Councils face 'uphill struggle' after elections delay U-turn
Published on: February 17, 2026, 12:43 pm
Thirty councils across England now have to organise local polls after the government abandoned plans to delay.
Read Full Article »Nancy Guthrie's family cleared as possible suspects, with search in its third week
Published on: February 17, 2026, 12:41 pm
Local police say the missing woman's relatives are victims - and "to suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel".
Read Full Article »Shop owners 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 »Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery
Published on: February 17, 2026, 11:32 am
Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
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