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First responders recall 'sinister' moment during July 7 bombings

A police officer has spoken of the "pinch in the stomach" she felt as the full severity of the July 7 terrorist bombings dawned on her, 20 years after the devastating attacks.Superintendent Anna...

Drs spend 4x more time on paperwork than patients

Health Editor A major new study has issued a stark warning about the use of AI chatbots to give medical advice, revealing that ordinary people using the latest “doctor bots” could...

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?28 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCBBCThere are extraordinary secret surveillance images - now largely forgotten -...

Poland sends 5,000 soldiers to German border to block failed aslylum seekers

Poland will send 5,000 soldiers to its border with Germany in a dramatic move aimed at halting the return of failed asylum seekers — a decision that risks escalating already fraught tensions...

Labour-run council slammed as it bans military kit from Armed Forces Day event

A Labour-run council has been hammered after ‘banning’ military equipment from its annual Armed Forces Day celebrations. The City of York council decided to prohibit the appearance of kit at...

Brits buying holiday homes in Spain given chilling alert

A British woman has issued a stark warning to others considering buying property in Spain after her £138,000 villa was taken over by squatters — and she’s now being forced to sell it for less...

Asda piles pressure on Heinz and Nestle in bid to win back customers from Tesco and others

Asda is reportedly putting pressure on some key suppliers in a bid to lower prices and win back customers. The supermarket giant has been experiencing a fall in sales and has promised its biggest...

China's horrifying rush to buy key resources as Beijing spends £7.7bn in string of deals

China is accelerating a high-stakes global land grab for critical minerals, with a string of overseas mining acquisitions worth £7.7bn ($9.8bn) last year alone — the most aggressive push in more...

The astonishing £15.6trn mega-project that would link the UK with US in just 54 minutes

It once took Concorde around 3.5 hours to whisk passengers from London to New York at the height of its fame. The supersonic aircraft was able to travel at a cruising speed of Mach 2.02 - roughly...

Hotels will give you a 'free room upgrade' if you do 1 thing 24 hours before check-in

Getting a free hotel upgrade might sound too good to be true, but it’s actually more doable than you think. Most travellers miss this opportunity because they don’t realise how easy it...

Chaos as Ed Miliband forced to pay UK solar farms to switch off - too sunny

Solar farms in the UK have been paid to switch off so a surge of sun doesn't overwhelm the grid, research shows. Overseen by Energy Secreatary Ed Miliband, the National Energy System Operator (NESO)...

Labour plans to scrap two-child benefit cap 'dead in the water' after £5bn U-turn

Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...

Labour panic as fears grow Jeremy Corbyn's new party will only help Nigel Farage become PM

Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has warned that any “splintering” of the left-wing parties would “only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour”. He suggested a breakaway party being...

Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister tells BBC

Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says17 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes,...

Prince Harry ridiculed as his Spitting Image puppet mocks Montecito life with Meghan

Prince Harry was brutally mocked in the latest teaser episode of legendary puppet show Spitting Image's new series. The Duke of Sussex's puppet appeared in a short video promoting the satirical...