UK

MPs back release of Andrew trade envoy files as minister warns against prejudicing police inquiry

Peter Murrell accused of embezzling £459,000 from SNP funds, court papers say

Life sentences for foiled Manchester Jewish terror plot after undercover sting

Thomas Partey charged with two further rape counts linked to new complainant

Church of England freezes LGBTQ+ equality work after Synod vote

Rotherham accused of “flag terror” as council offers £500 for national flags

World

Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Kyiv as Ukraine marks invasion anniversary

Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Kyiv as Ukraine marks four years of full-scale war

El Mencho killing sparks cartel roadblocks in Jalisco

El Mencho’s reported death triggers cartel violence that shuts down parts of western Mexico

Trump tariff threat on Truth Social after Supreme Court ruling

Trump says he can use tariffs in a “more powerful and obnoxious way” after Supreme Court ruling

Anas Sarwar speaking in Edinburgh during a press event

Anas Sarwar stands by Starmer quit call as Farage reignites Ukraine row

Money

Trump tariffs kick in at 10% after Supreme Court blocks earlier import taxes

European Parliament pauses EU-US trade deal ratification amid tariff uncertainty

One shock could tip the UK into a food crisis and unrest, experts warn

Bank boss pay surges as big bonuses return to the City and Wall Street

NHS pay rise sparks union backlash as Unite raises strike prospect

US jobs add 130,000 in January as unemployment hits 4.3%

Sports

Six Nations table shows France leading after three rounds

France take control of Six Nations as Scotland and Ireland stay in touch

France have moved into a commanding position in the Six Nations after three bonus-point wins from three matches, leaving them…

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo celebrates after winning the men’s 10km cross-country gold

Milano Cortina 2026 day seven as Klæbo makes history and medals keep coming

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo delivered another statement win at Milano Cortina 2026, taking gold in the men’s 10km cross-country skiing to…

Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his “helmet of memory” at the Winter Games venue

Heraskevych says IOC “plays along with Russian propaganda” after Winter Games ban

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has accused the International Olympic Committee of amplifying Russian propaganda after he was barred from…

Luge sled on an icy track during the Winter Games

Winter Games live: Poland rise in luge as curling and speed skating heat up

Action is ramping up across the venues. Poland have climbed into the women’s doubles luge medals—for now. The men’s curling…

Science & Tech

police AI bias and facial recognition safeguards in the UK

Police AI bias acknowledged as £115m centre plans national rollout of tools

Anthropic logo displayed on a screen alongside the Claude chatbot branding

Anthropic raises $30bn as valuation soars to $380bn

Traders watch falling property services shares as AI disruption fears spread

AI property stocks tumble as investors bet on disruption in real estate services

CMA building exterior reflecting app store regulation

Apple and Google agree to CMA oversight on app store conduct

Latest

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, reported targeted in an Israeli strike in Tehran

Ali Larijani targeted as Israel claims killing in overnight strikes on Iran

Rachel Reeves speaks at Bayes Business School during the Mais Lecture in London

Rachel Reeves Mais Lecture maps out deeper EU ties, AI push and new devolution plans

Liz Kendall at the National Quantum Computing Centre near Oxford during the UK quantum funding announcement

UK pledges £1bn for quantum computing as Liz Kendall warns against losing talent to the US

Lewis Hamilton celebrates his first Ferrari podium at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai

Lewis Hamilton says he’s “back to his best” after first Ferrari podium in China