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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:56:54 GMT
Cash machines ripped from Co-op in cherry picker ram-raid
Thieves used a stolen telehandler to smash into a Co-Op wall, stealing two cash machines and a large sum of cash in Plympton.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:44:24 GMT
Starmer calls for apology from Man Utd co-owner Jim Ratcliffe after claiming UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
Founder of chemicals giant Ineos, which received £120m in UK aid last year, said immigration is ‘costing too much’

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:36:04 GMT
Starmer ‘knew ex-comms chief Lord Doyle supported paedophile councillor’
Matthew Doyle told Starmer’s communications chief he supported Sean Morton prior to his conviction, but did not reveal he campaigned alongside him

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:27:55 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

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:24:04 GMT
UK economy grew by 0.1% last quarter despite Budget uncertainty
The UK economy grew modestly again in the last three months of 2025

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:12:35 GMT
Reform UK on receiving end of ‘rubbish’ jab as MP links Nigel Farage’s party to Birmingham bin crisis
An Independent MP compared Reform UK MPs to “rubbish” whilst discussing the ongoing Birmingham bin crisis.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:56:45 GMT
Politics latest: Sir Jim Ratcliffe branded ‘hypocritical’ over immigration comments after Starmer calls for apology
A minister said Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments on immigration were “hypocritical” after Sir Keir Starmer called for an apology from the billionaire

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:34:41 GMT
Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches set to close
The exact number of job losses is not known at this time

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:22:21 GMT
How spider silk could be key to repairing damaged nerves in humans
Clinical trials are to go ahead using ‘off-the-shelf’ spider silk technology to repair devastating nerve injuries

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:19:31 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 08:01:23 GMT
British couple held in Iran for 400 days are ‘starving and suffering medical neglect’ behind bars son warns
Joe Bennett has been urging the British government to do more to help his parents trapped in a grisly Iranian prison

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:18:13 GMT
Keir Starmer meets King Charles for first time since release of Epstein files
Sir Keir and his wife, Lady Victoria, joined the King and Queen to honour carers across the UK

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:02:09 GMT
Care failings behind runaway heiress Constance Marten’s baby tragedy laid bare – with thousands more children at risk
The mother – who was jailed for 14 years for the gross negligence manslaughter of her newborn daughter Victoria – concealed the pregnancy with her partner after her four other children were taken into care

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Cost of staycations could rise due to potential ‘holiday tax’
Around 200 bosses of leading UK accommodation firms have hit out at the government plans

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:11:40 GMT
Boy suspected of double stabbing at Brent school arrested after appearing ‘distressed’ at mosque
Police say attack on two boys at Kingsbury High School not currently being treated as a terrorist incident

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:30:15 GMT
The ‘immediate, mandatory’ intervention children will face if caught carrying a knife
Police will refer every child knife possession case to youth justice services in a bid to prevent reoffending

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:30:11 GMT
Polling booths to be set up in train stations and supermarkets to encourage people to vote
Sweeping changes will also see 16- and 17-year-olds able to vote in the next general election

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:21:13 GMT
Police probing Andrew’s Epstein links are in talks with prosecutors
An ‘ongoing assessment of allegations relating to misconduct in public office’ is taking place

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:50:37 GMT
Furious women MPs turn on Starmer over ‘boys’ club’ scandals
PM faces questions over his judgement after admitting paedophile-linked peer ‘did not give a full account of his actions’

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:21:11 GMT
Ex-hospital boss ‘flashed sunbathing woman and groped police officer who arrested him’
Dr Martin Kuper is accused of exposing himself just months before he left his role at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:04:52 GMT
Ex-Daily Mail editor claims obtaining ex-directory phone numbers was ‘low on Richter scale of unlawfulness’
Paul Dacre said he was ‘totally unaware’ of the methods used to obtain Chelsy Davy’s flight details and seat number

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:33:01 GMT
Reeves says closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’ in Brexit shift
The chancellor’s LSE speech will raise hopes that the government could be persuaded to relook at issues like our relationship with the single market or customs union

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:25:36 GMT
Labour’s efforts to ramp up one-in-one-out deportations to France hit by fresh legal challenges
Sixteen migrants told the High Court that the government’s flagship deportation deal with France was failing victims of trafficking

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:21:07 GMT
Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’
Exclusive: Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:11:48 GMT
Will we see more security at schools after the Brent double stabbing?
Over the last few years, there have been a number of stabbings at secondary schools across the country

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:01:05 GMT
How Dave the Peacock became a village icon (and an AI Meme Star)
Meet Dave, the latest local internet sensation.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:02:29 GMT
Police order evacuations in UK town centre after potentially hazardous substance found
Road closures are in place due to an ongoing incident at a Leicester high street

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:25:10 GMT
Man caught trying to drive home moments after being handed driving ban
Traffic officers saw him get into his car parked at the next-door Tesco store and drive away

