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Then-health secretary Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report finds

An arrest was made in Aylesbury on Wednesday

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GK Barry

Social media star GK Barry says she was raped when she was 17

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen character faces fatherhood in Ali G: Who Iz I? trailer

Sandra Bullock at the Oceans 8 European premiere in London

Sandra Bullock says she could not speak about partner’s ‘traumatic diagnosis’

The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid questions

Congress Fauci

US health expert Fauci declines to answer questions at Covid committee hearing

People walking through the Bullring area of Birmingham

Population growth slows to lowest rate since pandemic

Olivia Wilde at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year 2025

Olivia Wilde: Media storm amid Harry Styles romance affected Don’t Worry Darling

Male detainees looking through the windows of the female unit at Dungavel immigration removal centre in South Lanarkshire

Male migrant detainees caught looking into women’s bedrooms, report finds

Shoppers make their way along a high street

Government should ‘think again’ over small business plans, says committee

A house being built

Housebuilding activity hits 2026 low point amid construction downturn

LeBron James playing at the Paris 2024 Olympics

LeBron James is leaving Los Angeles Lakers

Joanne McNally at the British Podcast Awards 2024

Joanne McNally: ‘I feel very lucky but there’s still a lot more to do’

Joanne McNally at the British Podcast Awards 2024

Joanne McNally: ‘I feel very lucky but there’s still a lot more to do’

Students jumping off Magdelene Bridge and into the River Cam

Cambridge University students jump from bridge into river after Trinity May Ball

Road deaths down to lowest on record outside pandemic
Provisional figures show there were 134 fatalities in 2025 – down from 160 the previous year to the third lowest level since records began.
Katrine Bussey, Press Association Scotland Political Editor

Man's hands typing on a laptop keyboard

Hiring down 24% since before Covid but AI roles in high demand, says LinkedIn

Houses under construction

UK construction output declines at fastest rate since pandemic, survey finds

Sir Gareth Southgate (BBC/Cardiff Productions/PA)

Sir Gareth Southgate explores crisis facing boys and men in BBC documentary

Robert Kenyon at the Reform UK North West conference

Reform backs Makerfield candidate amid row over social media posts

International arrivals sign at Heathrow Airport

UK net migration drops below 200,000 for first time since Covid-19 pandemic

Arrivals at the customs area of Gatwick Airport

Net migration to the UK: Key numbers and trends

London commuters

Jobless rate rises and vacancies slump to lowest level in five years – ONS

People on a coach wearing protective suits and facemasks

Very unlikely hantavirus outbreak will be akin to Covid pandemic, expert says

Hotelier Bill Wolsey outside his Little Wing Pizzeria in Holywood, Co Down

Hospitality is Northern Ireland’s ‘Cinderella’ industry, says Bill Wolsey

Arrowe Park Hospital

Britons on hantavirus-hit ship set to be repatriated to UK from Tenerife

'I couldn't lift a bottle of milk' - Long serving Wolverhampton councillor and p...
A former Wolverhampton mayor has announced he is standing down from public office after 34 years service
Paul Jenkins

Nurse suspended after ‘disgusting’ comment which he claimed was Gervais joke

Scottish Covid inquiry to hear from ministers as hearings schedule slips to 2027

Covid bereaved families ‘let down and abandoned’ on day of reflection

Bereaved to keep up justice fight as UK Covid-19 Inquiry witness evidence ends

Widow felt ‘completely betrayed by authorities breaking Covid rules’ – inquiry

‘Complete and utter darkness’ in tunnel system where Noah Donohoe was found

11 jobs saved as Willenhall laser cutting business JLC Form and Laser Ltd sold

Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

Wolverhampton Youth Zone leader says The Way forward is a good one for helping d...

Birmingham self-confessed shopaholic pays off £13k of debt in year with colour-c...

Record number of grey seal pups born at ex-military weapons testing site

Playing Tetris can help tackle memories of trauma, trial finds

Plus 28 charming snapshots of home deliveries and services from a bygone era

Businesses need reforms amid ‘similar pressure to pandemic’, committee warns

Chancellor expected to unveil £300m pub support package after backlash

Scientist whose work laid foundations for Covid vaccines dies aged 91

Rachel Reeves confirms pubs will get ‘more temporary support’

Industry star Marisa Abela opens up about ‘scariest’ part of cancer diagnosis

'This isn’t just a weight‑loss group — it’s a community,' says local organiser

More than 5,000 pubs facing sharp business rate hikes as tax valuations double

Tesco boss lends weight to calls for business rates support for pubs

Government wants to help pubs, minister insists amid worries for sector

Housebuilding slump deepens as construction sector hits year-long decline

ITV invests up to £3m in Joe Wicks fitness app

Covid denier jailed for more than three years for calling for pandemic uprising

Flu cases may be ‘starting to settle’ in some areas, NHS chief says

Sunak: I would do the same again on Covid business loans despite fraud risk

Not all jobs could be saved in Covid but ‘mass unemployment’ prevented – Sunak

Nationwide Building Society says prices will rise further

Nationwide fined £44 million by watchdog after missing Covid fraud ‘red flags’

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