BBC News:
| UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years | Tue 17th Feb 2026 16:16 GMT |
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show. | |
| Councils face 'uphill struggle' after elections delay U-turn | Tue 17th Feb 2026 12:43 GMT |
Thirty councils across England now have to organise local polls after the government abandoned plans to delay. | |
| Reform names Robert Jenrick as pick for chancellor | Tue 17th Feb 2026 16:14 GMT |
Leader Nigel Farage says Reform is "the voice of opposition" to Labour, as he unveils his new top team. | |
| Cold health alert issued as temperatures fall across the UK | Tue 17th Feb 2026 12:06 GMT |
Yellow weather warnings will also come into force on Wednesday across parts of England and much of Wales. | |
| Patients describe 'culture of abuse' as 15 hospital staff arrested | Tue 17th Feb 2026 05:14 GMT |
Patients and their relatives say there is a culture of abuse at a mental health hospital. | |
| Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force | Tue 17th Feb 2026 16:45 GMT |
Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system. | |


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