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Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for “believing Mandelson’s lies”, as he faces calls for a no confidence vote from opposition parties. The prime minister remained mired in controversy over the links between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who he made US ambassador. Having sacked Lord Mandelson as ambassador last year, …

Having finished fourth in the County Championship last summer, their first season at the top level since 2015, Sussex will begin the new campaign on minus 12 points, as well as being docked a point in both the T20 Blast and One-Day Cup. West, who will be joined by Farbrace …

Coverage of the women’s ice hockey competition in the 2026 Winter Olympics. BBC News

In 2023 the former councillor was disqualified from holding public office for a three-year period over a breach of its code of conduct. BBC News

ExpressVPN, CNET’s current top-rated VPN, announced a handful of significant updates that should help customers use the service to protect their privacy in new ways. In doing so, Express is positioning itself as a fuller online privacy and security suite rather than just a VPN. To supplement its core VPN …

Lawyers for the Scottish government said moving trans woman prisoners to male-only jails would create an ‘unacceptable risk of suicide’. BBC News

JLab, a brand best known for its budget-friendly but well-featured wireless earbuds, has announced a new pair of headphones that are far less discreet. The oversized Blue XL Speaker Headphones look like an ill-timed April Fools’ Day prank but are actually a pair of Bluetooth speakers cosplaying as wireless headphones. …

A major engineering milestone has been reached on what is set to become the UK’s first new reservoir in more than three decades. Portsmouth Water said teams at Havant Thicket Reservoir installed a 20‑tonne steel cut‑off wall during a continuous 72‑hour operation at the start of the year. The wall, …

A man has died and a girl is missing after heaving flooding hit Spain and Portugal.  Storm Leonardo struck the Iberian Peninsula on Tuesday, with torrential rain and strong winds causing roads and towns to flood, damaging homes and forcing residents to flee. A man, believed to be about 70, …

Six Nations referees have vowed to achieve “greater consistency” around officiating of foul play in this year’s tournament after a spate of controversial incidents in the autumn. The November internationals were dogged by varying interpretations of what constitutes a red card, yellow card, and 20-minute red card. Among the many …

The two alerts concern sedative drug medetomidine and new variants of another sedative, benzodiazepines. BBC News

Celtic have approached the Scottish Professional Football League to question whether the correct process was followed over the postponement of their game at Aberdeen. The Scottish Premiership game was called off at 16:20 GMT on Wednesday – less than four hours before kick-off. Aberdeen contacted the SPFL at about 13:30 …

[ PhD Innovation Fellow Jonathan Pelusi adjusts a neural device that promotes healing of the skull following implantation onto the brain. Credit: Robert Anderson/Thayer School of Engineering A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a possible new technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as …

One person has died, and three others have been hurt after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin city centre. Ireland’s justice minister confirmed the news to the Irish parliament, adding that those injured are being treated in hospital. It is understood that the incident, in the pedestrianised North …

Four Britons have died after contracting gut infections on the archapeligo since last year. BBC News

SSEN Transmission’s facility has been proposed for a site near Beauly in the Highlands. BBC News

The Alexa Plus AI has been in early access for over a year, but this week all that changes, starting with a Thursday preview at Amazon’s upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring Chris Hemsworth. Let’s look at how our phones and smart speakers are getting this smart voice assistant upgrade. I’ve been …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular mobile app called Chat & Ask AI has more than 50 million users across the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Now, an independent security researcher says the app exposed hundreds of millions of private chatbot conversations online.  The …

It was less than four years ago that Derby were just a week away from going out of business. Derbyshire property developer David Clowes bought the club out of administration after the Rams were relegated to League One. Liam Rosenior, who is now manager of Chelsea in the Premier League, …

The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters. BBC News