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  • Battle to save the crumbling palace of General Gordon’s Last Stand - The Telegraph
    on February 16, 2026 at 8:01 pm

    Battle to save the crumbling palace of General Gordon’s Last Stand  The Telegraph

  • Nothing says the ‘special relationship’ is over like this picture of Donald Trump and Liz Truss | Zoe Williams - The Guardian
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:59 pm

    Nothing says the ‘special relationship’ is over like this picture of Donald Trump and Liz Truss | Zoe Williams  The GuardianLiz Truss shares photo with Donald Trump: ‘Right about everything’  The IndependentTruss back on tour with […]

  • UK politics: Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – as it happened - The Guardian
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:15 pm

    UK politics: Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – as it happened  The GuardianGovernment abandons plans to delay 30 council elections  BBCHow The Telegraph forced Starmer into local democracy U-turn  The […]

  • Noah Donohoe inquest RECAP as police questioned on teen's bike being found - Belfast Live
    on February 16, 2026 at 5:04 pm

    Noah Donohoe inquest RECAP as police questioned on teen's bike being found  Belfast LiveOfficer attending Noah Donohoe disappearance saw no sign of a crime  BBCPSNI denies suggestion police lost Donohoe's clothing  RTE.ieMissing schoolboy seen […]

  • Teenagers guilty of Alexander Cashford beach manslaughter in Sheppey - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 3:48 pm

    Teenagers guilty of Alexander Cashford beach manslaughter in Sheppey  BBCTeenagers found guilty of manslaughter after man lured to beach and killed  Sky NewsGirl, 16, and, boy, 15, found guilty over killing of man pelted with rocks in […]

  • How drama unfolded after police sealed off Prestatyn High Street - North Wales Live
    on February 16, 2026 at 3:46 pm

    How drama unfolded after police sealed off Prestatyn High Street  North Wales Live

  • EXC: No10 Political Team Internally Oppose 'Boys Club' Chagos Deal and Ask Starmer for U-Turn as Powell Exits - Guido Fawkes
    on February 16, 2026 at 3:46 pm

    EXC: No10 Political Team Internally Oppose 'Boys Club' Chagos Deal and Ask Starmer for U-Turn as Powell Exits  Guido FawkesJonathan Powell rejects overtures to replace McSweeney as Starmer’s chief of staff  The GuardianChagos deal architect […]

  • First picture of man who died after 'attempted police stop' - Liverpool Echo
    on February 16, 2026 at 3:35 pm

    First picture of man who died after 'attempted police stop'  Liverpool EchoMan who died after police van bike crash named  BBCFurther update: Police incident - Back Falkner Street South, Liverpool  merseyside.police.ukElectric bike rider dies […]

  • Two men die in front of horrified shoppers at Asda as emergency services rush to shop - Chronicle Live
    on February 16, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    Two men die in front of horrified shoppers at Asda as emergency services rush to shop  Chronicle LiveSwindon Asda sees two men die in double tragedy as emergency services swarm  Daily StarMan dies after emergency services swarm retail […]

  • More ice and snow warnings as widespread flooding expected - ITVX
    on February 16, 2026 at 2:32 pm

    More ice and snow warnings as widespread flooding expected  ITVXIce and snow warnings as another blast of Arctic air sweeps across the UK  BBCMapped: Where will rain and ice hit the UK this week  The IndependentNew weather warnings for snow […]

  • Former Guardian journalist Chris Boffey, a ‘tenacious’ reporter and ‘great human being’, dies aged 74 - The Guardian
    on February 16, 2026 at 2:27 pm

    Former Guardian journalist Chris Boffey, a ‘tenacious’ reporter and ‘great human being’, dies aged 74  The Guardian

  • Pensioner with mobility issues left in charge of 10 XL bullies before mauling, court told - Sky News
    on February 16, 2026 at 2:22 pm

    Pensioner with mobility issues left in charge of 10 XL bullies before mauling, court told  Sky NewsPensioner left with 10 XL bullies weighing up to 190 kg, court told | ITV News  ITVXDanny Cowley reveals points tally Colchester United may need […]

  • Amazon van gets stuck on Britain’s ‘most dangerous’ mudflat path - The Guardian
    on February 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm

    Amazon van gets stuck on Britain’s ‘most dangerous’ mudflat path  The GuardianAmazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS'  BBCAmazon driver follows satnav into Thames Estuary  The TelegraphWatch Amazon van stuck in […]

