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Revealed: The town halls making the most 'unreasonable' planning decisions
Councils are ignoring explicit instructions to approve planning projects from ministers - as the scale and cost of their resistance to development is revealed for the first time.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:42:00 +0000
Councils are ignoring explicit instructions to approve planning projects from ministers - as the scale and cost of their resistance to development is revealed for the first time.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:42:00 +0000
Transgender girls given until September to leave Guides
Transgender girls have been given until 6 September to leave the Guides.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:43:00 +0000
Transgender girls have been given until 6 September to leave the Guides.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:43:00 +0000
Married At First Sight star Mel Schilling dies
Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK star Mel Schilling has lost her battle with cancer.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:37:00 +0000
Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK star Mel Schilling has lost her battle with cancer.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:37:00 +0000
Zutons star says head-splitting racist attack could have killed him
A former member of indie band The Zutons has spoken after being seriously injured in a racist assault, telling Sky News he could have been killed and that he wants his attackers to face justice.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0000
A former member of indie band The Zutons has spoken after being seriously injured in a racist assault, telling Sky News he could have been killed and that he wants his attackers to face justice.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0000
Man guilty of killing mum of two and burying her in woodland grave
A man has been found guilty of killing a mother of two whose body was found in a shallow grave in woodland near Coventry.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0000
A man has been found guilty of killing a mother of two whose body was found in a shallow grave in woodland near Coventry.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0000
Murder investigation launched into death of woman, 88, at care home
Police investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman at a care home have launched a murder inquiry.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:04:00 +0000
Police investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman at a care home have launched a murder inquiry.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:04:00 +0000
British public's fears of war revealed - as ex-commander issues message to citizens
Some 40% of people in the UK believe the country will be at war within five years, and more than two-thirds fear they would be unable to cope in a conflict, according to a new poll.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:20:00 +0000
Some 40% of people in the UK believe the country will be at war within five years, and more than two-thirds fear they would be unable to cope in a conflict, according to a new poll.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:20:00 +0000
Rapist who abducted girl at knifepoint from bus stop facing life sentence
A rapist who abducted a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint from a bus stop and attacked her in his basement has been told he is facing a life sentence for a spate of violent crimes.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000
A rapist who abducted a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint from a bus stop and attacked her in his basement has been told he is facing a life sentence for a spate of violent crimes.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000
£1.4m raised for Jewish ambulances after arson attack
A fundraiser set up to secure new, safer premises for a Jewish ambulance service has raised £1.4m after four vehicles were set on fire.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000
A fundraiser set up to secure new, safer premises for a Jewish ambulance service has raised £1.4m after four vehicles were set on fire.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000
Death of football manager's infant grandson leads to calls for urgent action
A coroner has called for action after the death of baby Madison Bruce Smith, who died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" in his cot by an unregulated maternity nurse.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000
A coroner has called for action after the death of baby Madison Bruce Smith, who died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" in his cot by an unregulated maternity nurse.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000