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Chancellor Rachel Reeves And Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner Visit Housing Development Project In Stoke On Trent

National living wage rise kicks in as 'awful April' brings slew of tax and bill hikes

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British Prime Minister Kier Starmer holds a roundtable meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Monday March 31, 2025. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP)

Sir Keir Starmer suggests to LBC people who abused student visas to come to UK could face deportation

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen vows to fight election ban after embezzlement conviction

ustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood

Sentencing Council to delay 'two-tier' guidelines after backlash

Aerial photograph of London City Airport looking towards Canary Wharf

'Extensive search' operation underway after girl, 11, falls into River Thames

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Weeks’ worth of rubbish has piled up on the streets across Birmingham.

Birmingham declares major incident over bin strikes as 17,000 tonnes of rubbish piles up and rats run riot

Former GCHQ staff member, Hasaan Arshad, leaving the Old Bailey.

Former GCHQ intern admits taking top secret data home in risk to national security

Gary Glitter facing bankruptcy after paedophile refuses to pay damages to victim he raped when she was 12

Gary Glitter facing bankruptcy after paedophile refuses to pay damages to victim he raped when she was 12

ustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood

Sentencing Council to delay 'two-tier' guidelines after backlash

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British Prime Minister Kier Starmer holds a roundtable meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Monday March 31, 2025. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP)

Sir Keir Starmer suggests to LBC people who abused student visas to come to UK could face deportation

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with Finland's President Alexander Stubb

'The UK is back': Finnish president praises Starmer's leadership announcing two nations are 'tied hip-to-hip on Nato'

Aerial photograph of London City Airport looking towards Canary Wharf

'Extensive search' operation underway after girl, 11, falls into River Thames

Weeks’ worth of rubbish has piled up on the streets across Birmingham.

City council declares 'major incident' after Birmingham bin strikes cause chaos amid mounting rubbish piles

Passengers arriving at the Gare du Nord, Paris on a Eurostar train from St. Pancras, London; Gare du Nord train station, Paris France

Eurostar rivals 'given the green light' to run trains through Channel Tunnel

A woman who was discovered in the River Mersey last year has been identified through extensive investigation - including facial reconstruction technology.

Family pays tribute to mum identified by facial reconstruction a year after body found in River Mersey

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Club house covered in red paint as members of group Palestine action caused damage to the Trump owned site of Trump Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland.

Man, 33, appears in court accused of maliciously damaging Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course

Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers have been discovered in a mass grave

Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers killed 'one by one' by Israeli forces - as mass grave discovered

The baby was pronounced dead at the scene

Woman arrested after dead baby discovered in bag left outside Notting Hill church

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Woman jailed after beating man to death with kettle

The Met have recovered goods worth over a million pounds

Police recover more than £1 million worth of stolen gold jewellery - as force appeal to burglary victims for help

Adolescence is to be shown in secondary schools in the UK

Netflix's powerful incel drama Adolescence to be shown in schools

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Pictured: Mother and daughter, four, among three people killed in fire at converted railway station

Alexander Sloley, from Islington, north London, was 16 when he was reported missing in August 2008

Police offer £10,000 for help solving case of teenager who went missing 17 years ago

A toddler was suspended from nursery for being 'transphobic'

Toddler 'kicked out of nursery for being transphobic'

Mick Philpott was reportedly attacked in jail

Evil dad who killed six children in horror blaze ‘battered’ in prison attack

CEO of Primark Paul Marchant speaking to the media at Penneys flagship store on Mary Street, Dublin, as Primark have announced significant investment in the Irish market with the creation of hundreds of new roles. Picture date: Friday November 26, 2021.

Primark boss Paul Marchant quits over behaviour towards female colleague and admits 'error of judgment'

A fresh round of talks between the Unite Union and Birmingham City Council will begin today

Birmingham bin chaos: Striking workers face sack as talks resume amid mounting rubbish piles

A huge fire has broken out in Blackburn.

