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PM 'fighting for his political life' - as Labour peer excoriates handling of Mandelson

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 23:31
Sir Keir Starmer has been made to look "weak, naive and gullible" by blaming Peter Mandelson's "lies" for the crisis engulfing his premiership - and it could bring him down, a senior Labour figure has said.

Move out of Westminster or face 60 years of repairs, MPs warned

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 23:27
Restoring the crumbling Houses of Parliament could cost more than £39bn and take between 38 and 61 years to complete, parliamentarians have been told.

Kirsty Gallacher calls for more police on streets after she was kicked 'like a football'

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 21:47
Broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher has called for more police on the streets and greater action on violence against women and girls after she was attacked last year.

Crotch enhancements: The latest controversy at the Winter Olympics

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 21:25
Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking.

'Kidnapped' mum of TV host 'still out there', authorities believe

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 20:02
Authorities searching for the missing mother of a US TV host have said they believe "she's still out there" but have no suspects.

Trump grudgingly supports Starmer's Chagos deal

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 19:44
It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

'It's devastating': Only surviving victim of 'Suffolk Strangler' says others may have lived if police took her seriously

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 18:48
The only surviving victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright has told how if police had taken her story seriously, the other women he went on to murder may still be alive today.

Bank of England chief 'shocked' by Mandelson's alleged leaks to Epstein

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 18:47
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, is not given to emotional outbursts or shooting from the hip.

'The market's in seek and destroy mode': The new AI model scaring lawyers and legal firms

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 17:21
Anthropic, one of the biggest and most influential tech companies in the world, is launching a new model: Claude Opus 4.6.

15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher attacked

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 16:52
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was attacked, police have said.

Mandelson saga will bring PM down unless he takes 'necessary action', Harman warns

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 16:14
Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson "unless he takes action", Baroness Harman has warned.

Alleged killer thought murder victim was trying to set him up, court told

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:47
An ex-head gamekeeper suspected the man he allegedly murdered of "foul play" and felt he tried to "set him up" after dead birds were found on the estate, jurors have heard.

Winter Olympics struck by norovirus outbreak

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:44
A women's ice hockey match between Finland and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics has been postponed after a norovirus outbreak.

ICE killings have made BAFTA frontrunner 'devastatingly' timely, says producer

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:42
In filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, resistance is framed as survival.

King dodging heckler question on Andrew will frustrate those who want him to say more

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:36
In a crowd of hundreds, two voices on the royal visit to Essex would inevitably end up grabbing some of the attention.

Student who died after being stabbed in Leicester named

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 14:59
A cyber security student at De Montfort University who died after being stabbed in Leicester city centre has been named as Khaleed Oladipo.

Starmer apologises for 'believing Mandelson's lies' - as opposition call for no confidence vote

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 14:19
Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for "believing Mandelson's lies", as he faces calls for a no confidence vote from opposition parties.

Northern towns 'shafted' in new funding formula that favours London, MPs say

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 14:18
Northern towns could be in line for a funding boost after complaints from MPs that a new system for allocating cash to councils favours London.

One dead, three injured after Dublin bus crash

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 13:38
One person has died, and three others have been hurt after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin city centre.

Relationship with US is 'rock solid', Taiwan president says after Trump's call with Xi

Thu, 05/02/2026 - 11:50
Taiwan shares a "rock solid" relationship with the United States, its president has insisted - despite talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping over the self-governed island's future.

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