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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:01:06 GMT
Boy, 13, caught taking parents’ VW campervan on 70mph joyride
The court heard the boy would be ’washing cars for the next year’ to pay off his debt

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:57:21 GMT
Emergency services rush to incident at De Montfort University
A police cordon has been in place in Leicester city centre since Tuesday evening

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:56:49 GMT
Mandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer to release explosive documents as police launch criminal investigation
Wes Streeting describes feelings of ‘deep betrayal’ across government and Labour Party, while Kemi Badenoch demands PM explains vetting process for former US ambassador

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:55:03 GMT
Police reviewing claim Epstein ‘sent woman to UK for sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’
Lawyers representing the woman have urged the King’s legal team to contact them

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:01:39 GMT
From Labour ‘Prince’ to Epstein shame: How Lord Mandelson fell from grace
Peter Mandelson’s career has been defined by comebacks, but his connection to Epstein may mark the end of the road for the Labour grandee

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:52 GMT
Key revelations about Sarah Ferguson in Epstein files, including suggesting a woman for him to marry
Email suggest former duchess told Epstein she ‘did not’ and ‘would not’ call him a ‘P’

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:56:23 GMT
Prison security systems not being fixed amid drug crisis, report finds
A report has found that key security systems in Britain’s prisons are being left unrepaired

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:33:15 GMT
UK’s first ‘super-university’ to be created under merger
Students will still apply to and graduate from the university they choose

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:27:55 GMT
Private investigator tells court he did ‘unlawful stuff’ related to Prince Harry
An American private investigator gave evidence at an ongoing trial on Tuesday

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:27:20 GMT
Lucy Letby asks to hug cat in newly released arrest footage
Lucy Letby asked to see her pet cat as she was being arrested for the murder of children in her care, new footage shows.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:21:03 GMT
One in six autistic children have not gone to school since September, study finds
The government is expected to publish its plans to reform the special educational needs and disabilities system in the coming weeks

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:13:13 GMT
Co-op ad banned over ‘misleading’ Aldi price-match claims
Aldi issued a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the advert

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:30:17 GMT
Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge home amid Epstein controversy
Sources say former prince is living on Sandringham Estate while his property undergoes renovations

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:09:36 GMT
Doctor who helped convict Lucy Letby lives with ‘tiny guilt’ they could have caught ‘wrong person’
A new Netflix documentary examines the case of the serial killer nurse and those who doubt her conviction

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:39:17 GMT
Top preventable cancer causes in UK revealed – and how to cut your risk
Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:27:00 GMT
‘Remember the victims’: Prince Edward breaks silence over Andrew-Epstein controversy
Latest bombshell release of files relating to paedophile financier includes fresh revelations about Duke of Edinburgh’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and former sister-in-law, Sarah Ferguson

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:58:06 GMT
Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says
‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand years of Japanese history related to the elite warrior class

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Net zero migration would require major tax rises to plug £37bn black hole, experts warn
The leading economic think tank predicted that net zero migration would lead to slower employment growth and a smaller workforce, causing a decline in overall GDP growth

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system ‘on brink of collapse’
Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:08:49 GMT
Kemi Badenoch demands release of Starmer’s Mandelson vetting process amid Epstein ties
The Tory leader claimed concerns were “waived away” in order to appoint “a man who is a close friend of a convicted paedophile”

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:26:05 GMT
Starmer and Trump agree to put differences aside for Chagos Islands military base
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have agreed to ensure the continued operation of the crucial UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has confirmed. The leaders committed to "continue working closely to guarantee the future operati...

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:11:57 GMT
Reform UK labeled ‘racist’ over two-child benefit cap policy
A Reform spokesperson said the policy has ‘nothing to do with race’ and that MPs are ‘wilfully misrepresenting the policy’

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:47:04 GMT
MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap
It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:31:31 GMT
The 11 most explosive emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson
The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:09:04 GMT
Mandelson facing police probe over Epstein emails as he quits House of Lords
Prime minister accuses Mandelson of letting ‘his country down’ as the disgraced peer bows to pressure and quits House of Lords

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:54:52 GMT
Two people die after light aircraft crash in Greater Manchester
The Cirrus light aircraft crashed shortly after 11am

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:18:20 GMT
Footballer chased off burglars after being ‘woken by torch through bedroom window’
Denis Puka, 28, and Erisjan Laska, 29, together with a third unidentified man, went on a break-in spree on three successive nights last June

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:59:05 GMT
A full timeline of Fergie and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship
The former Duchess of York is reported to have called Epstein her ‘pillar’ and the ‘brother I have always wished for’ in newly released files

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:17:56 GMT
Not vaccinating enough children against measles could cost England £290m, experts warn
The UK is no longer considered to have ‘eliminated’ measles, according to global health officials