'Explosions' heard as huge blaze engulfs industrial estate in Blackburn

Brits will be able to bask in the sun this week

UK to be hotter than Ibiza this week as spring sunshine arrives and temperatures soar

Aerial view of the historic former station house in Beswick Close, Rushton, after three people died in a house fire in the village near Kettering

Man arrested for murder after three people, including girl, 4, die in fire released without charge

Aerial view of the historic former station house in Beswick Close, Rushton, after three people died in a house fire in the village near Kettering

Man arrested for murder after three people die, including girl, 4, in Northamptonshire house fire

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Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking victim who claimed Prince Andrew sexually abused her given 'four days to live' by doctors

Jeffrey Epstein victim and Prince Andrew accuser issues fresh statement after being given 'four days to live'

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen vows to fight election ban after embezzlement conviction

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

White House says 'Signal chat case is closed' insisting issue has been 'dealt with'

A Taliban security personnel stands guard.

Taliban ask Russia to lift ban on terrorist organisation

Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking victim who claimed Prince Andrew sexually abused her given 'four days to live' by doctors

Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking victim who claimed Prince Andrew sexually abused her given 'four days to live'

Cost of Living Crisis

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Sir Keir Starmer visit to US

UK expecting to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs this week – No 10

A Tesla car plugged into a charging point in central London

How is car tax changing?

Brits are set to be £1,400 by 2030, a new study suggests

Average family to be '£1,400 worse off' by 2030, study finds

Reduced price supermarket sticker on a loaf of white sliced bread close up

Major British supermarket to give away free food as £0 ‘yellow stickers’ trial looks set to slash waste

Shoppers are being warned of rising food prices in 2025 as a result of the Budget

Food prices are not 'going anywhere but up' in 2025, warns retail body

War in Ukraine

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Zelenskyy faces 'big, big problems' if he backs out of mineral deal with US, Trump has warned.

Zelenskyy faces 'big, big problems' if he backs out of mineral deal with US, warns Trump

Donald Trump has said he's 'very angry' with Putin for Zelenskyy criticism

Donald Trump says he's 'very angry' with Putin after Russian leader calls for Zelenskyy to step down

The Kremlin has warned that a ceasefire in Ukraine may not be this year

Ukraine ceasefire 'may not come into effect this year', Kremlin says, as Russian forces kill two in hospital bombing

Nigel Farage has yet again distanced himself from Donald Trump over his stance on Russia

Farage claims Trump could make Putin a 'winner' - as he distances himself from US President over stance on Russia

Putin has vowed to 'finish off' Ukraine.

Putin vows to 'finish off' Ukraine and mocks size of British army after 'reassurance force' announced

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Jonathan Brash MP has called for the abolition of the Sentencing Council.

First Labour MP calls for abolition of 'two-tier' Sentencing Council as justice row erupts

Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood

Judges reject Government's request to change 'corrosive' sentencing rules as 'two-tier justice' row erupts

Keir Starmer Visits the Siemens Energy plant

Northern England will no longer be 'held to ransom' by poor transport systems, says Starmer

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australia to hold federal election in May as housing and inflation among key issues

President Donald J Trump.

Donald Trump pushes for near-total control of Ukraine’s minerals and energy in huge increase on earlier demands

Opinion

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The real broken Britain: Bad customer service and shoddy systems make Brits wonder if the goverment can do anything at all.

The real broken Britain: Bad customer service and shoddy systems make Brits wonder if the government can do anything at all
Equity, diversity and inclusion make London a better place to live and work.

Equity, diversity and inclusion make London a better place to live and work

Police raided our Quaker meeting house. This crackdown on peaceful protest should worry everyone.

Police raided our Quaker meeting house. Crackdowns on peaceful protest should worry everyone
Doubling taxes on second homes sends a clear message: Success will be penalised

Doubling taxes on second homes sends a clear message: Success will be penalised

I opened my prostate exam results live on air - this is why

I opened my prostate exam results live on air - this is why

A nature tax won’t save our wildlife, it will undermine decades of environmental progress

Stop scapegoating newts and bats. A nature tax will undermine decades of environmental progress
The most common cancer in England still has no screening for men at highest risk. The rules have got to change.

