Channel Islands Internet

UK military chiefs asked to find £3.5bn in savings - and get ready for war

UK military chiefs have been asked to find £3.5bn in "efficiencies" and other savings this year, even as Sir Keir Starmer says he is readying his armed forces for war, sources have signalled.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: Sky News

Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close

The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Driver jailed after his crane hit mum pushing pram

A man is jailed after Rebecca Ableman, 30, was hit by loose equipment on the back of a truck.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Fines issued after fuel protests across NI disrupt traffic

Some vehicles are still taking part in a convoy at a roundabout in County Tyrone.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Criticism of complacency on defence spending will sting government

The government faces tough questions about the ability to defend the UK, writes Jonathan Beale.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Woman asked to leave bar after wheelchair deemed a 'safety risk'

Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Woman accused of murdering film director sister and stealing her Rolex felt unappreciated, court hears

A woman accused of cutting her sister's throat and stealing her diamond-encrusted Rolex felt "unappreciated" by her, a court has heard.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: Sky News

How Primark trainer ended gang's £1m burglary spree

The men looked at Rightmove floorplans and used Google to identify properties to target.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says

The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

University student accused of stabbing housemate to death

A 23-year-old student, charged with stabbing his university housemate to death in Filton, south Gloucestershire, has appeared in court.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: Sky News

Fuel protests across NI as tractors and trucks disrupt traffic

Trucks, lorries and tractors bring traffic to a standstill in County Tyrone as protests spread outside Belfast.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Single-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections

Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Mum jailed after covering for her hit-and-run biker son

Terry Follows led a cover-up after her son Kaylem Longhurst seriously injured six-year-old Arlo Buckley.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Baby found under floorboards may be 300 years old

An inquest opens into the mysterious death of an unknown baby whose skeleton was found by builders.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Champion horse trainer who repeatedly struck pensioner with hockey stick jailed

A champion horse trainer has been jailed for repeatedly striking an elderly dogwalker with a hockey stick.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: Sky News

Mother and son jailed after boy, six, badly hurt in hit and run

Family members tried to cover up a hit-and-run by a teenage motorcyclist after a six-year-old is badly hurt.

View Full Story

14-Apr-2026 - Source: BBC News

Fuel prices 'should begin to come down' as wholesale costs ease

Fuel prices "should begin to come down" following 43 days of successive hikes to average costs, according to a leading motoring group amid fears of farmer-led protests hitting the UK.