February 2026

Grammy winners Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean hit out at ICE as they accept awards

Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and British artist Olivia Dean were among the big winners at a politically charged Grammys ceremony, which saw several winners using speeches to hit out at the immigration operation in the US. Anti-ICE messages were shared on stage by Billie Eilish, Dean and Bad Bunny while other stars including Justin and […]

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Lord Mandelson quits Labour Party to avoid ‘further embarrassment’ over Jeffrey Epstein links

Lord Mandelson has resigned his membership of the Labour Party to avoid causing it “further embarrassment” after documents in newly released files appeared to show he received $75,000 from Jeffrey Epstein. The latest batch of files released by the US Department of Justice includes three apparent bank statements detailing three money transfers of $25,000 each

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All the best Grammys 2026 fashion as celebrities hit the red carpet

Stars are hitting the red carpet ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards. Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s nominations with nine nods, including for three of the night’s biggest awards – record, song and album of the year. Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, The Creator and Justin Bieber are also in the running for

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Families taking legal action against firm which ran nursery where paedophile abused children

A group of families are taking legal action against the company which ran a London nursery where paedophile Vincent Chan abused children. The nursery worker, 45, pleaded guilty last year to assaulting girls aged three and four while working at a Bright Horizons nursery branch in north London, which has since closed. He admitted to

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Man rescued after falling down well in the high street of Cheadle, Staffordshire

A man has been rescued by the emergency services after falling into a well in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was asked to come to High Street, Cheadle, at 8.40am on Sunday by West Midlands Ambulance Service. Three crews from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and a technical rescue unit from Cheshire Fire

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People advertising illegal smuggling routes into UK to face five-year prison sentences

Five-year prison sentences for those advertising illegal migration routes on social media are coming into force under new powers. Changes as part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act will be enforced from Monday. Law enforcement will no longer have to prove online ads had led to crossings, as under the previous regulations, and

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Family of seven-year-old British girl missing in Morocco describe ‘unbearable pain’ as search ‘hampered by severe weather’

The family of a seven-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Morocco have described their “unbearable pain” as search and rescue operations have been “hampered by severe weather”. Inaayah Makda, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was sitting on some rocks on a beach in Casablanca when she was hit by a large wave on Wednesday,

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Mandelson ‘has no recollection’ of Epstein giving him $75,000

Lord Mandelson has said he does not remember receiving payments totalling $75,000 (£54,000) from Jeffrey Epstein after documents were found in newly released files that appeared to show the paedophile financier sent him the sum. The peer may have been sent three separate payments of $25,000 (£18,000) by Epstein in 2003 and 2004, documents released

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