The most common cancer in England still has no screening for men at highest risk. The rules have got to change
I treat prostate cancer every day – now I'm launching a study that could transform screening and save lives.

I treat prostate cancer every day – now I'm launching a study that could transform screening and save lives

LONDON NEWS

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Museum Of London Docklands, West India Quay, Borough Of Tower Hamlets, London, England, U.K.

'Challenge whiteness’, London Museum tells employees in diversity push

Hollywood Exteriors And Landmarks - 2022

Blockbuster set for stunning return with London pop-up shop

The aftermath of the incident

Horror in London park as boy stabbed 'in axe and machete attack' by hooded thugs with attackers still at large
Police found a dead baby inside a Marks & Spencer bag outside a church in west London

Couple seen ‘dropping bag’ before dead baby boy found in Notting Hill - as police urge mother to come forward

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Jesy Nelson has given an update on her twins

Jesy Nelson shares health update from hospital following emergency surgery to save unborn twins
Roger Daltrey has revealed he is losing is eyesight.

The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey revealed to fans he's going blind during live show

Richard Chamberlain has died aged 90

Richard Chamberlain, star of 1960s TV show Dr Kildare and 'king of the miniseries', dies aged 90
Justin Welby

Justin Welby says he 'forgives' Church abuser - as ex-Synod member tells LBC he's 'famous for bad judgement'
The Spice Girls have not reunited all together since 2012

Spice Girls will reunite 'as one' for first time since 2012, Geri Halliwell says - as she reveals all 5 are in group chat
Yvette Cooper has pledged to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal migrants

Ministers pledge to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal migrants with 'jail threats and unlimited fines' for rogue bosses
Ministers and enforcement staff from 40 countries will meet in London on Monday and Tuesday next week to discuss international co-operation, supply routes, criminal finances and online adverts for dangerous journeys.

UK set to host representatives from 40 countries in first international summit on tackling people-smuggling gangs
Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi has been called ‘a disgrace’ for using taxpayer money to pay for her pet cockapoo to live with her at her second home in London.

‘It’s a disgrace’ - Labour MP slammed for charging taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for dog to live with her in London home
Ms Spielman said: “I absolutely did what I think was the right thing at a tremendously difficult time"

'An insult' - Ofsted chief at the time of headteacher Ruth Perry's suicide to be given peerage
The M25, one of the most popular roads in the country, has been closed in both directions overnight, between junctions 9 and 10.

Britain’s busiest motorway closed in both directions tonight - check your diverted route

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Crowded Piccadilly Line train at station on London Underground

Piccadilly Line to part-close this weekend for two weeks: Here's what you need to know

Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak facts: Height, wife, children and policies revealed

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan ignores Harry's 'bullying' charity controversy as Duchess announces launch of new range
King Charles III is returning to work following a short stay in hospital due to side effects from his cancer treatment.

King Charles health update after hospital stay due to cancer treatment side-effects

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Anti-Trump protestors take to Greenland streets as Ursula Vance and US delegation's visit branded a 'provocation'

Greenland PM brands Usha Vance and US delegation's visit a 'provocation' as anti-Trump protestors swarm streets
Donald Trump has ordered the release of the last classified files surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Thursday, vowing that ‘everything will be revealed’.

'It's a lot of stuff' - Trump releases 80,000 classified pages relating to JFK assassination, honouring campaign promise
"The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule," Trump said.

Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico 'will go forward' in March after month-long delay
Donald Trump has ordered the release of the last classified files surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Thursday, vowing that ‘everything will be revealed’.

