UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defends ban on Palestine Action, despite court ruling it violated free speech.

UK banks are building DeliveryCo, a domestic payment system by 2030, to reduce reliance on US card networks for better resilience.

The Royal Mint released a special 50p coin honoring Dennis the Menace’s 75th anniversary, available Feb. 19, 2026.

A 23-year-old man died in London after a balcony railing collapsed, prompting his mother to push for safety reforms.

Bloober Team announced Layers of Fear 3, a new psychological horror game for the franchise’s 10th anniversary, focusing on artistic obsession and mental decline.

Ukraine says it intercepted most Russian missiles and drones; denies foreign pilots, including U.S. and Dutch, are flying F-16s in combat.

Peter Murrell’s trial on embezzlement charges is delayed to May 25, 2026, over procedural reasons.

Ukraine sanctions Belarus’s Lukashenko over alleged war support, including missile use and 3,000 aiding companies.

An 80-year-old woman was found dead in a freezer in Wales; a 60-year-old man was arrested in connection with preventing a lawful burial.

A global operation in 16 African nations arrested 651 suspects and recovered $4.3M in assets tied to online scams affecting over 1,200 victims.