All news for 2025-02-11
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Santander’s move sparks a mortgage price war, benefiting UK borrowers
Bank to offer first two-year deal under 4% with rivals likely to follow suit.
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Danish intelligence warns Russia could start a major European war within five years
An updated threat assessment warns of the consequences of a divided NATO and an absent U.S.
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School according to British standards or a money laundering scheme: What is Lviv British School hiding and what does the Prime Minister of Ukraine’s daughter have to do with it?
The United Kingdom has one of the best education systems in the world, and studying at its schools and universities is very prestigious. At the same time, Cambridge and Oxford have their educational programs, which schools in other countries follow. British educators issue licenses to the most prestigious educational institutions...
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Kanye West’s website taken offline after Yeezy sells offensive t-shirts
Kanye West’s Yeezy website has been shut down after some vile t-shirts including black swastikas, with Shopify confirming they had taken down the shop as it ’violated’ their rules.
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Kensington Palace releases unprecedented statement defending Princess Kate
The Princess of Wales makes headlines whenever she steps out in public - and now Kensington Palace has issued a surprising statement regarding the sharing of information about Kate.
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11 Labour councillors suspended during investigation into offensive WhatsApp group
Two MPs - Oliver Ryan and Andrew Gwynne - have already been suspended from the Labour Party for messages posted in the ’Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp group.
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Trump’s border czar tells Pope Francis to ’stick to the Catholic Church’ after pope slams mass deportations
President Trump’s U.S. border czar Tom Homan lashed out Tuesday at Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church strongly criticized the mass deportation of migrants that Mr. Trump has initiated in his second term.
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’Serial killer’ doctor accused of murdering 10 patients during home visits
A doctor in Berlin who was first arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients is now suspected of killing a total of 10 patients.
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Two children die from freezing in car after it ran out of petrol
Two young children froze to death in a car that ran out of petrol in extremely cold temperatures.
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Body of beloved 75-year-old woman found in house months after her death
Neighbours have paid tribute to a ‘wonderful’ pensioner whose body was discovered at her north London home months after she died.
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Japan ministry worker misplaces sensitive files during night out
A Japanese finance ministry employee on a night out with colleagues lost documents containing the personal data of 187 people suspected of drug smuggling, local media say.
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Man launches racist tirade against passengers, then ’jokes’ about hitting his partner
A woman was ‘racially abused’ on a train from London to Manchester by a ‘drunk’ man raving about how England conquered the world.
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Global search for ’shaman’ accused of stealing £8.3 million in cash and jewels using ’powers’
A woman claiming to be a ‘shaman’ is accused of swindling millions of pounds from her victims using her ‘fortune-telling powers’.
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Sicilian police arrest nearly 150 in major mafia crackdown
More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in and around Palermo, reportedly biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984.
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Porch pirate moves house after being shamed for stealing 16 parcels from neighbors
A man has claimed he’s been shamed into moving out of a block of flats – after he was caught stealing more than a dozen parcels from his neighbours.
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Twin sisters missing for three weeks found dead in river
Two bodies pulled from the River Dee in Aberdeen have been confirmed as missing twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, police have confirmed.
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Warren Gatland steps down as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect
Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year’s Six Nations championship.
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Elon Musk renames X to Harry Bolz following $100 billion OpenAI bid
Elon Musk has changed his name on X to ‘Harry Bōlz’, causing uproar in the Crypto world.
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Heathrow sets record for January flights, but airlines express discontent
While Heathrow saw its busiest month ever in January 2025, some of the world’s biggest airlines have banded against the airport and accused it of declining quality.
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Captain Tom’s daughter claims charity investigation has ruined their family’s reputation
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said his family has been left ‘devastated’ by the official investigation into the charity in his name.
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Man suffers brain bleeding after being attacked for wearing rainbow Apple Watch strap
A man was left with a brain bleed after a ‘cowardly stranger’ beat him up in Wales – and all for wearing a rainbow watch strap.
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TV executive accused of sadistically beating young female presenter
The TV executive was granted anonymity by a High Court judge.
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UK delays response to US metal tariffs
The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the BBC understands.
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Met officers who fail vetting scheme might retain their jobs
Policing has been left in a "hopeless position", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said, after the High Court ruled the force could not dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance.
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The Bishops Avenue: Why Billionaires’ Row is still London’s most controversial street
With vacant buildings, for sale signs and the constant rumble of new development — what’s next for Billionaires’ Row?
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