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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:25:42 GMT
Weather 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 09:02:12 GMT
Gisele Pelicot ‘overwhelmed’ after personal letter of support from Queen
The Queen commended the French rape survivors ‘extraordinary dignity and courage’

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:56:17 GMT
‘Dehydrated’ Lidl worker sacked for drinking 17p bottle of water
Julian Oxborough worked at the supermarket for more than a decade and subsequently had his claim for unfair dismissal rejected by a tribunal

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:50:54 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 08:50:00 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 trauma of not feeling listened to by police

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:17:29 GMT
Public 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

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:11:29 GMT
Man admits rape of former Conservative councillor’s ex-wife
Police said Dean Hamilton’s offences relate to wider criminal proceedings involving Joanne Young, who has waived her right to anonymity

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:09:02 GMT
Andrew tried to ‘fix’ meeting between Jeffery Epstein and Colonel Gaddafi, emails reveal
The disgraced financier appeared to ask for a meeting with Gaddafi but it is understood that it did not go ahead

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:47:46 GMT
Prince William wanted Andrew banished from royals ‘before rot set in’, new book claims
Charles was said to be furious over William trying to rid Andrew from the Royal family

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Valentine’s Day: What makes a good kiss? Here is the psychology behind it
Scientists have explained that ‘thoughts, fantasies and emotional context’ all enhance kissing quality

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:52:42 GMT
Starmer: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump
After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:45:20 GMT
Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court in humiliating blow for government
Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over its decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:02:50 GMT
‘Dangerous’ sexual predator who manipulated women to abuse children jailed
Elliot Jones faced 17 charges of sexual offences against children, three counts of making indecent photographs of children and a charge of blackmail

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:01:38 GMT
Rupert Lowe launches new political party after controversial Reform UK exit
Restore Britain formally launched on Friday evening

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:08:07 GMT
Three men charged after £1M worth of weight loss drugs stolen
Police are urging anyone not to use illegitimate weight-loss products

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:16:35 GMT
Mandelson asked to testify to US Congress over Epstein links
Former Labour cabinet minister was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his ties to Epstein

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:47:49 GMT
Energy bill standing charges to be cut from April – but not all will see savings
Martin Lewis says the decision is ‘movement in the right direction’ from Labour

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:37:52 GMT
Ex-Met Officer filmed making rape jokes committed gross misconduct
Brian Sharkey was secretly filmed joking about rape, with the footage then being aired in a BBC Panorama documentary in October

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:08:09 GMT
Peter Murrell: Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP over 12 years
Peter Murrell is accused of embezzling the funds between August 2010 and January 2023

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:40:54 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’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:30:01 GMT
Men who plotted ‘mass murder’ of Jewish community in terror attack jailed for life
The men plotted to open fire on a march against antisemitism in what could have been ‘one of the deadliest attacks’ the UK has ever seen

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:37:42 GMT
The diet experts suggest could help people with diabetes
Vegan diets can cut daily insulin use by almost 30 per cent for people with type 1 diabetes

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:20:17 GMT
Nearly 5 million people missing out on £220 a year, broadband experts warn
One expert describes the issue as a ‘cost of living scandal’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:18:37 GMT
Climber dies and two in hospital after incident on Welsh coast
Police confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene at St Govan’s Head

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:16:47 GMT
Serial train masturbator returns to prison for exposing himself to woman just days after release
Gathercole jailed following British Transport Police investigation into ‘sickening’ behaviour

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:56:42 GMT
Invictus Games gold medallist could face jail over dishonest disability claim
The Ministry of Defence has accused Debbie O’Connell of ‘lies’ about the extent of her injury

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:54:13 GMT
Trans people facing ‘workers’ rights crisis’ as court rules employers can ban trans women from using female toilets
But a High Court judge said service providers should be ‘guided by common sense and benevolence’ when providing toilet facilities to trans people

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:42:17 GMT
Teacher banned from classroom after turning up to school open evening drunk
Julia Leith was also seen under the influence of alcohol on a second occasion at another school

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:41:49 GMT
Police appeal for hero witness after woman sexually assaulted in Plymouth
Victim was dragged to the ground by male suspect after he tried to pull her top down

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:29:29 GMT
Huge landslide closes part of South West Coastal Path
Thousands of tonnes of rocks and mud have collapsed on the beach

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:14:55 GMT
Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea
Former prime minister’s think tank says government’s clean power plan is ‘leading the UK in the wrong direction’

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:10:54 GMT
School boss spends £50k on knife detectors – warning classrooms can be ‘vulnerable’ after horror stabbings
Jo Higgins, chief executive officer at Dudley Academies Trust, said the metal detectors, also known as knife arches, were being installed after ‘overwhelmingly positive’ support from parents

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:19 GMT
‘Police dismissed my sexual assault because I was drunk – I’ve spent 15 years fighting for justice’
Nina Cresswell says she is taking a stand against the ‘traumatisation after traumatisation survivors face just to try and get basic justice’ – as just 2 per cent of sexual offence reports result in convictions. She spoke to Tara Cobham about w...

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:44 GMT
Why was Palestine Action banned as a terror group and what will happen to the thousands arrested at protests?
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 13:09:07 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 13:06:47 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 13:03:19 GMT
‘In the dog house’: Police issue warning after ‘pet detective’ camera catches driver cuddling dog
AI-enabled cameras usually used to catch motorists using phones or not wearing seatbelts

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:45 GMT
Man who tried to kill Army officer to be detained in hospital after being given life sentence
Anthony Esan, 25, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday morning

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:01 GMT
Century-old love letters found at stately home reveal tale of forbidden romance
Forbidden lovers went on to marry in 1929 after the daughter of mansion’s last owner underwent a turbulent divorce

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:43 GMT
Breakthrough injection treatment is giving people their voices back
The new treatment uses platelet-rich plasma from the patient’s blood to rejuvenate the damaged vocal cords

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:32:40 GMT
Teenage killer’s face pictured for first time as unedited video shows him lying to police
Police have released an unedited video of Kian Moulton lying to police after murdering Leo Ross in Birmingham in a random knife attack.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:10:29 GMT
Heathrow’s boss insists airport is not too crowded – passengers are just walking the wrong way
Thomas Woldbye defends Heathrow after travel hub named busiest airport in Europe last year

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:03:57 GMT
Tesco planning major Clubcard expansion for under-18s
The UK competition regulator has previously urged all supermarkets to expand their loyalty schemes

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