February 2026

Ministers have so far been unable to strip Wayne Couzens, the former police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, of his public sector pension and are considering introducing legislation if required, Sky News can reveal. In March 2021, when he was a serving Metropolitan Police officer, Couzens used his police warrant to lure Sarah […]

A “critical incident” has been declared at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) due to an increase in demand the trust has struggled to meet. The hospital stated that it had seen “significant demand” on services in the last week, particularly in accident and emergency (A&E), which had resulted in patients suffering “unacceptable and lengthy waits” in

Palestine Action’s co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group’s ban as a terrorist organisation on two grounds. However, it will remain outlawed for now as the government intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Huda Ammori launched the challenge after former home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group,