Day: February 11, 2026

Boy suspected of double stabbing at Brent school arrested after appearing ‘distressed’ at mosque thumbnail

Boy suspected of double stabbing at Brent school arrested after appearing ‘distressed’ at mosque

February 11, 2026

A 13-year-old suspected of stabbing two children at a school in London was arrested after being seen acting “distressed” at a mosque, police have said. The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism unit is leading the investigation after the two boys, aged 12 and 13, were injured at Kingsbury High School in Brent on Tuesday. Speaking at […]

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The royals have seen what they're up against with Epstein scandal - despite hopes William's Saudi trip would shift attention thumbnail

The royals have seen what they’re up against with Epstein scandal – despite hopes William’s Saudi trip would shift attention

February 11, 2026

We had temporarily lost Prince William. Rushing through the narrow streets of the Old Town of Al Ula in Saudi Arabia, our guides eventually helped us catch up with him. They had changed where he was due to arrive, after his lunch had run over. It was all fairly frantic, but for his aides, now […]

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More Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close – check if yours is affected thumbnail

More Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close – check if yours is affected

February 11, 2026

More Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches are to close from May, the UK’s biggest banking group has announced. A total of 95 branches – comprising 53 Lloyds, 31 Halifax and 11 Bank of Scotland sites – will shut between May this year and March 2027 under the latest closure plans, parent company Lloyds […]

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FTSE 100 climbs as US jobs data beats expectations thumbnail

FTSE 100 climbs as US jobs data beats expectations

February 11, 2026

Stock prices in London closed mixed on Wednesday following news that the US labour market added almost double the amount of jobs expected last month. The Bureau of Labour Statistics’ report, due last Friday but delayed due to the brief US government shutdown, said non-farm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January, up markedly from […]

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Starmer accused of 'catastrophic lack of judgement' over jobs for paedophile supporters in angry PMQ clashes thumbnail

Starmer accused of ‘catastrophic lack of judgement’ over jobs for paedophile supporters in angry PMQ clashes

February 11, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer came under intense fire at Prime Minister’s Questions over his decision to give jobs to two Labour figures with links to paedophiles. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tore into his decision to give a peerage to former No10 communications chief Matthew Doyle. Sir Keir Starmer came under intense pressure at PMQs on Wednesday […]

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Local area with most homes owned outright revealed thumbnail

Local area with most homes owned outright revealed

February 11, 2026

The local authority of North Norfolk, which includes the town of Cromer, has the highest proportion in England of properties owned outright by residents (David Chapman/Alamy) North Norfolk has retained its status as the local area in England with the highest percentage of properties owned outright by their occupants, figures show. Nearly half of all […]

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Lord Doyle did not give full account of his actions, PM says amid peerage row thumbnail

Lord Doyle did not give full account of his actions, PM says amid peerage row

February 11, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer said his former communications chief “did not give a full account of his actions” when he was given a peerage despite his ties to a paedophile councillor. Lord Matthew Doyle apologised after having the Labour whip removed over his links to Sean Morton, who he campaigned for in 2017 after he had […]

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Butcher who cut up and buried girlfriend jailed for at least 21 years thumbnail

Butcher who cut up and buried girlfriend jailed for at least 21 years

February 11, 2026

A turkey butcher who cut her girlfriend in half and buried her in a garden more than 15 years ago has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for her murder. Anna Podedworna, 40, killed Izabela Zablocka before trussing her up “like a chicken” with electrical tape and burying her remains […]

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The real reason why women often feel colder than men thumbnail

The real reason why women often feel colder than men

February 11, 2026

The study found that women had a cooler lower critical temperature – resembling an “arctic” shift compared to men. According to the study’s authors, it comes down to resting metabolic rate – the calories your body burns at rest to maintain basic life functions like breathing, blood circulation and temperature regulation. Lead study author Robert […]

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Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships thumbnail

Met had ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy, says spycop who tricked women into sexual relationships

February 11, 2026

An undercover officer who deceived three women into sexual relationships said his superiors did nothing to prevent him from doing so, the spycops public inquiry has heard. Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships with […]

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