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Oil prices are down, but petrol prices are clearly not: What's going on - and will it get better?

It's a debate that has raged since the end of the COVID pandemic but, despite regulatory scrutiny, it's fair to say there's been no clear answer to…

Officials accused of 'failing' to tell Lords about three large-scale illegal waste sites

Environment Agency bosses have been accused of "failing" to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale illegal waste sites - including…

171 arrests in gig economy crackdown - with 60 delivery drivers to be deported

The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.

Child poverty strategy unveiled - but not everyone's happy

A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have…

Derby police evacuate around 200 homes as men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences

Around 200 homes have been evacuated in Derby after police arrested two men on suspicion of explosives offences.

Nigel Farage launches tirade at BBC over allegations he was racist at school

Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which…

Four arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton in right-wing terror investigation

Three men and a woman have been arrested in East Sussex as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism.

Brother-in-law of Scotland's former leader, Humza Yousaf, facing extortion and drug charges

The brother-in-law of Scotland's former first minister Humza Yousaf has gone on trial accused of extortion and dealing class A drugs.

Man charged over allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue attacker with reconnaissance of defence facility

A man has been charged with four terrorism offences following allegations that he assisted Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad al Shamie with an earlier…

Prison population in England and Wales to hit 100,000 'later than expected', figures show

The prison population in England and Wales will hit 100,000 a year later than previously expected, the latest figures show.

Petrofac administrators eye North Sea sale by Christmas

Administrators to Petrofac, the collapsed oilfield services company, are racing to secure a sale of its North Sea operations by Christmas - a move…

How record-breaking Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne made his millions

Who is the man behind the record-breaking multi-million pound donation to Reform UK?

Salisbury novichok poisonings: Putin 'morally responsible' for woman's death after authorising botched…

The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is "morally responsible" for the death of a woman poisoned…

The words you have mispronounced all year - and how to actually say them

Our pronunciations of some of 2025's most popular words has been put under scrutiny, revealing what we're most commonly saying wrong.

Arrests on Merseyside after 'industrial scale' drugs laboratories found

Eight people have been arrested on Merseyside by police investigating the discovery of alleged drugs laboratories "on an industrial scale".