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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 25.04.2026.
It displays 63 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.04.2026 ⇢ The Day Trump Cancelled Iran Talks
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The day began with reports that US envoys Witkoff and Kushner were heading to Pakistan for Iran negotiations, though Tehran denied direct talks. By late afternoon, Trump cancelled the trip, saying 'no more talking about nothing'. This abrupt reversal dominated coverage, alongside the death of an influencer hit by a car driven by a former X Factor finalist, who now faces a murder charge. Domestically, Labour's woes deepened: Angela Rayner was reported plotting to oust Keir Starmer ahead of a sleaze vote, while Labour mayors warned Starmer is unpopular on the doorstep. The Telegraph also reported Starmer 'broke ministerial code' over a Mandelson client meeting. In Mali, coordinated attacks by armed groups caused explosions and gunfire near a military base.
25.04.2026
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BBC
US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
The White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will fly to Islamabad but Iran's foreign minister is only set to meet Pakistani officials, says Tehran.
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Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy
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BBC
US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks as Iran says no direct meeting planned
The White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will fly to Islamabad, but Iran's foreign minister is only set to meet Pakistani officials, according to Tehran.
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The Guardian
Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March
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BBC
Iran's Araghchi in Islamabad for talks as US envoys set to travel to Pakistan
No meeting is planned between Iran and the US, according to an Iranian official. Donald Trump says Tehran is "making an offer and we'll have to see".
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08:16⇢Envoys to Pakistan for Iran Talks
⌨The newspapers report on US envoys traveling to Pakistan for Iran talks, with Tehran denying direct US meetings (BBC, Independent, Channel 4). Meanwhile, Welsh Labour's decline is highlighted by New Statesman, and a new account of Prince's violence emerges in The Mirror.
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The Independent
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BBC
Iran's foreign minister in Islamabad for talks as US envoys set to travel to Pakistan
No meeting is planned between Iran and the US, according to an Iranian official. Donald Trump says Tehran is "making an offer and we'll have to see".
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Breitbart UK
The scheme by Spanish Socialist Prime Minsiter Pedro Sánchez to offer amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants is sparking questions over the stability of the European Union’s internal open borders system.
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Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital as clashes are reported several other regions.
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Witnesses hear explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital as clashes are reported several other regions.
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Breitbart UK
Attorney-General called “threat to national security” and told to resign over allegations of involvement in the hounding of British soldiers.
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Plus: how the Greens became the nasty party, and the delicious feud between JK Rowling and Alastair Campbell.
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13:29⇢Mali Under Fire, Labour Under Siege
⌨The newspapers report on coordinated attacks by armed groups across Mali, with explosions and gunfire near a military base (BBC). Meanwhile, Labour's political fortunes dominate domestic coverage: Starmer's leadership is questioned (Spiked, HuffPost UK, The Spectator), and Labour is set to lose control of Birmingham (The Telegraph). Welsh Labour is also described as dying (New Statesman).
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Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
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The IDF said it detected two rockets launched from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel
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The Guardian
Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March
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rench President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that Europe needs to strengthen its defence posture, claiming that China, Russia, and the United States are all opposed to the interests of the old continent.
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BBC
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner trip to Pakistan for Iran war talks, US media reports
The US president tells Fox New "no more talking about nothing". Earlier Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended talks with Pakistan where he set out Tehran's "views" on ending the war.
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17:30⇢Influencer's Soho Death
⌨The newspapers report on the death of an influencer hit by a car outside a Soho nightclub, with the driver, a former X Factor finalist, facing a murder charge (Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Metro). Meanwhile, US-Iran talks in Pakistan are cancelled by Trump, who says 'no more talking about nothing' (BBC).
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BBC
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner's trip to Pakistan for Iran talks
The US president says too much time would have been "wasted on travelling" and the US has "all the cards", hours after Iran's foreign minister attended talks in Islamabad with mediator Pakistan.
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The Economist
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Iran’s peace negotiators have left Pakistan without taking part in talks with the USA.
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The Spectator
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The Spectator
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Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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US president says ‘too much time’ has been ‘wasted on traveling’ as Israel strikes Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah also launched rockets
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