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:37:50 GMT
‘It’s a complete scandal’: Graduates accuse government of acting like ‘loan sharks’ over student lending
Protest outside parliament called for change in how student loans are repaid as graduates told The Independent of impact debt has on their lives

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:17:37 GMT
British woman shot by father after Trump argument was ‘unlawfully killed’, coroner rules
Lucy Harrison’s father insisted he shot his daughter in the chest accidentally at his home in Texas

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:55:04 GMT
Single mothers hit hardest by homelessness in ‘nightmare’ rental market
Exclusive: More and more women are being ‘pushed towards homelessness’, charity warns

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:11:25 GMT
12 men charged with manslaughter after death of Cambridge United football fan Simon Dobbin
Simon Dobbin died in 2020 five years after being assaulted on his way home from a match

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:06:41 GMT
Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to label vegan drinks
The UK’s highest court has sided with the dairy industry in the long-running row

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:06:23 GMT
Thief found wedged behind boiler in attempt to avoid police
A thief who was trying to evade police detection was found wedged behind a boiler during a house raid.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:03:55 GMT
Tesco boss warns Starmer UK is ‘sleepwalking’ into joblessness epidemic and condemns rising cost of employment
Ashwin Prasad’s warning comes as UK unemployment could reach as high as 5.3 per cent this year, forecasts suggest

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:03:38 GMT
Smoke-free law could see use drop below 5% in young people
Smoking is responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in the UK

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:52:32 GMT
‘Uncomfortable’ questions part of Mandelson vetting process, says ex-MI6 chief
The former MI6 boss has given an insight into the “thorough” vetting process that an ambassador like Peter Mandelson would likely have gone through.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:33:54 GMT
‘How is the death of a child not enough? Cameras in nurseries is only way to prevent this from happening again’
Genevieve Meehan, known as Gigi, suffocated to death after being placed face down on a bean bag for over an hour

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:24:32 GMT
Controversial plans to transform UK’s busiest railway station given green light
Campaigners warn proposals will ‘destroy’ conservation area, while Network Rail insists they ‘respect station’s unique heritage’

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:44:01 GMT
Home Alone-inspired drug dealer booby-trapped house with pipe bombs
Police found tripwires, a crossbow, and a home-made flamethrower at the house

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:30:21 GMT
Butcher who cut her ex-girlfriend in half and buried her in the garden is jailed for life
Anna Podedworna, 40, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:29:19 GMT
Cold weather health alert issued for large parts of UK as temperatures plunge as low as -4C
Weather to pose a risk to vulnerable people with freezing conditions forecast in several major cities

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:23:33 GMT
King urged to ‘answer what he knew’ about Andrew’s Epstein links and make brother testify in US
The King said Buckingham Palace was ready to cooperate in the event of a police inquiry into Andrew’s links to Epstein

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:18:28 GMT
Lib Dem MP ‘despairs’ over party’s plan to scrap Treasury and replace it with Birmingham-based ‘growth department’
‘At a time when the government is imploding, and people are crying out for serious policies, we announce this,’ Lib Dem MP says

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:53:57 GMT
First mRNA vaccine to be produced in UK approved by regulators
The Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre will make millions of cutting-edge mRNA vaccines

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:33:56 GMT
Migrants in court bid to halt deportations under Starmer’s controversial one-in, one-out deal with France
Legal challenge comes as a coalition of UK and French charities issue a statement warning of widespread failures under the flagship deal

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:23:21 GMT
Police investigation launched after deepfakes of school staff circulated online
The deepfakes are understood to have been created using real pictures from social media profiles of staff

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:16:26 GMT
The ‘once-in-a-decade’ chance to transform the UK’s footprint on the world
With the UK saying that it wishes to become an ‘investor’ rather than a ‘donor’ in the era of foreign aid cuts, reforming UK supply chain laws could ensure that overseas investment maximises the benefits to people in developing countries. Nic...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:59:45 GMT
Yorkshire drug dealer filmed himself testing homemade flamethrower in back garden
Footage shows the moment a drug dealer who rigged his house with Home Alone-style booby traps in order to thwart potential intruders is arrested.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:53:11 GMT
Swimmer’s leg lost at sea found on beach by fossil hunter 10 months later
The 69-year-old had lost the brand new custom-made limb last April

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:09:23 GMT
More than 750,000 young adults missing out on thousands – here’s how to check and claim
One young person said her fund ‘saved me from going into an overdraft or borrowing money’

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:06:14 GMT
Urgent search for missing schoolboy, 13, last seen in West Midlands
Kelvin Momodu was last seen wearing a black Nike tracksuit with a grey line down the legs

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:02:12 GMT
Manchester synagogue attack sparked surge in antisemitism, report says
The government’s independent adviser on antisemitism said the latest figures were ‘deeply alarming’

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