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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:44:45 GMT
BBC Question Time crowd erupts as MP rebukes Nadine Dorries’ Jim Ratcliffe defence
The BBC Question Time audience cheered after Reform UK’s Nadine Dorries was criticised for her immigration stance.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:36:37 GMT
Parents should be consulted when children question gender identity, schools told
Schools must have single-sex spaces and toilets for children over eight must not be shared, government guidance says

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:33:47 GMT
Church of England bishop apologises for ‘pain’ over same sex blessings row
The process has ‘wounded’ the church, senior leader says

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:15:46 GMT
Why was Palestine Action banned as a terror group?
The UK-based organisation was banned by the government after several of its members were accused of breaking into an Oxfordshire RAF base

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:05:06 GMT
Sarah Ferguson asked Epstein for bankruptcy advice and begged him for a job while he was in jail, emails suggest
The former Duchess of York appeared to ask Epstein for a job telling him she ‘desperately needs the money’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:53:28 GMT
Starmer latest: Top civil servant to receive £260,000 payout after latest high-profile Labour exit
The top civil servant’s departure is the latest in a string of high-profile resignations

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:43:37 GMT
Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald steps down as Keir Starmer loses top aide from No 10
Keir Starmer accused of throwing Britain’s top civil servant ‘under the bus’ after just 14 months in the role

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:23:22 GMT
Banker who paid record £15m for waterfront mansion to build even bigger home on site
Body Shop empire heiress sold the property for £15m in 2024, a record price for any home on the waterfront

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:18:16 GMT
Police dig at property as multiple people arrested in murder probe
As part of the investigation, a detailed search is being carried out at an address in Broad Avenue in Evington

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:22:20 GMT
One in 14 children who die in England have parents who are closely related, study finds
Experts say risk of serious genetic illness behind higher death rate

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Vaping to be banned in cars carrying children in new government crackdown
The Department of Health said the move to extend smoke-free places would protect children and vulnerable people

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:30:00 GMT
River Thames set to get its first ever bathing site in major water quality milestone
It’s one of 13 sites being proposed by the government

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:59:10 GMT
Major union backs Rayner to replace Starmer if Labour fails in Gorton and Denton by-election
Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA), said ‘time will be up’ if Labour come third in the by-election

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:56:41 GMT
Gordon Brown says police must interview Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over Epstein links
Former prime minister says ‘evidence suggests some in UK were complicit in trafficking – this demands a full inquiry’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:27:20 GMT
Donald Trump set for $10bn courtroom showdown with BBC
The US president is seeking damages from the corporation over claims it edited a speech in a Panorama documentary in a defamatory way

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:50:24 GMT
Jim Ratcliffe apologises for claiming Britain has been ‘colonised’ by migrants as FA looks into comments
The Ineos founder said he was sorry if he ‘offended some people’ with his remarks, but insisted that is important to ‘raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:46:25 GMT
How fasting can dramatically reduce symptoms of stomach condition
Intermittent fasting can help obese people who suffer from Crohn’s disease lose weight and experience less inflammation

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:39:28 GMT
Teenage boy who stabbed 12-year-old Leo Ross to death is named for first time
The killer was detained for a minimum of 13 years after he admitted to the murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross in Birmingham

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:00:44 GMT
Warning over rise in exploding laughing gas canisters at waste centres
One operator said a canister rupturing is ‘akin to a small explosive going off’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:13:55 GMT
Reform by-election candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:54:01 GMT
‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Nursery paedophile who used work iPad to record abuse of toddlers jailed for 18 years
Predatory paedophile Vincent Chan, 45, targeted girls and women aged between two and 70 in a campaign of abuse and voyeurism

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:51:42 GMT
British terrorist who plotted bomb attack on Army base to be freed from prison
Zahid Iqbal has been behind bars since 2013

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:37:24 GMT
Children’s social media addictions linked to mental health problems in new study
Lead author calls for restrictions on addictive social media app features

