UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years
Published on: February 17, 2026, 2:18 pm
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.
Read Full Article »Legal challenge to Met's Freemasons policy thrown out
Published on: February 17, 2026, 3:20 pm
The Met had announced that membership of the Freemasons or similar organisations would have to declared.
Read Full Article »Shop owners in Northern Ireland fear violence after paramilitaries demand protection money
Published on: February 17, 2026, 12:21 pm
One business owner says she was approached by paramilitaries before her new shop even opened.
Read Full Article »'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians
Published on: February 17, 2026, 10:21 am
Both men's and women's Canadian curling teams have been accused of cheating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Read Full Article »Electronic artist and YouTuber Look Mum No Computer to represent UK at Eurovision
Published on: February 17, 2026, 9:17 am
The synth artist and Eurovision fan says he finds it "completely bonkers" to be representing the UK.
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