Shabana Mahmood launches review into murder of student Henry Nowak

It follows claims that there were several warning signs that the perpetrator, Vickrum Digwa, had a history of threatening behaviour and an obsession with weapons. Nowak, 18, died in December after being fatally stabbed…

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No 10 plays down UK joining EU single market after Burnham suggests referendum would be needed – as it happened

Brexit had not "played out" like it was promised to the public, he said in an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain . But he subsequently caused some confusion by seeming to imply that he would only take the country…

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‘Local services are vital’: Former rough sleepers on what helped them off the streets

What was the one thing that finally ended his rough sleeping and sofa surfing? "My mindset, mainly," the 61-year-old said. "The realisation that I was getting old and I couldn't live like this for ever. And also help…

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Video shows police attending a protest not seizing ‘immodest’ mannequin over complaints from Pakistani community

But as we’ve explained before , this isn’t true. The video actually shows Metropolitan Police Officers attending a November 2025 protest in London against the government’s decision to ban the group Palestine Action under…

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Europe is living in a new ‘era of darkness,’ Finland’s Stubb warns

“We used to be able to say that the three biggest killers of mankind, disease, famine and wars, have been defeated. That is not true anymore. The light has given way to darkness.” Stubb, who has studied and written…

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SPONSORED: ‘Cheaper energy bills and new unionised jobs delivering the government’s goals’

A deal that reinforces Octopus as the country’s leading clean energy supplier and Unison as our leading clean energy union. Octopus will drive forward the Labour government’s clean power agenda, creating the green collar…

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UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’

A year after the fall of El Fasher , the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country's ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city. A…

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Callum Murphy: The Chancellor must not overlook Britain’s hospices in his Budget

On Wednesday, the Chancellor will deliver his Budget. Amid the arguments over tax, borrowing and public spending, the financial pressures facing Britain’s hospices must not be overlooked. I have written before about what…

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UK Column News — 26th October 2026

UK Column News Show Notes 00:43 Life Sciences: Faster pharma trials - patient safety? Department for Health and Social Care on X Faster clinical trials bring cutting-edge treatments to patients The UK’s Modern Industrial…

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Von der Leyen’s big Commission shake-up moves a step closer

“That means simpler procedures, clearer structures, better cooperation across departments so that our colleagues can focus their efforts where it makes the greatest difference.” The external group, consisting of Day and…

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