'Two shooters' involved in JFK assassination, claims task force head - as FBI reveals thousands of secret files
President Donald Trump presents a ceremonial key to the White House during a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday Sept. 15 2020 in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump to host Netanyahu in Washington marking first foreign leader visit since US inauguration
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

El Salvador offers to accept US deportees and criminals in 'unprecedented' migrant deal

China has announced retaliatory tariffs on the US

China announces retaliatory tariffs on US as Trump's levies take effect - but Canada and Mexico's are paused
Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canada for 30 days as President says call with Trudeau went 'very well'

Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canada for 30 days as President says call with Trudeau went 'very well'
Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will not be “choosing between” the European Union and the United States

Britain will not choose between EU and US, says Starmer following Trump's tariff threats

Donald Trump won’t impose tariffs on Mexico for another month after a ‘constructive conversation’ which will see Mexico reinforce its side of the border with the US.

US trade tariffs on Mexico paused for a month after border deal

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Richard Tice

Reform deputy says mental health is modern equivalent of ‘back pain’ - and disabled people are ‘swinging the lead’
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I look forward to a statement that hits people like me, rather than those who can’t afford to eat, writes Andrew Marr
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner during a visit to a housing development in Stoke-on-Trent. Picture date: Monday March 24, 2025.

Labour's worker's rights reforms to have 'net negative' impact on the economy, says OBR

Online Islamophobic abuse about the Mayor of London more than doubled in a single year during 2024, according to new research.

Online Islamophobic abuse targeting Sadiq Khan more than doubled last year, figures suggest
Rachel Reeves is set to cut tens of thousands of civil service jobs, a union has warned

Reeves 'to slash 50,000 civil service jobs' as she pushes to cut spending by £2 billion per year
Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Starmer's ultimatum to councils: Prove you're tackling potholes or face losing cash

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media at Rideau Hall

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election as he says Donald Trump 'wants to break us' with trade war
Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Reeves to slash civil service spending by £2bn as Jeremy Hunt tells LBC chancellor must be 'bolder' to fix UK economy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Rachel Reeves takes axe to Civil Service: Government departments to make £2billion cuts

Sir Ed said a lack of 'clarity' around the changes was causing 'fear'

Sir Ed Davey: Disabled people and carers will be 'kept awake' by benefits shake-up

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Pensioner dies after XL bully attack.

Pensioner, 84, dies in hospital two months after XL bully attack

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating EU funds

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen jailed for four years and banned from politics after embezzlement trial

Uday Nasser Al Rabay

Protester 'kidnapped, killed and dumped on doorstep' after demonstrating against Hamas in rare protests

PC Tim Bradshaw, who was taken to court after knocking two 'feral' boys off their e-bikes, said they should 'face the consequences'.

'Hero' officer who tackled 'feral' e-bike riders 'forced out of police'

A Buddhist monk walks near Maharmyatmuni pagoda in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Number of dead could reach 10,000, experts say, as fresh earthquake hits Myanmar

Tonga residents were urged to get to higher ground after the earthquake

Huge earthquake hits near Tonga in Pacific Ocean

A Buddhist monk walks near Maharmyatmuni pagoda in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Fresh earthquake hits Myanmar, making rescue efforts even harder in war-torn country, as death toll rises again

The military junta is said to be continuing its civil war bombing campaign

Myanmar regime 'continues civil war bombing campaign' despite devastating earthquake, with over 1,600 dead

The Quaker meeting house was raided

Over 20 officers smash in Quaker meeting house door to arrest protesters plotting to 'shut down London'

Anti-government protesters hold photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip during a demonstration demanding the release of all hostages and against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his government on March 29, 2025 in Tel Aviv.

Hamas agrees to release five living hostages in ceasefire proposal as Israeli attacks continue

The couple said they had previously been banned from entering Cowley Hill Primary School, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

‘Massive overreach’ - Parents arrested for complaining about daughter’s school in WhatsApp group

A British man tackled a knifeman who went a stabbing spree in Amsterdam to the ground.

Police identify Ukrainian man, 30, as suspect of Amsterdam mass stabbing stopped by ‘hero’ British tourist

Lidl has issued an urgent recall.

Urgent recall issued by supermarket chain over salmonella fears

Over 1,600 people have died in the earthquake in Myanmar

Myanmar earthquake death toll surges past 1,600 with more than 3,000 hurt as hundreds more trapped under rubble

A man has been charged with murder after police responded to an alleged fight between two drivers.

