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UK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey saysThu 12th Mar 2026 20:12 GMT
UK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey says

British forces based in Iraq shot down two drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed.

UK asylum appeal backlog at record high of 80,000Thu 12th Mar 2026 23:57 GMT
UK asylum appeal backlog at record high of 80,000

Home Office statistics show more than 80,333 people were waiting for appeals to be heard at the end of 2025, up from 41,987 a year earlier.

PM says Mandelson appointment was mistake as No 10 denies cover-upThu 12th Mar 2026 20:31 GMT
PM says Mandelson appointment was mistake as No 10 denies cover-up

Documents show Sir Keir Starmer was warned the peer's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a "reputational risk".

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertaintyFri 13th Mar 2026 01:47 GMT
MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty

The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collectionFri 13th Mar 2026 00:06 GMT
Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

PwC says young recruits are 'hungry' for careers and plans to hire more graduatesFri 13th Mar 2026 00:06 GMT
PwC says young recruits are 'hungry' for careers and plans to hire more graduates

Last year the consultancy cut its graduate intake, but UK boss Marco Amitrano says it is still worth getting a degree.

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