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Few Labour MPs are publicly calling for Sir Keir Starmer to go but this is very serious moment for the PM. BBC News

It’s certainly been a damp and dull start to 2026 as Helen Willetts explains. Source link

Reading’s assistant kitman Richard Bone has been sanctioned by the Football Association after making a homophobic comment towards a match referee. Bone’s comment towards Matt Corlett was heard by the fourth official in the first half of Reading’s match against Huddersfield on 9 August 2025. Bone has now admitted the …

Skebas, 26, admitted killing Lilia, but denied murder, claiming his responsibility was diminished by his mental state, but this was not accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service, and his not guilty plea to murder forced a trial at Lincoln Crown Court. BBC News

“So from another brother to another brother – stay encouraged, Anthony Joshua. Keep your head up, Anthony Joshua. “Stay prayed up, bro, because you’ve still got life.” Wilder, who fights Briton Derek Chisora on 4 April in London, said the crash brought up “old feelings” from the death of his …

Directly addressing Epstein’s victims, Sir Keir said: “I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you. Sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him and sorry that even now you’re forced to watch this story unfold in public once …

“I think in all of this, the victims must be at the heart of who’ve been suffering of this. We need to be thinking about them, finding out who is responsible for this decision, but ultimately it shows the prime minister’s terrible judgement once again.” BBC News

Spotify is going all in on books in 2026 and partnering with Bookshop.org to let you buy physical copies of audiobooks and support local retailers starting in the Spring. The announcement dovetails with the launch of Page Match, a new feature that lets you sync physical books and ebooks with …

Neil Woodbridge, who chairs the panels in Essex, says the police “want ordinary members of the public to come along look at this body-worn footage and go: ‘well hang on a minute, why do you that and how come this person has been treated in this way?'” BBC News

So much has happened over the past seven days, including transfer deadline day, the Australian Open final and an ice skating copyright dispute. About 5% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes …

More than half of our waste is recycled, but the latest figures show this has stagnated. BBC News

Sky’s coverage of the downfall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has won best news programme at the Broadcast Awards. The hour-long special, fronted by lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim, aired in December 2024 following the sudden ousting of the dictator. Featuring on-the-ground reporting and interviews from chief correspondent Stuart …

Interest rates were cut to 3.75% in December and analysts expect at least one further reduction this year. BBC News

“You buy a player for a lot of money and he is not able to play for a rule I don’t understand. Hopefully they can change it,” he added. City’s other January signing, winger Antoine Semenyo, arrived at the club from Bournemouth four days prior to their trip to the …

Moore’s team-mates created just seven chances between them at Hibs on Sunday. He registered five alone on Wednesday, while his seven dribbles were also higher than any other player. Game state has to come into that, of course. At the weekend, Rangers were playing against 11 men, away to a …

Now a line has been drawn under such provocative appearances, he’s going to be tucked away in Sandringham, first of all in a temporary home on the estate, at Wood Farm, before his planned permanent new address. This will be at the expense of the King, rather than any public …

Briton Lone’er Kavanagh has stepped in at less than a month’s notice to fight Brandon Moreno in Mexico on 28 February. Earlier this week Asu Almabayev withdrew from the flyweight contest with Moreno because of injury. Kavanagh, 26, had been booked to fight at UFC London on 20 March and …

“And, if you saw the scouts – the youngsters running around, going in the artificial cave, going down the zip wire, lighting fires, trekking, building backwoods huts and all this sort of thing – you’d realise that they’re glad they’ve left their iPads at home.” BBC News

[ Imagine diagnosing one of the most challenging neurological diseases with just a quick finger-prick, a few drops of blood and a test sent in the post. This may sound like science fiction, but we are hoping our research could soon help it become a reality. Source link

However, the peer was sacked from the role last September, after Downing Street said new information about the depth of this relationship had emerged – including emails showing he sent supportive messages to Epstein as he faced charges for sex offences in 2008. BBC News