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• King expresses deepest concern over Andrews arrest

  The King has said “the law must take its course” after expressing his “deepest concern” over the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

• Women and the middle classes dominate take up of weight loss jabs

• One in nine new homes built in flood risk areas in worrying trend analysis

  One in nine new homes were built in flood risk areas between 2022 and 2024, exposing a “worrying” rising trend, analysis shows.

• Inflation slows to 10 month low amid easing petrol and food costs

  UK inflation has eased to its lowest since March last year on the back of falling petrol prices and slower food price increases, according to official figures.

• School sick days up 50 during flu season analysis

  Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout.

• Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

  The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84.

• YouTuber and experimental singer songwriter named as UK Eurovision entry

  YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.

• Surgeons pioneer new technique to treat boy with rare leg condition in UK first

  A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller.

• Six of Sarah Fergusons companies to be wound down in wake of Epstein files

  Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.

• Further yellow snow and ice warnings to come into force across much of UK

  Further yellow warnings for snow and ice will come into force on Monday, covering large swathes of the UK.

• Starmer pledges to act in months not years to protect children on social media

  Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s.

• Statue of ex Vogue editor Edward Enninful marks fashion week at Madame Tussauds

  Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful is to get a wax statue in Madame Tussauds to celebrate London Fashion Week.

• One in three workers unsatisfied in job research shows

  Around one in three workers feel less satisfied and engaged in their job, hitting their productivity, research suggests.

• Average price tag on a home falls by 12 in February after record January jump

  The average price tag on a home edged down by £12 month-on-month in February following a record jump of nearly £10,000 in January, according to a property website.

• Records tumble for Team GB on super Sunday at Winter Olympics

  Team GB chef de mission Eve Muirhead has hailed the greatest day in British Winter Olympic history as records tumbled like an avalanche in Livigno and Cortina.

• Snow warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas

  A yellow snow warning is in force in part of the UK as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas.

• Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win historic gold for Great Britain

  Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale roared to Great Britain’s best ever result on snow at the Winter Olympics as they claimed a thrilling gold medal in mixed team snowboard cross.

• Larry the cat marks 15 years as No 10s chief mouser

  Larry the cat is marking 15 years as No 10’s mouse catcher after serving six prime ministers in Downing Street.

• New sanctions against Moscow could follow Navalny poisoning revelations Cooper

  New sanctions against Moscow could follow from Britain and its allies blaming the Kremlin for poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has suggested.

• Gender pay gap will not close until 2056 TUC report

  The gender pay gap will not close for another 30 years at the current rate of progress, according to a new report.

• Spurs enter their Tudor era

  Skeleton Success as Matt Weston wins UK's first solo gold at a winter games since 1980

• British Warships to be sent to the Arctic

  The Royal Navy will work with NATO allies after US threats to Greenland

• Unseen photo of William and Kate released for Valentines Day

  An unseen photo of the Prince and Princess of Wales has been released to mark Valentine’s Day.

• Couple whose lives were saved by organ donation urge people to join register

  A married couple whose lives were saved by organ transplants have urged people to join the donor register as one of them faces a wait for a new kidney.

• Researchers uncover hidden psychology behind a good kiss

  A good kiss has more to do with the “thoughts, fantasies and emotional context we bring to it” than the physical act itself, scientists have discovered.