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Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long 'narco-sub' hidden in nature reserve

Ecuador's military says the drug-trafficking submersible was loaded with fuel and "ready to go".

Politics

Best way forward for Iran would be negotiated settlement, says Starmer

PM defends decision not to join initial US-Israeli strikes and says UK is doing ‘everything we can’ to de-escalate situationMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has said the conflict engulfin...

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December 10 on helping launch a new wave of UK boybands: “We really want to speak for our generation”

After being formed by Simon Cowell on Netflix series 'The Next Act', the group told NME about finding a fan in Tom Grennan, what they admire about K-Pop bands, and teased some "unexpected" new materi...

Sports

Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.

Politics

Starmer says UK sending more fighter jets to Middle East and first repatriation flight has left Oman – as it happened

PM also confirms that the first repatriation flight for Britons in the region has taken offShe says “we will always offer protection to genuine refugees” and outlines how the UK has taken in Ukrainian...

Delayed UK rescue flight takes off from Oman with British nationals

Keir Starmer describes Middle East evacuation operation as one of the biggest of its kindMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe first charter flight taking British nationals back to the UK from the Midd...

UK government ‘effectively allowed’ child sexual abuse, campaigners say

Maggie Oliver Foundation taking action over government’s alleged failure to adopt changes recommended by inquiryCampaigners have accused the UK government of in effect allowing child abuse to continue...

Graham and Dempsey start for Scotland against France

Scotland are only interested in keeping their Six Nations hopes alive, with head coach Gregor Townsend insisting he has given little consideration to the prospect of France securing the title at Murra...

'Red line crossed' after leak from UK security meeting on Iran war

Leaking details from a National Security Council (NSC) meeting is "utterly dysfunctional and destructive", Harriet Harman has said.

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The Itch share shimmering “first traditional love song”, ‘Drugdealer’ – inspired by Elton John and Ultravox

"I really wanted to write a song that dealt with metaphor like 'Rocket Man' or 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'" The post The Itch share shimmering “first traditional love song”, ‘Drugdealer’ – inspired b...

Epping Forest council makes case for appeal against asylum hotel ruling

Epping Forest District Council has launched a legal challenge to a ruling against its plan to stop asylum seekers from being housed in a local hotel.

Rabies death could change disease notification period

Doctors treating Yvonne Ford struggled to diagnose her before being told about holiday dog scratch.

From subscription models to ‘Britflix’: key takeaways from BBC response to charter review

The 114-page document backs licence fee but suggests its funding model is being tested to breaking pointIt’s that time again. The BBC has published its opening salvo in the talks over its royal charte...

Police sell crime-fighting tuk-tuks after two years at £28,000 loss

They were bought to fight crime on the streets - but after two years were sold for only £6k.

Tributes to 'deeply loved' woman, 24, killed in head-on police chase collision

Tributes have been paid to a "deeply loved" young woman who was killed in a head-on collision during a police pursuit.

Sports

Sutton's FA Cup fifth-round predictions v Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's FA Cup fifth-round ties.

Home secretary defends plans to deport asylum seeker children

Shabana Mahmood has defended her plans for forced deportation of children under her new asylum rules.

Nissan ‘says Sunderland plant could close’ if UK excluded from Made in Europe rules

Reports of carmaker’s warning come as lobby group says EU proposals could damage £70bn cross-channel tradeThe Japanese carmaker Nissan has reportedly said it could be forced to close its plant in Sund...

Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK

The home secretary says the "incentives" will deliver a "significant saving to the taxpayer".

Caf postpones Wafcon 2026 just 12 days before kick-off

The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.