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January 5, 2026
Starmer admits pubs will ‘struggle’ after tax raid as over 360 shut for good
Bars, clubs, restaurants, hotels and music venues are among the businesses facing much higher bills as part of double whammy tax raids
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January 5, 2026
London councils bid to be part of £200m scheme to build homes for asylum seekers
The proposals have sparked controversy, particularly in areas with high-cost housing and where thousands of people are on waiting lists for...
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January 5, 2026
Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop collapse into administration
It will mean 1,355 employees in the UK and Ireland at 154 Claire’s shops will be put at risk, and 1,220 staff across 140 TOFS’ stores.
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January 5, 2026
Party leaders make election pitches ahead of crucial Holyrood contest in May
The leaders of the SNP, Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives all made keynote speeches ahead of this year’s Holyrood ballot.
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January 5, 2026
Huge blaze at north London golf club is tackled by 60 firefighters
An entire building at the club near Waltham Abbey caught fire on Monday afternoon
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January 5, 2026
Weather warnings extended as Scotland hit by heavy snow
Weather conditions are affecting rail, air and road travel.
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January 5, 2026
Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing
Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.
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January 5, 2026
Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing
Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.
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January 5, 2026
Prax Lindsey oil refinery to stop standalone operations after Phillips 66 sale
Phillips 66 said it had decided to not restart standalone refinery operations at the Lindsey site because it was not ‘viable in current form...
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January 5, 2026
Did Trump's actions in Venezuela violate international law?
The US detention of Venezuela's President Maduro raises concerns over legality and international law
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January 5, 2026
Jesy Nelson reveals her twins may never walk, but what is spinal muscular atrophy?
Jesy Nelson reveals her twin daughters have been diagnosed with SMA, a severe muscular disorder
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January 5, 2026
Why New Year return to work is better than usual for commuters in 2026
Welcome change for rail passengers at the start of the year
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January 5, 2026
Ambassador hails ‘historic’ inauguration of Palestinian embassy in London
Husam Zomlot hailed the upgrading of Palestine’s mission in Hammersmith.
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January 5, 2026
Fresh weather warnings issued as snow cancels flights and shuts schools
Temperatures dropped to minus 10.9C at Shap in Cumbria overnight, and 52cm of snow was recorded by the Met Office at Tomintoul in Banffshire...
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January 5, 2026
Evidence to be heard next week in paramotor crash fatal accident inquiry
Amber Eames, who was involved in a previous project with ‘human swan’ Sacha Dench, will give evidence next week.
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January 5, 2026
Why does Donald Trump want to buy Greenland?
Donald Trump has again floated the idea of US control of Greenland - but why do the US want it, and why are Denmark and Greenland pushing ba...
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January 5, 2026
Man who fell off wall after being tasered by Met Police confined to wheelchair
Leonard Sandiford was running away from police in east London when he was tasered
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January 5, 2026
Man who fell from wall after being tasered by police now confined to wheelchair
Leonard Sandiford said he remembered being hit in the neck or back and waking up in hospital about two months later.
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January 5, 2026
Laughing teenagers who posed for selfies after killing homeless man jailed
Anthony Marks, 52, was hit with a car bonnet and stamped on in a horrific attack near the busy central London station.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75&trim=52,56,927,110)
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January 5, 2026
17-year-old boy charged with murder in south London on New Year's Eve
The fatal stabbing occurred moments after the new year countdown
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January 5, 2026
Party leaders make election pitches ahead of crucial Holyrood contest in May
The leaders of the SNP, Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives all made keynote speeches ahead of this year’s Holyrood ballot.
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January 5, 2026
Charity chief praises Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson for sharing news of twins
Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster have been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition.
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January 5, 2026
Weather warnings extended as Scotland hit by heavy snow
Weather conditions are affecting rail, air and road travel.
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January 5, 2026
Tory leader Findlay pledges to cut taxes ahead of ‘cost-of-living election’
Russell Findlay vowed to increase some tax rate thresholds which he said were a ‘stealth tax’.
