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Student who died after being stabbed in Leicester named
A cyber security student at De Montfort University who died after being stabbed in Leicester city centre has been named as Khaleed Oladipo.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:59:00 +0000
A cyber security student at De Montfort University who died after being stabbed in Leicester city centre has been named as Khaleed Oladipo.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:59:00 +0000
Family of woman who died after Cape Verde holiday issue warning - as spike in illnesses revealed
The family of a British woman who died after a holiday in Cape Verde have urged travellers to take hygiene warnings seriously as UK health authorities examine a spike in serious illnesses.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:04:00 +0000
The family of a British woman who died after a holiday in Cape Verde have urged travellers to take hygiene warnings seriously as UK health authorities examine a spike in serious illnesses.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:04:00 +0000
Russian captain jailed for six years after deadly tanker collision
A Russian ship's captain has been jailed for six years after his container vessel crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea last March, killing one crew member.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:27:00 +0000
A Russian ship's captain has been jailed for six years after his container vessel crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea last March, killing one crew member.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:27:00 +0000
Dozens of children fall ill as baby formula is recalled
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed it is investigating 36 cases of children falling ill after being fed now-recalled batches of baby formula.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:36:00 +0000
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed it is investigating 36 cases of children falling ill after being fed now-recalled batches of baby formula.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:36:00 +0000
Sledgehammer-wielding robbers raid family jewellers
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery on a family-run West End jewellers.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:43:00 +0000
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery on a family-run West End jewellers.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:43:00 +0000
Autism rates between girls and boys challenged by new study
Autism rates are 'more or less equal for men and women', according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its prevalence.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:16:00 +0000
Autism rates are 'more or less equal for men and women', according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its prevalence.
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:16:00 +0000
Loss of life was 'avoidable' in deadliest ever Channel migrant boat sinking, inquiry finds
The lives of more than 30 people who died trying to cross the Channel in a small boat could have been saved had a French warship responded to a Mayday call, an inquiry has found.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:41:00 +0000
The lives of more than 30 people who died trying to cross the Channel in a small boat could have been saved had a French warship responded to a Mayday call, an inquiry has found.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:41:00 +0000
Beth Rigby: Starmer's future uncertain after toughest day yet
By my reckoning, yesterday will be remembered as perhaps the most difficult of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership yet, with even close allies telling me they are not sure where it will end.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:57:00 +0000
By my reckoning, yesterday will be remembered as perhaps the most difficult of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership yet, with even close allies telling me they are not sure where it will end.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:57:00 +0000
Keir Starmer may be facing his very own Profumo scandal
Is the Mandelson-Epstein crisis Sir Keir Starmer's Profumo scandal?
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:22:00 +0000
Is the Mandelson-Epstein crisis Sir Keir Starmer's Profumo scandal?
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:22:00 +0000
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