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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
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
Teenager among four killed in car crash was 'my heart, my soul, my everything', mother says
A grieving mother has said her teenage son, who died in a car crash that also killed three others, was "my heart, my soul, my everything".
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:55:00 +0000
A grieving mother has said her teenage son, who died in a car crash that also killed three others, was "my heart, my soul, my everything".
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:55:00 +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
Two teenagers charged with murder of boy, 15, in Guildford
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Surrey have charged two teenage boys with murder.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:39:00 +0000
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Surrey have charged two teenage boys with murder.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:39:00 +0000
Tories claim government in retreat on Chagos Islands 'surrender'
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +0000
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +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
'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
'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