PM's chief aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson row
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:47:42 GMT
The adviser says he takes "full responsibility" for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.
Why McSweeney's departure could prove perilous for the PM
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:36:51 GMT
Starmer's chief of staff departs at a time the PM is isolated and in potential peril.
In the AI gold rush, tech firms are embracing 72-hour weeks
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:01:57 GMT
In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say
'Trump's psyche': The aide driving president's most controversial policies
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:11:49 GMT
The high-velocity start to 2026 by the Trump administration has cemented Stephen Miller's position as one of its most powerful figures.
Dozens of flood warnings in England after days of non-stop rain
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:56:50 GMT
Rain has fallen in south-west England and south Wales every day of 2026 so far, the Met Office said.
Japan's PM Takaichi on course to win snap election by landslide
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:43:59 GMT
Her ruling coalition is set to clinch a decisive win, taking two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives.
Skier Vonn has surgery on leg fracture after crash in downhill
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:55:41 GMT
American skier Lindsey Vonn has surgery on a left-leg fracture after suffering heartbreak in what could be her final Olympic event as she crashes in the women's downhill competition in Cortina.
Universities told to report foreign interference on campus to MI5
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:03:49 GMT
Ministers say UK universities have become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors".
Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:20:45 GMT
Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
Hiker 'lucky to be alive' after 30ft fall where others have died
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:57:56 GMT
Suzie Dyer was seriously injured when she fell down a sheer drop in Waterfall Country, and says more should be done to improve safety.
