BBC News:
| Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK | Mon 26th Jan 2026 15:41 GMT |
The MP was unveiled as Reform's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally, bringing the number of the party's sitting MPs to eight. | |
| Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham from by-election run after backlash | Mon 26th Jan 2026 15:18 GMT |
The Manchester mayor had applied to stand as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton. | |
| Police to be set 15-minute response target for some 999 calls | Mon 26th Jan 2026 10:28 GMT |
The Home Office says its plans to cut red tape will see officers spending more time out on the streets. | |
| UK braces for severe wind and rain as Storm Chandra named | Mon 26th Jan 2026 12:10 GMT |
Chandra is the third major storm to hit the UK this month, after Goretti and Ingrid caused widespread damage and destruction. | |
| Make sure pupils don't ever use phones at school, Phillipson tells teachers | Mon 26th Jan 2026 07:31 GMT |
The education secretary says phones should not been seen during lessons, breaktimes or lunchtime. | |
| Murder and MI5: How an extraordinary battle erupted over what the state keeps secret | Mon 26th Jan 2026 00:25 GMT |
Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential? | |


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