UK news

Harrods becomes latest UK retailer hit by cyber attack  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains how we can judge whether each party has succeeded or failed in the elections on 1 May with help from renowned pollster Lord Hayward

Daniel Graham refused to comment in police interview when asked about the footage showing the chunk of a tree and a chainsaw in the boot of a vehicle, a jury at Newcastle Crown Court heard

Report from the domestic abuse commissioner warns severe funding shortages are putting victims at further risk

Exclusive: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch under growing pressure over her stance towards Nigel Farage’s party

Harrods becomes latest UK company targeted in cyber attack  Manchester Evening News

Luxury London department store confirms it has been fighting ‘attempts to gain unauthorised access to some of our systems’

An out-of-control dog tried to bite the legs of two police horses on patrol in a London park on Monday, 21 April.

Riding from the UK to Morocco... on a skateboard  BBC

British scientists set world record flying plane around Earth for 67 days straight  LADbible

They were the 'Forgotten Army'... but they helped win the war against the Japanese  Daily Express

Sky's Mickey Carroll explains what's happening at M&S  Sky News

UK records hottest ever May Day  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

UK records hottest ever May Day  Manchester TImes

UK records hottest ever May Day  KPVI

UK records hottest ever May Day  Barron News-Shield

Brillian-Trakm8 deal needs UK security, antitrust clearances  MLex

UK Stocks Star May on Cautious Note  TradingView

Boy, 14, arrested after two teenagers stabbed in Merseyside  Sky News

An internal email urged 70,000 workers at the company’s supermarket, funeral service and insurance company to be vigilant and verify all meeting attendees

It occurred as temperatures hit 28C in the capital

UK Broker Charged With Failing To Prevent Bribery  Mirage News

Brutus the cockerel reportedly started crowing as early as 5am

What is going on with the retail cyber attacks?  Sky News

Readers are torn on whether older homeowners should be encouraged to downsize, with some citing unfair costs and lack of options, while others stress the need to free up homes for younger generations

UK counter terrorism police probe Irish rappers Kneecap  Rome Sentinel

Baroness Hilary Cass described the impact of smart devices on children’s sleep, attention span and education as ‘an economic timebomb’.

UK police probe Irish band Kneecap over videos praising Hamas, Hezbollah  Latest news from Azerbaijan

Hollis makes senior promotions in UK and Spain  Green Street News

Andrew Bridgen was ‘wrong’ not to declare £4.5m of interest-free loans but cannot be punished as a former MP, the Commons sleaze watchdog concluded

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

Megan Lanning told misconduct panel she had developed ‘inappropriate feelings’ for the student

A video allegedly showing the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down has been played to a jury.

Police horses Yvonne and Snaffles are recovering in their stables after suffering minor injuries

Baroness Kidron told Parliament that pupils were being wrapped ‘in a world of digital products’ that normalised screen time over human interaction.

Local elections test UK’s main parties as hard-right rises  Courthouse News Service

Donald Trump takes part in prayer event after recession warning  Sky News

Dog attacks Met Police horses in west London  Sky News

News | Whitbread's total revenue declines as UK hotel demand slows  CoStar

McDonald’s reports UK like-for-like sales decline  MCA Insight

UK records sunniest April on record as temperatures soar into May  News Shopper

UK payments regulator publishes annual plan, budget  MLex

Drivers must remove four items from car before Sunday  Daily Express

The 'worst' job interview questions people have ever been asked  Daily Express

Former Banijay UK CEO Lucinda Hicks resurfaces at Sister  C21media

UK Statement on Kenya at Universal Review 49  Mirage News

Italian vertical farmer ploughing £25m into new UK facility  The Grocer

The musician's action follows a Daily Record report highlighting the plight of Iain Gregori, whose father, Michael, repeatedly sought an autism diagnosis for his son

How to follow the UK local elections with BBC News  BBC