Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:59:41 GMT
Meta says it will help parents support their children - but safety campaigners have accused them of "passing the buck".
Jersey approves assisted dying law
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:37:28 GMT
Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.
Racism and staff shortages factors in 'failing' maternity care, report finds
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:16:54 GMT
The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.
UK asylum claims drop slightly in 2025 as small boat arrivals rise by 13%
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:48:35 GMT
Some 100,625 people claimed asylum in the year to December and about 40% of these arrived by small boats, figures show.
Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:41:17 GMT
The 52-year-old is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:01:11 GMT
Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.
Traitor Rachel on winning the show, her mum's death - and what's next
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:12 GMT
Rachel Duffy has spoken publicly for the first time about winning The Traitors and then losing her mother.
Number of young people out of work or education edges closer to one million
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:10:25 GMT
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.
Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:47:45 GMT
Lord Mandelson's lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to move abroad.
Nigeria to hold inquest into death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:10:08 GMT
The internationally acclaimed writer has accused Nigerian hospital Euracare of negligence, which it denies.
