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Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:45:49 GMTBangladesh will seek Tulip Siddiq’s extradition after corruption conviction, PM-elect’s top aide says
Exclusive: Bangladesh’s likely next foreign minister says ‘criminals cannot use British passport to shield their activities’
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:10:57 GMTPalmerston, former Foreign Office chief mouser, dies in Bermuda
Tributes have been paid to the beloved cat who took the unique role of ‘feline relations consultant (semi-retired) to the new Governor of Bermuda’ in 2025
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:08:14 GMTBanaz Mahmod died in an honour killing 20 years ago. Her death changed police investigations forever
‘I wish time stood still because the more years that go by, the further away she feels from me,’ said sister Payzee Mahmod
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:47:32 GMT‘My landlord knew he would get away with it’: Renters react to Labour’s decade delay on mouldy home crackdown
Renters ‘appalled’ after Labour puts off introduction of decent homes standard until 2035
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:45:31 GMTBaroness Cass claims children have been ‘weaponised’ in gender debate
‘There are a tiny number of people who will never be comfortable with their biological sex,’ says Baroness Hilary Cass
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:29:52 GMTUK braces for snow and flooding with numerous warnings in place
The public has been asked to remain vigilant as flood risks remain while there is also a yellow eather warning for snow and ice
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:06:53 GMTStarmer to deploy UK warships to Arctic following Trump’s Greenland threats
The prime minister also used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to underline the UK’s commitment to Nato as he spelt out the ‘urgency’ of forging a closer UK defence relationship with Europe
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMTStephen Flynn says Starmer’s Labour has ‘downed tools’ amid crisis
‘The cost of chaos under the Labour Party is growing and getting worse’, says the SNP Westminster leader
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMTScottish Secretary to travel abroad to strengthen defence ties and increase trade
Douglas Alexander will fly to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore over the coming week
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:35:41 GMTUnion leaders issue new leadership ultimatum to Starmer
Prime minister told a summit in Munich that he ‘ended the week much stronger’ than he started it after attempts to oust him from Downing Street
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:23:34 GMTBoy, 16, charged with murder after teenager stabbed in Feltham
Maliki Sharma has been described as a ‘lovely boy’ who had hopes of becoming an electrician
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:36:34 GMTSwansea man jailed for life after killing his older brother
Police said that the impact on the family had been ‘significant’ and the wider community in Swansea was shocked
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:30:52 GMTJeffrey Epstein ‘asked Andrew to fix him a meeting with Gaddafi’
It comes as police held discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that Andrew shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with the late paedophile
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:25:08 GMTGisele Pelicot ‘overwhelmed’ by personal letter of support from Queen
The Queen commended the rape survivor’s ‘extraordinary dignity and courage’
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:44:33 GMTDisgraced Peter Mandelson breaks cover for first time since fresh Epstein revelations
The former UK ambassador to the US was seen leaving his London home on Saturday
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:36:55 GMT‘My ketamine addiction got me locked up in Japan – it isn’t the innocent party drug people think it is’
Izabel Rose said her five-month detention abroad was ‘traumatic’ but helped her overcome a dangerous ketamine addiction. She told Nicole Wootton-Cane she doesn’t want others to make the same mistakes she did
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:02:00 GMT‘Police got my son’s ethnicity wrong twice – I blame them for why he’s still missing seven years later’
‘I used to have to go down to the police station every single day about my son, crying’ – parents open up to Tara Cobham about the trauma of not feeling listened to
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:47:37 GMTEx-Reform MP who came to blows with Farage launches new political party – with very similar name
Rupert Lowe once accused Nigel Farage’s group of a ‘brutal smear campaign’ against him
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:48:28 GMTWeather map: Where will it snow in the UK this weekend?
Subzero temperatures bring glacial weather as the Met Office issues more warnings for snow and ice
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:41:55 GMTPublic urged to take ‘extra care’ as heavy snow and ice sweeps UK
Saturday is set to be a cold but sunny day for most of the country, as a yellow warning for ice remains for certain places