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MPs may investigate Andrew over trade envoy claims

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:43
The business committee will discuss whether to "take this investigation forward" when they meet next Tuesday, Byrne says.

Boy becomes first in UK to have surgery to make him taller

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:32
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Adoption breakdown ended my career and relationship – we're told to get on with it

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 09:58
A mum says she has been physically attacked by her daughter and is reaching "breaking point".

Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 09:01
Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.

Free tuition under threat without revenue boost, report warns

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 06:42
Scotland's more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Boy becomes first in UK to have surgery to make him taller

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 06:16
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Doctor who called junior colleague 'bad girl' and squeezed her waist is struck off

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 06:13
Dr Velmurugan Kuppuswamy is struck off after sexually harassing and objectifying female colleagues.

Patients describe 'culture of abuse' as 15 hospital staff arrested

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 05:14
Patients and their relatives say there is a culture of abuse at a mental health hospital.

The Papers: 'Farage forces elections U-turn' and 'Tributes to Godfather Star'

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 04:37
Sir Keir Starmer's decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday's papers.

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 01:43
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 01:43
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

'My friend told me we would be killed if we didn't pay protection money'

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 00:01
One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.

Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 22:00
Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.

Tube passengers targeted in text scam, court told

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 21:55
London Underground passengers received scam messages that aimed to "plunder their bank accounts", jurors hear.

Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 19:22
The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 19:15
The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.

Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 19:15
The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.

Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 18:48
It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.

Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 18:48
It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.

Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 18:07
All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.