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:30:49 GMT
Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals
Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:16:59 GMT
Flood risk is soaring in parts of London. Here’s where
Many boroughs are built on former marshland and are being hit by increased urbanisation

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:51 GMT
Moment police arrest ‘utterly wicked’ paedophile nursery worker for child sex offences
Footage showing the moment a paedophile nursery worker was arrested has been released as he was jailed for molesting young children in a campaign of sexual abuse dubbed “every parent’s worst nightmare”.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:43:17 GMT
Why is Trump suing the BBC? How a controversial speech edit sparked a $10 billion lawsuit
The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:42:54 GMT
British supermarket named UK’s favourite for fifth year in a row
The nation’s best and worst stores for a food shop have been revealed

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:40:40 GMT
Parents demand prosecution of nursery after paedophile teacher abuse
Vincent Chan molested girls as young as three while working at West Hampstead’s Bright Horizons

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:13:42 GMT
Cash-strapped parents unable to pay into children’s Junior ISA accounts
Parents have the ‘right intentions’ but everyday living costs are crowding out long-term saving

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:09:56 GMT
Nursery paedophile’s ‘heinous’ offending went undetected for 13 years
Vincent Chan targeted people who ‘can’t talk, or aren’t aware’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:54:53 GMT
Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with further counts of rape
The ex-Arsenal midfielder is already facing a trial over five counts of rape

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:51:12 GMT
How Trump’s BBC lawsuit could play out as trial date is set
The Panorama episode included a misleadingly edited clip of the US president’s 2021 speech

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:43:15 GMT
Reeves insists there will be no change in strategy despite sluggish economic growth
‘We've got the right economic plan,’ chancellor insists despite growth sitting at 0.1 per cent

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:26:08 GMT
Households to save an average of £190 on energy bills after latest government move
Martin Lewis says the decision is ‘movement in the right direction’ from Labour

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:44:24 GMT
Britain leads world when it comes to migration concerns, major poll finds
More than one in five (21 per cent) Britons say immigration is the biggest problem the country faces, but the issue barely registers as a top concern elsewhere

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:44:19 GMT
Daily Mail’s £500m Telegraph takeover faces government investigation
Linda Nandy expressed ‘concerns’ over the deal’s potential impact in UK media

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:34:29 GMT
We escaped to the country for idyllic village life – now we face being imprisoned by sea of solar panels
Chris and Maggie Firth say they are considering selling up their home in North Clifton over the solar farm plans – but the government says green energy will help bring down energy bills

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:17:52 GMT
Boy, 13, charged with attempted murder after double stabbing at Brent school
Two boys were seriously injured in a stabbing at Kingsbury High School in Brent, London, on Tuesday

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:51:11 GMT
Met Office issues weather warnings for snow across UK as temperatures to plunge
Scotland and northern England will be hit by wintry conditions with warnings of travel disruption following relentless rain

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:27:18 GMT
How your exact date of birth will decide if you retire at 66 or 67
Just one day could make the difference between a whole extra month of retirement

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:47:49 GMT
Creator of world-first brain chip says technology is at a ‘tipping point’
Professor John Donoghue, who created the first brain chip called BrainGate, has won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for engineering

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:26:26 GMT
Starmer ‘knew ex-comms chief Lord Doyle supported paedophile councillor’
Matthew Doyle told Keir Starmer’s communications chief he supported Sean Morton before his conviction, but did not reveal he campaigned alongside him

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:34:01 GMT
Scrap upcoming ‘tourist tax’, hundreds of hospitality bosses tell Reeves
Industry chiefs told the chancellor that ‘holidays are for relaxing, not taxing’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:06:27 GMT
Police officer filmed clinging on to car door as fleeing drug dealer reversed down road
This is the moment a police officer was left clinging onto the side of a drug dealer’s vehicle as the suspect attempted to flee.

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