2026 UK Bank Holiday Dates: Your Complete Guide
Plan your year with the official 2026 UK bank holiday calendar. See all confirmed dates for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including the next day off.
Plan your year with the official 2026 UK bank holiday calendar. See all confirmed dates for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including the next day off.
Chilling CCTV shows a man pointing a shotgun at a shop worker in Ipswich before fleeing with cash and casually cycling away. Police appeal for information.
Plan your year with the official 2026 UK bank holiday calendar. Find out when England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get their next well-deserved day off.
An Australian man woke to find all his money gone after Heritage Bank froze his accounts. The bank apologised for the scare, blaming an unread email. Read the full story.
The UK government has confirmed the 2026 bank holiday calendar, revealing an eight to ten-day break depending on region. Critics brand the long summer gap 'ludicrous'. See the full list of dates here.
The government has published the 2026 bank holiday calendar, revealing an eight to ten-day break depending on location. Critics slam the 'ludicrous' summer gap in England and Wales. See all the dates here.
Thieves drilled into a German bank vault over the holidays, stealing property worth up to €90 million from safety deposit boxes. Police are investigating one of the country's largest heists.
Kobe Watkins, 24, faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing over $1,000 from a Lake City meat market while completely nude except for a face mask. Read the bizarre details.
Your complete guide to the 2026 bank holidays for England and Wales. Discover the eight dates, including a moved Boxing Day and early Easter. Plan your year now.
Kobe Watkins, 24, faces multiple charges after allegedly robbing a Lake City meat market while nude except for a mask. Police recovered evidence and made a swift arrest.
Newly released archives reveal British officials feared the mastermind behind the 2004 £26m Northern Bank heist would avoid arrest, complicating peace talks. Discover the inside story.
The UK government has confirmed changes to bank holidays for 2026 and 2027, with Boxing Day moving and an extra festive day off in 2027. Plan your annual leave now.
Investigators believe a decades-old grudge over a failed scientific career motivated the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings. Read the full story on the tragic multi-day spree.
PDC darts player Dom Taylor issues emotional apology after being suspended from the World Championship for a second failed drugs test, revealing personal trauma and the loss of his daughter. Read his full statement.
TV presenter Anthea Turner opens up about finding love again with fiancé Mark Armstrong, becoming a grandmother, and reflects on her past marriages and the 'homewrecker' label.
English darts player Dom Taylor has been suspended from the World Darts Championship with immediate effect following an adverse drugs test result. Read the full statement and what happens next.
PDC confirms darts professional Dom Taylor has been removed from the World Darts Championship following a failed drugs test. Get the latest updates on this breaking sports story.
A private jet crashed near Toluca Airport, Mexico, killing all ten on board. The victims included three young children. Authorities are investigating an engine failure.
A Pembrokeshire shopkeeper bravely defended himself with a plastic milk crate during a knife-point robbery attempt. CCTV footage released shows the dramatic confrontation. Read the full story.
A report on Scotland's only immigration removal centre details a packed schedule of leisure activities for detainees, including spa days and football tournaments. Read the full findings.
British entrepreneur Stephen Collins must share any profits from a failed French boutique hotel project with a City banker friend who sued him. Discover the full story of the collapsed property venture.
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The UK Government plans increased cash incentives for failed asylum seekers to voluntarily depart. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's controversial reforms face internal party criticism. Share your views.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces the biggest asylum system reforms in a generation, including a 20-year wait for settlement and enforced family removals, sparking a Labour backlash.
Shocking video shows hooded thugs robbing a crashed Toyota Prius on the M1. Northamptonshire Police have arrested four men. Witnesses urged to come forward.
French authorities hunt for motocross daredevil and social media sensation suspected of masterminding the Louvre's £76 million jewellery robbery, as his reckless Parisian antics gain cult status online.
Another UK energy supplier collapses as Tomato Energy ceases trading, leaving thousands of customers in limbo. Ofgem steps in with protection plan.