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January 5, 2026
Home of US Vice President JD Vance attacked
A man has been taken into custody after windows were smashed at the property in Cincinnati, Ohio
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January 5, 2026
90-year-old Greek restaurant where Beatles dined faces being stripped of its licence
Police want 90-year-old Elysée to have its licence revoked due to ‘multiple breaches’ of public safety rules
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January 5, 2026
Laughing teenagers jailed for killing homeless man
Anthony Marks died after suffering a head injury near London’s King’s Cross station.
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January 5, 2026
Trump breached international law with Venezuela operation, suggests Swinney
The South American country’s president Nicolas Maduro was arrested and taken to the US over the weekend.
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January 5, 2026
‘Vast majority’ of Labour MPs want to see democracy in Venezuela, says Starmer
The Prime Minister has resisted demands from MPs on Labour’s left to condemn the US military action.
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January 5, 2026
How overthrown Venezuelan president Maduro helped give Londoners cheap bus fares
20 years on, Ken Livingstone’s cheap oil deal with Venezuela remains one of the most extraordinary - and controversial - initiatives by a Lo...
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January 5, 2026
Scotland has foundations to be independent thanks to SNP, claims Swinney
The First Minister launched his party’s election campaign in Glasgow on Monday.
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January 5, 2026
Inside the notorious New York prison where Nicolas Maduro is being held
Previous high profile inmates include Ghislaine Maxwell and R Kelly
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January 5, 2026
Man fined after he admits dressing as admiral without permission
The 65-year-old has been fined £500 and ordered to pay costs.
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January 5, 2026
London's 'no trousers' tube ride returns: All you need to know
Londoners are set to drop their trousers for the annual no-trousers tube ride later this week
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January 5, 2026
Don't invade Greenland, UK urges Trump after raid on Venezuela to seize Maduro
The US president has repeated his desire to grab control of the vast frozen territory
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January 5, 2026
‘Underdog’ Sarwar challenges First Minister to series of election debates
The Scottish Labour leader issued the challenge as he said his party will spend a £1 million plus election fund as part of its bid to win po...
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January 5, 2026
What innovations in technology will change everyday life in 2026?
From potholes to advertising on home appliances, there are signs of how technology could change people’s lives this year
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January 5, 2026
Britain will turn a corner in 2026, vows Starmer
The Prime Minister told members of the public that people will begin to feel the difference in their pockets.
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January 5, 2026
'Fake Admiral' fined £500 for dressing up in Royal Navy outfit for Remembrance event
Jonathan Carley, 65, admitted the offence at Llandudno Magistrates' Court on Monday
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January 5, 2026
Man fined after he admits dressing as admiral without permission
The 65-year-old has been fined £500 and ordered to pay costs.
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January 5, 2026
Man appears in court over death of student killed in the Strand
‘Bright, kind and beautiful’ Aalia Mahomed, who was a student at Kings College London, died at the scene of the crash
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January 5, 2026
‘Vast majority’ of Labour MPs want to see democracy in Venezuela, says Starmer
The Prime Minister has resisted demands from MPs on Labour’s left to condemn the US military action.
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January 5, 2026
Starmer says he ‘stands’ with Denmark amid Trump’s threats over Greenland
The Prime Minister added that his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen was ‘right’ to refuse the US president any claim to the territory.
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January 5, 2026
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January 5, 2026
Schools shut and travel disrupted as northern Scotland hit by heavy snow
Yellow weather warnings are in force in many areas.
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January 5, 2026
Schools closed and flights cancelled as warnings for snow and ice in force
Amber weather warnings were in place in parts of Scotland forecasting ‘heavy snow’ and travel disruption.
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January 5, 2026
Swinney’s message to Scotland: May’s election offers ‘hope for a better future’
The First Minister was speaking to SNP supporters in Glasgow.
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January 5, 2026
Tesco brings back blue and white striped Value logo
The relaunch comes as Tesco promised to cap the prices of 3,000 branded products.
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January 5, 2026
Duke of Marlborough denies strangling estranged wife at family home
Charles James Spencer-Churchill appeared in the dock at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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January 5, 2026