Mother and three children killed in house fire were ‘loved beyond measure’ The family of a mother and three children killed in a house fire have said they were “loved beyond measure”. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin were killed in the fire in Bootle,
Chagos handover deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, says Streeting The deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “can’t go ahead without American support”, the Defence Secretary has said, after US President Donald Trump described the agreement as “terrible”. Multimillion-pound payments to Mauritius are on hold while the Government reconsiders the plan to
RAF pilots injured after ejecting from training aircraft Two RAF pilots are being treated for minor injuries after ejecting from their training aircraft which crashed on Anglesey. Emergency services were called to the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey, near the RAF Valley station, on Wednesday. The pilots, who had been flying a Hawk T2 aircraft out
Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK The Home Secretary has ordered an urgent review after Border Force failed to intercept a second migrant boat in two days before they reached the Kent coast. Twenty-one people have been detained by Border Security Command after a boat arrived
Rise in middle-aged money mules as more account closures linked to people in 40s Criminals are still shifting dirty money through money mule accounts despite hundreds of thousands of suspect accounts having been shut down in recent years, the City regulator has said. Criminals are still shifting dirty money through money mule accounts despite hundreds
Claudia Winkleman dons ‘Faithful’ jacket ahead of Celebrity Traitors return TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has donned a jacket bearing the word “Faithful” across the back ahead of the new season of Celebrity Traitors. The broadcaster, 54, fronts the BBC spin-off reality gameshow which will soon return to screens as a new batch of stars heads
Coleen Rooney: We ‘don’t need to prove ourselves’ with reality series Coleen Rooney has said she and husband Wayne Rooney “don’t need to prove ourselves” to anyone with their new reality series. The former football player and manager, 40, and his wife of 18 years are the focus of the new Disney Plus documentary series
Tom Cruise, Kate and Beckham men strike it rich at Digger world premiere Hollywood star Tom Cruise was joined on the black carpet at a screening of his new film Digger by a host of celebrities including Sir David Beckham, actor Riz Ahmed, and the Prince and Princess of Wales. The 64-year-old actor stars opposite
UK growth to slow next year after stronger-than-expected 2026, says OECD UK economic growth is now expected to slow next year in a blow to Andy Burnham’s ambitions despite a stronger-than-expected performance in 2026 in the face of the Middle East conflict, according to new forecasts. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also
Burnham says AI safety should be an issue for governments and not left to chance Andy Burnham said he wants the UK to lead the world in developing a set of rules to prevent the spread of rogue artificial intelligence (AI), putting him on a collision course with US President Donald Trump Andy Burnham said