'Road rage fight at roundabout' leaves 'loving family man' dead, as driver charged with murder

Werneth Park, Oldham

Mother and newborn baby found after urgent hunt as human placenta found in park

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Euromillions winner revealed

Winner of eye-watering £209m EuroMillions jackpot revealed

Clocks go forward this weekend with Brits to lose an hour's sleep - but could the change be ruining our health?

Clocks go forward this weekend with Brits to lose an hour's sleep - but could the change be ruining our health?
Emergency services at a property in Beswick Close, Rushton after three people died in a house fire

Three people die in Northamptonshire house fire with three police officers hurt, as neighbours tell of 'inferno'
US Vice President JD Vance (2nd-R) and second lady Usha Vance (2nd-L) tour the US military's Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland

'This isn't how you speak to your allies': Denmark says it 'doesn't appreciate tone' of Vance's Greenland criticism
Over 1,000 people have died in the Myanmar earthquake, and former ambassador Vicky Bowman's husband was caught up

‘It's desperate’: Ex-UK ambassador to Myanmar tells LBC of friend 'trapped' by earthquake, as over 1,000 dead
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

Prince Harry 'only heard about King's hospital trip on the news', with 'lonely' prince left 'isolated' in California
Justin Welby

Justin Welby says he failed to tackle Church of England child abuse because scale was 'overwhelming'
The eclipse seen from the UK

Solar eclipse appears in UK skies as crowds watch from across the UK - see the best pictures
Andrew Tate is being sued by his ex-girlfriend Brianna Stern

Andrew Tate sued for sexual assault and beating by ex-girlfriend who 'feared he was going to kill her'
Erling Haaland of Manchester City

Erling Haaland reported to police after Man City mascot 'hospitalised with whiplash' from striker's 'playful' head knock

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Big Freeze

Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the £25 off energy bills?
Armistice Day marks the signing of the armistice in 1918

Armistice Day: What is it about and when will the two-minute silence be held?

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini Budget has had an impact on mortgages, pensions and the cost of living as a whole

Mortgages, pensions and the value of the pound: How the economic turmoil might affect you

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Prince Harry has faced the claims after an incident with his charity

Charity boss accuses Harry of 'demanding' statement defending Meghan amid 'bullying' row

Kate has shared a Mother's Day message

Kate says nature has been family's 'sanctuary' this year in Mother's Day video message

Sophie Chandauka and Harry

Charity boss claims Harry tried to 'eject' her through 'months of bullying' as she accuses him of 'cover-up'

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Cedric Neal, Desmonda Cathabel, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Femi Akinfolarin and Laura Delany, in the Hadestown.

Hadestown: A wonderful West End spectacle with memorable music

President Zelenskyy

Defiant and unrepentant: My meeting with Zelenskyy, writes Andrew Marr

The UK is stuck in a morass of mediocrity triggered by indecisive action over two decades.

The UK is stuck in a morass of mediocrity triggered by indecisive action over two decades

Kanye West recently went on an "antisemitic rampage" on X.

There can be no debate about Kanye West - he clearly hates Jewish people and should be challenged on it
My apprenticeship took me from school leaver to radio producer at 19 - here’s why it’s a path worth exploring

My apprenticeship took me from school leaver to radio producer at 19 - here’s why it’s a path worth exploring
David Lammy and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

China is targeting critics on British soil - so why is David Lammy rolling out the red carpet?
Now that Trump has released the classified files on JFK when is the UK going to do the same with Diana and David Kelly?

Now that Trump has released the classified files on JFK when is the UK going to do the same with Diana and David Kelly?
Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Commission makes a safe Bill even safer.

Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Commission makes a safe Bill even safer

Why should alcohol be allowed at the World Cup in Saudi Arabia?

Why should alcohol be allowed at the World Cup in Saudi Arabia?

We're one of Britain's top private health insurers - here's why we're offering customers weight-loss jabs

We're one of Britain's top private health insurers - here's why we're offering customers weight-loss jabs