UK News Headlines

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• Harry Kane ends England's 25-year wait to win men's Ballon d'Or

  Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Englishman to win football's most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.

• Met Office issues new weather warning for wind - as two men killed by falling trees

  The Met Office has issued a new wind weather warning after Storm Boelo pummelled the UK with gusts of up to 84mph, flooded streets and caused power cuts to 800,000 homes.

• Man who died after being hit by falling tree in Storm Boelo is named

  Tributes have been paid to a man who died after being struck by a falling tree during Storm Boelo.

• Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers

  Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to 60,000 of its staff - more than a quarter of its workforce - including some in the UK.

• Drivers who killed mother and young daughter as they raced are jailed

  Two strangers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a city centre road have been jailed for 16 and 12 years.

• UK sanctions senior Sudanese commanders 'implicated in rape campaign'

  Senior Sudanese commanders allegedly implicated in a campaign of rape during the country's conflict have been sanctioned by the UK government.

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