Oil slides after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:00:49 GMT
The agreement was announced not long before Trump's Tuesday evening deadline was reached.
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:40:05 GMT
West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.
Tributes after British teenager dies while visiting Vietnam
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:15:21 GMT
Orla Wates, reportedly killed in a road accident, is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
Bill Gates set to testify before US Congress in Epstein investigation
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:40:52 GMT
The Microsoft co-founder is the latest high-profile figure to agree to testify before the committee investigating Epstein's wrongdoing.
Strictly star will not face rape charges, police say
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:25:33 GMT
Detectives determined there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges against the unnamed man.
Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:53:41 GMT
Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.
Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:21:16 GMT
The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.
Dad, 84, 'under awful stress' as son's care package set to end
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:13:42 GMT
A health trust is withdrawing a care package that helped an 84-year-old man to look after his two sons.
Temperatures hit 25C making it the warmest day in the UK for six months
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:54:54 GMT
The warmest weather of the year is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures rise above average, as Simon King explains
Ex-footballer Joey Barton denies golf club attack
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:49:01 GMT
The ex-Manchester City, Newcastle United, QPR, Burnley and Rangers player is accused of assault.
