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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:44:45 GMTBBC 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 GMTParents 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 GMTChurch 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 GMTWhy 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 GMTSarah 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 GMTStarmer 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 GMTCabinet 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 GMTBanker 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 GMTPolice 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 GMTOne 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 GMTVaping 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 GMTRiver 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 GMTMajor 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 GMTGordon 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 GMTDonald 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 GMTJim 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 GMTHow 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 GMTTeenage 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 GMTWarning 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 GMTReform 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 GMTBritish 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 GMTChildren’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 GMTHome 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 GMTFlood 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 GMTMoment 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 GMTWhy 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 GMTBritish 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 GMTParents 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 GMTCash-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 GMTNursery 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 GMTEx-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 GMTHow 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 GMTReeves 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 GMTHouseholds 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 GMTBritain 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 GMTDaily 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 GMTWe 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 GMTBoy, 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 GMTMet 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 GMTHow 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 GMTCreator 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 GMTStarmer ‘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 GMTScrap 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 GMTPolice 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.