Lord Mandelson apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein Lord Peter Mandelson has offered an “unequivocal” apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein Over the weekend, the former UK ambassador to the US declined to apologise to Epstein’s victims in his first major broadcast interview since he was sacked. When he spoke to the BBC’s Sunday
UK medical graduates to be prioritised for training places under new Bill Medical graduates from the UK and Ireland will be prioritised for training places under new legislation to be proposed by the Government. The move forms part of the Health Secretary’s aim of resolving the dispute between the Government and resident doctors in England.
Concorde 50p coin takes off as Royal Mint celebrates supersonic aircraft A new 50p coin celebrating the speed and elegance of Concorde has been launched by the Royal Mint, marking 50 years since the aircraft’s first commercial flight. The coin was made in partnership with British Airways and Airbus, and its reverse or “tails” side
Aldi to lift pay for store workers from March Aldi has unveiled plans to give its staff a pay rise in less than two months, ahead of an increase to the national minimum wage in April. Starting pay for store assistants at the supermarket chain will increase by 33p from £13.02 to £13.35 an hour
Macclesfield rewarded with home tie against Brentford in FA Cup fourth round Macclesfield must upstage another Premier League side if they are to continue their fairytale FA Cup run after drawing Brentford in the fourth round. The National League North team produced one of the greatest upsets in the competition’s history when they defeated holders
Jessie Buckley and stars of Adolescence enjoy sparkling night at Golden Globes Irish star Jessie Buckley was named best actress in a drama and Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty continued Adolescence’s winning streak through awards season as they all secured gongs at the Golden Globes. Buckley picked up the prize for her turn
Heathrow’s annual passenger numbers surpass 84m for first time Heathrow airport’s annual passenger numbers exceeded 84 million for the first time last year. The west London airport said 84.5 million passengers passed through its four terminals in 2025. That was a 0.7% increase from 83.9 million in 2024. Heathrow achieved its busiest December on record
Kate invites Red Roses to Windsor Castle for Rugby World Cup win celebration The Princess of Wales is hosting a special reception for the Red Roses at Windsor Castle this week to celebrate their Rugby World Cup win. Kate, patron of the Rugby Football Union, will be joined by the England women’s rugby team at
Ofcom launches formal investigation into X over AI chatbot concerns A formal investigation has been launched into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform X has complied with UK laws after reports its AI chatbot Grok created and shared sexualised images of children, the regulator Ofcom has said. In a statement, Ofcom said it will investigate
Major incident declared as 30,000 properties hit by water outages A major incident has been declared as 30,000 properties in Kent and Sussex are without a proper water supply. South East Water (SEW) has blamed the latest outage, across 11 postcode areas, on Storm Goretti and cold weather causing burst pipes and power cuts. On