  • AI chatbots to face strict online safety rules in UK - CNN
    on February 16, 2026 at 1:54 pm

    AI chatbots to face strict online safety rules in UK  CNNStarmer pledges crackdown on 'addictive elements' of social media  BBCSocial media ban for under-16s could be in force this year  The TimesUK to tighten online safety laws to include AI […]

  • Multiple bullet holes in window after Oldham shooting horror as forensics shut off scene - Manchester Evening News
    on February 16, 2026 at 1:13 pm

    Multiple bullet holes in window after Oldham shooting horror as forensics shut off scene  Manchester Evening NewsCrime scene in place after firearms discharge in Oldham  Oldham TimesCrime scenes in place in Oldham after reports of […]

  • Inquiry after woman found dead in police cell - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 1:05 pm

    Inquiry after woman found dead in police cell  BBCPolice watchdog investigating death of woman in custody cell | ITV News  ITVXWoman dies in a Black Country police cell after being arrested in Walsall - IOPC launches investigation  Express […]

  • Newsom signs California-UK clean energy pact - politico.eu
    on February 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    Newsom signs California-UK clean energy pact  politico.euEd Miliband strikes clean energy deal with California’s Gavin Newsom  Financial TimesCalifornia governor ‘a loser’, says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK  The […]

  • Fraudster conned 600 innocent Britons out of £9million to fund luxury lifestyle - GB News
    on February 16, 2026 at 12:57 pm

    Fraudster conned 600 innocent Britons out of £9million to fund luxury lifestyle  GB NewsThe £28 million myth: Scunthorpe fraudster pleads guilty A man who defrauded over 600 people of approximately £9million across the communities of North […]

  • Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 12:25 pm

    Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities  BBCStudents in England and Wales launch legal action over Covid-hit studies  The GuardianStudents begin further Covid legal action after UCL case settled  Times Higher […]

  • Two teens seriously hurt in M6 two car lorry crash - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 11:37 am

    Two teens seriously hurt in M6 two car lorry crash  BBCRush-hour delays after crashes on M6, M60, M62 and M56  BBCLorry driver flees scene as teenagers suffer serious injuries in M6 collision near Lancaster  Beyond RadioM6 Lancashire Crash: […]

  • Third of UK Firms Plan to Cut Hiring Thanks to Employment Rights Act - Guido Fawkes
    on February 16, 2026 at 11:30 am

    Third of UK Firms Plan to Cut Hiring Thanks to Employment Rights Act  Guido FawkesWorkers’ rights reforms push a third of employers to cut hiring  The TimesThird of bosses to cut hiring over Labour’s workers’ rights reforms  The […]

  • Tributes to Halifax man with 'heart of pure gold' who died after he was hit by car - Yorkshire Live
    on February 16, 2026 at 11:13 am

    Tributes to Halifax man with 'heart of pure gold' who died after he was hit by car  Yorkshire LiveFamily pay tribute to man, 69, killed in crash near Halifax  BBCFamily's tribute to man with 'heart as pure as gold' hit by car and killed | ITV […]

  • Nesbitt decision to halt puberty blockers trial is 'disgraceful' - O'Neill - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 11:10 am

    Nesbitt decision to halt puberty blockers trial is 'disgraceful' - O'Neill  BBCMike Nesbitt defends decision to suspend participation in puberty blocker trial | ITV News  ITVXExclusive: Children paid in NHS puberty blocker trial backed by […]

  • Stabbings in Bestwood leave two boys in hospital as teenage girls arrested - Nottingham Post
    on February 16, 2026 at 11:05 am

    Stabbings in Bestwood leave two boys in hospital as teenage girls arrested  Nottingham PostFour arrests after three injured in stabbings  BBC'I want to be gone' - Bestwood woman wants to leave home after teenagers hospitalised in […]

  • Drug user who killed vulnerable man who asked him to stop rapping jailed - STV News
    on February 16, 2026 at 10:42 am

    Drug user who killed vulnerable man who asked him to stop rapping jailed  STV News

  • Starmer considers fast-tracking defence spending boost - The Telegraph
    on February 16, 2026 at 10:06 am

    Starmer considers fast-tracking defence spending boost  The TelegraphUK considering significant increase to defence spending  BBCBritain ‘needs to go faster’ on defence spending, Starmer says  The GuardianKeir Starmer considers faster path […]

  • Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists - The Guardian
    on February 16, 2026 at 9:45 am

    Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists  The GuardianKeir Starmer orders investigation into Labour Together claims  BBCThe thuggish politics of the Labour Party have been revealed  The […]

  • More than 70 boat migrants awarded £500k compensation after unlawful seizure of mobile phones and SIM cards - lbc.co.uk
    on February 16, 2026 at 9:08 am

    More than 70 boat migrants awarded £500k compensation after unlawful seizure of mobile phones and SIM cards  lbc.co.ukSmall-boat migrants awarded £210k after border agents seized their phones  The TelegraphMore than 70 asylum seekers to be […]

  • Two dead and one fighting for life in burst of London knife attacks over weekend - London Evening Standard
    on February 16, 2026 at 7:32 am

    Two dead and one fighting for life in burst of London knife attacks over weekend  London Evening StandardWomen and a man held on suspicion of murder in Croydon  BBCTwo men and a woman arrested after man in his 20s stabbed to death in Valley […]

  • How Rupert Lowe’s new party could boost Farage - UnHerd
    on February 16, 2026 at 7:30 am

    How Rupert Lowe’s new party could boost Farage  UnHerdUK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform  The GuardianGreat Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe launches Restore Britain party  BBCNigel Farage rival launches new politcal […]

  • Man charged with murder following fatal shooting in Southampton - Daily Echo
    on February 16, 2026 at 7:04 am

    Man charged with murder following fatal shooting in Southampton  Daily EchoMurder charge after man fatally shot in house  BBCMan charged with murder following death in Coxford, Southampton  hampshire.police.ukShooting victim named as two more […]

  • Murder probe after man, 19, stabbed to death in Peckham Rye - London Evening Standard
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:58 am

    Murder probe after man, 19, stabbed to death in Peckham Rye  London Evening StandardMan, 19, stabbed to death in Peckham street  BBCMan, 19, fatally stabbed in London as murder investigation under way  Sky NewsMajor road closed in south east […]

  • Redditch e-scooter crash victim tells government 'do not legalise them' - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:23 am

    Redditch e-scooter crash victim tells government 'do not legalise them'  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

  • Abandoned tents and unsafe fires: What Highland rangers dealt with last summer - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:14 am

    Abandoned tents and unsafe fires: What Highland rangers dealt with last summer  BBCView Full coverage on Google News

  • What does the future hold for Scotland's giant cranes? - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:13 am

    What does the future hold for Scotland's giant cranes?  BBCClyde crane facing uncertain future due to high cost of repairs  BBCSwinney urges council to provide 'adequate care' of Clydeside crane  The HeraldFuture of Titan Crane hangs in […]

  • 'Noise camera' aims to tackle roaring exhausts - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:02 am

    'Noise camera' aims to tackle roaring exhausts  BBCNew gadget will curb Paignton seafront car pests  Mid Devon AdvertiserNew noise-detecting cameras now catching loud drivers in Devon  RegitNew noise detection cameras installed following […]

  • Police framed man for murder, new evidence suggests - BBC
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:00 am

    Police framed man for murder, new evidence suggests  BBCMan jailed for student murder ‘was FRAMED by cops’, shock new evidence claims  The SunNew BBC documentary casts doubt on murder conviction  The IndependentOmar Benguit: Dorset police […]

  • How Tony Blair became more powerful now than he was as PM - The Independent
    on February 16, 2026 at 6:00 am

    How Tony Blair became more powerful now than he was as PM  The IndependentTony Blair was a better politician than husband, says Cherie  The TimesCherie Blair: Tony is better at politics than marriage  The TelegraphTony Blair’s never-ending […]

  • UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration - Financial Times
    on February 16, 2026 at 5:00 am

    UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration  Financial TimesStarmer has chance to put overseas aid and debt relief on G20 agenda | Heather Stewart  The GuardianUK Aid Cuts Now Deeper than the US After Congress Pushes […]

  • Anger as thousands scramble to stop 'record' council tax rise - The Worcester News
    on February 16, 2026 at 5:00 am

    Anger as thousands scramble to stop 'record' council tax rise  The Worcester NewsReform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise  The GuardianTwo North-West councils get permission for 7.5% council tax […]

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