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'Insulting and frankly appalling': PM condemns Trump's remarks on UK troops in Afghanistan
Sir Keir Starmer has said Donald Trump's claims British troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan were "insulting and frankly appalling" - and suggested he should apologise.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:29:00 +0000
Sir Keir Starmer has said Donald Trump's claims British troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan were "insulting and frankly appalling" - and suggested he should apologise.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:29:00 +0000

Former Tory councillor admits drugging and raping ex-wife 11 times
A former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his now ex-wife over more than a decade.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:57:00 +0000
A former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his now ex-wife over more than a decade.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:57:00 +0000

Andy Burnham facing 24-hour ultimatum over his future
Labour's high command is attempting to bounce Andy Burnham into a super-quick decision on a Commons by-election comeback, giving him just 24 hours to decide.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0000
Labour's high command is attempting to bounce Andy Burnham into a super-quick decision on a Commons by-election comeback, giving him just 24 hours to decide.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0000

'Missed opportunity' to take footballer who died of flesh-eating infection to hospital, coroner rules
There was a "missed opportunity" to take an amateur footballer who died of sepsis and necrotising fasciitis - a rare flesh eating infection - to hospital, a coroner has ruled.
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:27:00 +0000
There was a "missed opportunity" to take an amateur footballer who died of sepsis and necrotising fasciitis - a rare flesh eating infection - to hospital, a coroner has ruled.
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:27:00 +0000

'Thank God I came to America': Why Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo doesn't see himself as British
He is the Lewisham-born actor who, at the age of 73, finds himself in the running for an Oscar.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
He is the Lewisham-born actor who, at the age of 73, finds himself in the running for an Oscar.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

British troops were in Afghanistan from start to finish - despite what Trump says
Over 1,000 non-US NATO troops died in Afghanistan and at least double that number were seriously wounded in supporting US policy there.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:57:00 +0000
Over 1,000 non-US NATO troops died in Afghanistan and at least double that number were seriously wounded in supporting US policy there.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:57:00 +0000

Paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed grandmother to death at bus stop detained indefinitely
A paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a grandmother to death at a north London bus stop has been detained indefinitely.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:27:00 +0000
A paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a grandmother to death at a north London bus stop has been detained indefinitely.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:27:00 +0000

Police open murder investigation after death of baby from head injury
Cambridgeshire Police have begun a murder investigation after the death of a baby boy with a head injury.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:13:00 +0000
Cambridgeshire Police have begun a murder investigation after the death of a baby boy with a head injury.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:13:00 +0000

'It cost Molly her life': Is this one of the UK's biggest hospital scandals?
"Molly's life was cut short… because of failings within an institution that was there to protect her."
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:04:00 +0000
"Molly's life was cut short… because of failings within an institution that was there to protect her."
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:04:00 +0000

Special relationship turns toxic as angry Starmer calls out Trump's 'insulting' non-US troops remarks
I have rarely seen Sir Keir Starmer angry.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
I have rarely seen Sir Keir Starmer angry.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000