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:04:23 GMT
Statue of boxer Teddy Baldock stolen from east London park
The Met Police said no arrests have been made as of yet

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:54:08 GMT
Care worker arrested for alleged rape of patient at private mental health hospital
Eight workers at St Andrew’s Healthcare, Northampton, were arrested over an alleged assault, including one on suspicion of rape

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:50:30 GMT
Butcher ‘killed her girlfriend with horse figurine, then cut her in two’
Anna Podedworna says it was ‘the only way’ to hide Izabela Zablocka’s body

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:35:45 GMT
Almost half of Britons think some or all student debt should be written off
The vast majority of Britons also think tuition fees in England and Wales are too expensive

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:30:57 GMT
Mandelson says he won’t ‘hide under a rock’ as he praises Epstein’s parties in bizarre interview
Former Labour minister also praised his own ‘skills’ and talked about ‘contributing’ ideas to British public life

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:30:27 GMT
Watch: Moment House of Lords speaker announces Mandelson to step down
Lord Peter Mandelson will quit the House of Lords amid allegations he passed market-sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, the Lord Speaker has announced.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12:29 GMT
A-road at Devon beauty spot washed into sea by storms
Images of the scene show sections of the road and a car park have disappeared into the sea

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:07:59 GMT
Owners of Britain’s most expensive flats face ten years of disruptive repairs after winning court case
Wealthy residents of country's most expensive apartment block will have to move out of flats for work to be completed

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:50:14 GMT
UK regulator launches investigation into Elon Musk’s X after Grok deepfakes controversy
There has been controversy surrounding chatbot Grok after it was used to generate sexual deepfake images without consent

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:47:27 GMT
Data regulator investigating X over sexual images created by Grok chatbot
The social media platform said it has brought in measures to address issues raised previously.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:49:47 GMT
One million people face fines as HMRC tax deadline passes
People may be able to avoid a penalty if they have a reasonable excuse for filing late

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:03:59 GMT
Storm Goretti leaves 65,000 homes without power as ‘weather bomb’ hits UK
Rare red weather warning issued as drivers warned of risk of falling trees

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:18:55 GMT
Thousands call for rape-accused former Labour MP Dan Norris to resign his seat
More than 3,000 people have now signed a petition calling for Dan Norris to step down from his constituency seat of North East Somerset and Hanham

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:09:33 GMT
Burglar jailed after Anya Taylor-Joy and husband barricaded themselves in bedroom
The actor’s husband, Malcolm McRae, managed to scare off the robbers by shouting ‘I have a gun’

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:45:39 GMT
Man sues for £1m after claiming he lost a leg following breakfast with ‘coughing’ boss
David Gibson came down with a severe case of Covid and ultimately had his leg amputated

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:39:20 GMT
Police catch dealer in underpants trying to flush drugs down toilet
A drug dealer was thwarted by police after officers caught him attempting to flush drugs down a toilet during a raid.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:33:53 GMT
The 17 millionaires who won the lottery in January
The National Lottery has awarded over £33,376,165 in January alone – with one lucky winner bagging a £13.3m jackpot

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:17:39 GMT
Maryam Moshiri’s Groundhog Day bulletin becomes her latest viral BBC News hit
BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri's Groundhog Day report has become her latest viral bulletin.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:17:03 GMT
Epstein celebrated Brexit and ‘return to tribalism’, newly released emails suggest
Millions of emails released on Friday show the influence of disgraced paedophile Jeffrey Epstein over the world’s most powerful political figures

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:20:32 GMT
Andrew congratulated Epstein on his release from house arrest
The emails were among the latest tranche of documents released by the US Justice Department

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:02:24 GMT
David Cameron attacks Labour’s ‘damaging and nonsensical’ school reforms
The former prime minster urged the House of Lords to vote against the Bill

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:01:03 GMT
Snow and rain expected to hit UK as Met Office issues weather warnings
Train services in Devon and Cornwall have been cancelled while ferries are also delayed or cancelled in Scotland

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:41:41 GMT
Sarah Ferguson ‘took daughters to visit Epstein’ days after he was released from prison for child sex crimes
New details of Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with the royals continue to emerge after three million files were released by the US Department of Justice

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:40:25 GMT
EU ‘open-minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says
EU finance chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc was ‘ready to engage’ if the UK wanted to explore a customs union

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:40:09 GMT
UK politician Peter Mandelson under scrutiny over alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein
British police are assessing whether former Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson should face a criminal investigation for leaking sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:34:44 GMT
13-year-old arrested after e-bike crash with pregnant woman
The mother’s baby, who has since been born, remains in hospital in a serious condition

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:24:30 GMT
Nearly 60 car models to face £5,690 car tax in April – check if your vehicle is affected
Road tax rates are set to jump in April for the 2026 financial year

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