Deceased donor womb transplants give hope to couples wanting children Womb Transplant UK is running two programmes, one involving living donors and another with organs from women who have died. Evening Standard · Feb 24
Women bosses face more scrutiny than men, says chief of Government-backed review The chief executive of the FTSE Women Leaders Review said firms can have a tendency to ‘fish in the same pool’ for top bosses. Evening Standard · Feb 24
Pioneering womb transplant doctors describe moment of joy as baby Hugo entered the world More than 30 expert staff are involved in looking after each womb transplant patien The Independent UK · Feb 24
Ukrainians fleeing war will be given three times as long to renew UK visas Exclusive: The government has made changes to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme as part of an attempt to give Ukrainians more certainty about their stay in Britain The Independent UK · Feb 24
Womb transplant doctors describe moment of joy as baby Hugo entered the world Baby Hugo was born in December after his mother received a womb from a dead donor. Evening Standard · Feb 24
First baby born in the UK after womb transplant from deceased donor Transplants from deceased donors can only happen when the family of someone who has died are asked specifically if they wish to donate the person’s uterus The Independent UK · Feb 24
Australia backs growing calls to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of succession The former prince remains eighth in line to the throne following new revelations about his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein The Independent UK · Feb 23
GPs to be offered bonuses to speed up weight-loss drug roll-out An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately The Independent UK · Feb 23
Richard Tice to unveil Reform UK plans for business and trade ‘super department’ This initiative follows his recent appointment by Nigel Farage as the party's business, trade, and energy spokesperson The Independent UK · Feb 23
Australia Becomes First Commonwealth Nation To Support Stripping Andrew From Royal Line Albanese has formally told the UK he would support moves to cut former prince Andrew out of the line of succession to the British throne. Pedestrian.tv · Feb 23
Mandelson’s downfall is one of fastest ever seen in British public life Epstein links have taken political operator from a vaunted position in British diplomacy to arrest in under six months The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
‘Nonsense’ says ex-Mail on Sunday editor over claim he knew private investigator was feeding newspaper information Peter Wright gives evidence in a trial of claims brought by Duke of Sussex and other household names against Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Limited The Independent UK · Feb 23
Morning Mail: PM backs plan to remove Andrew from line of succession, high-speed rail plan unveiled, best hot cross bun named Albanese tells Starmer he supports removal of former prince from royal succession; Sydney-Newcastle scheme ‘shovel ready’ in two years The Guardian - AU · Feb 23
Mario Tennis Fever Tumbles Down The UK Charts After Explosive First Week A major dip! Operation Sports · Feb 23
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Ukraine war in numbers: The bleak toll of Putin’s invasion after four devastating years IN DEPTH: Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alex Croft looks at the human cost and how it has transformed the future of warfare
The Conversation · Feb 23 Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested? In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people, the New South Wales government is moving toward banning phrases it argues incite hatred. The Queensland government has said it would do the same.
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Calls to Tax Donald Trump’s UK golf courses amid new tariffs The US president owns two golf resorts in Scotland
TechRadar · Feb 23 Panasonic’s 2026 TV line-up is here, and I saw it in action — but it was one of its demos of future tech that impressed me most Panasonic launches new OLED, mini-LED, and QLED TVs, plus an impressive RGB TV
The Times of India · Feb 23 'Husband overstayed H‑1B visa for 20 years': DHS responds to UK grandmother’s six-week ICE detention The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded to claims that a British grandmother was held by immigration authorities for six weeks even though she had a valid visa, saying the detention was a matter of law enforcement, not an arbitrary action.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Diplomatic failure in the run-up to war in Ukraine Letters: Readers respond to articles by Shaun Walker and Simon Tisdall as the Ukraine war enters its fifth year
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Palantir deals are a threat to our data rights as UK citizens Letters: This US tech giant should not have been given NHS or Ministry of Defence contracts, writes Stephen Saunders. Plus a letter from Jan Savage
Euronews · Feb 23 Former UK ambassador Peter Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, are suspected of improperly passing UK government information to Jeffrey Epstein while in public office.
The Times of India · Feb 23 Epstein files fallout: Peter Mandelson arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office Former UK ambassador Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This follows revelations from Epstein files, where he was accused of passing market-sensitive information. The scandal has already led to his resignation from the Labour Party and the House of Lords.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 ‘Political sabotage’: EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Reform will face down any ‘progressive outrage’ over mass deportations, Yusuf says amid outcry over ‘sadistic’ plans Reform’s new home affairs spokesperson denied that there would be a repeat of violence seen in Minnesota in the US where two protesters have been killed, but warned, ‘we will not flinch’