protests held in call for more support

Events in Edinburgh and Glasgow took place alongside gatherings in other cities around the UK on Thursday.

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August 27, 2026

Influencers urged to leave mushrooms in Epping Forest alone

The City of London Corporation is warning against the illegal picking and disturbing of mushrooms

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August 27, 2026

Huge drop in skilled worker visas as Britain spends £4.36bn on asylum seeker costs

There were 235,000 work visas granted, including dependants, in the year ending June 2026 - an 18% drop on the previous 12 months and 62% fe...

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August 27, 2026

Andy Burnham to meet political leaders during first visit to NI as PM

Mr Burnham is in Belfast in the latest part of his cost-of-living tour of the UK.

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August 27, 2026

Al Fayed survivors tackle Met Police on investigation after submission to CPS

Survivor group No One Above said the submission is ‘a start’ but called on the Met to look into recruitment, movement and financing.

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August 27, 2026

Princes Street to reopen on Saturday after July blaze

Trams will be able to run their full route once again.

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August 27, 2026

Diane Abbott slams homophobic attacks on Wes Streeting since appointment as first openly gay Defence Secretary

‘Attacking him for his sexuality is ignorant, prejudiced and unacceptable,’ says London Labour MP Ms Abbott

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August 27, 2026

8.7 million customers’ data accessed in cyberattack against three UK airports

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August 27, 2026

Boy, 15, charged with murder after teenager, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ

The 15-year-old appeared in court on Thursday accused of murder and possession of a knife after David Wynter, 17, stabbed to death at Brent...

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August 27, 2026

Number of asylum seekers living in hotels halved

The total had climbed as high as 56,018 at the end of September 2023.

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August 27, 2026

Dozens of homes damaged by flooding as heatwaves make way for thunderstorms

Two yellow warnings for thunderstorms are in place on Thursday and overnight into Friday.

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August 27, 2026

BBC confirms Top Gear is coming back four years after Andrew Flintoff crash

The BBC’s director of entertainment Ed Havard confirmed the news at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday.

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August 27, 2026

Londoners rejoice at heavy rain finally arriving - even as it hits morning commuters

The downpours on Thursday have been a welcome reprieve after weeks of blistering heat

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August 27, 2026

Wales and Scotland should consider mayoral devolution, Burnham suggests

The Prime Minister also said Wales’s appeals to get control over the Crown Estate will be ‘given a fair hearing’.

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August 27, 2026

Notting Hill Carnival 2026 weather: Downpour threatens to dampen August bank holiday weekend

Meteorological forecasts indicate potential severe weather disruptions for the Notting Hill Carnival 2026, with thunderstorms expected throu...