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The audience of BBC Question Time clapped as Nadine Dorries was challenged during a discussion about immigration last night.
Question Time crowd applaud as guest skewers Nadine Dorries in immigration row
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February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The audience of BBC Question Time clapped as Nadine Dorries was challenged during a discussion about immigration last night.
Some women living in a key by-election battleground are scared to leave their homes because of the rhetoric peddled by Reform UK, a Labour candidate has warned.
Explosive Reform and Labour row erupts at by-election hustings as insults hurled
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February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Some women living in a key by-election battleground are scared to leave their homes because of the rhetoric peddled by Reform UK, a Labour candidate has warned.
Jim Ratcliffe, the Manchester United co-owner and UK multibillionaire who prompted fury this week when he astonishingly claimed immigration was costing the country "too much money", has deprived the public purse of millions.
Eye-watering amount Jim Ratcliffe deprived UK public purse after key tax change
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February 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Jim Ratcliffe, the Manchester United co-owner and UK multibillionaire who prompted fury this week when he astonishingly claimed immigration was costing the country "too much money", has deprived the public purse of millions.
Angela Rayner has piled pressure on the Government to do more to help the night-time economy as struggling venues face a "triple whammy" of rising costs.
Angela Rayner makes major demand after Labour climbdown to help struggling pubs
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February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Angela Rayner has piled pressure on the Government to do more to help the night-time economy as struggling venues face a "triple whammy" of rising costs.
Manchester United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologised for claiming the UK was "colonised by immigrants" as anti-racism groups said that he had taken "the battering he deserved".
Man Utd chief Ratcliffe 'got the battering he deserved' after immigration claims
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February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Manchester United chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologised for claiming the UK was "colonised by immigrants" as anti-racism groups said that he had taken "the battering he deserved".
Jesy Nelson is today launching a petition with Parliament demanding all babies are checked for spinal muscular atrophy as she backs the Mirror campaign.
Jesy Nelson launches petition and joins Mirror campaign on SMA babies
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February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Jesy Nelson is today launching a petition with Parliament demanding all babies are checked for spinal muscular atrophy as she backs the Mirror campaign.
Wes Streeting said he did not defy Keir Starmer when he released private WhatsApp messages he had exchanged with Peter Mandelson.
Streeting on bombshell Mandelson WhatsApp messages - 'I have nothing to hide'
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February 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Wes Streeting said he did not defy Keir Starmer when he released private WhatsApp messages he had exchanged with Peter Mandelson.
The country's most senior civil servant Sir Chris Wormald has stood down from his post.
Three senior figures exit Keir Starmer's top team in one week in major shake-up
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February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The country's most senior civil servant Sir Chris Wormald has stood down from his post.
Tensions between the US, China and Russia are showing no sign of easing off as Donald Trump has ordered a fleet of icebreakers to patrol the Arctic.
Trump places order to 'reassert' dominance as Russia and China tensions grow
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February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Tensions between the US, China and Russia are showing no sign of easing off as Donald Trump has ordered a fleet of icebreakers to patrol the Arctic.
Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit brought against the BBC has been set for trial in February 2027, a Florida judge has ordered.
Major update on Donald Trump's $10bn lawsuit against BBC for defamation claim
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February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit brought against the BBC has been set for trial in February 2027, a Florida judge has ordered.
A shake-up in rules for councils risks leaving communities in the dark, alarmed peers have warned.
Warning major change will leave voters in the dark as peers hit out
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February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A shake-up in rules for councils risks leaving communities in the dark, alarmed peers have warned.
All secondary schools will be ordered to revamp classrooms to accommodate children with extra needs under a major plan to make the education estate fit for the future.
Parents get major update on school classroom revamps under multi-billion plan
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February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
All secondary schools will be ordered to revamp classrooms to accommodate children with extra needs under a major plan to make the education estate fit for the future.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is facing a furious backlash after a rant in which he claimed the UK has been "colonised by immigrants".
Mirror readers debate whether Jim Ratcliffe should apologise after rant
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February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is facing a furious backlash after a rant in which he claimed the UK has been "colonised by immigrants".
A new law to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage title will be brought forward after the Commons recess, a minister has said.
Peter Mandelson will be stripped of peerage under new law after Commons recess
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February 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
A new law to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage title will be brought forward after the Commons recess, a minister has said.
The UK will provide Ukraine with more than £500 million in new defence missiles and systems in a bid to halt Vladimir Putin ’s brutal attacks on energy sites and civilians.
UK to hammer Putin's war machine with £500m of missiles given to Ukraine
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February 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The UK will provide Ukraine with more than £500 million in new defence missiles and systems in a bid to halt Vladimir Putin ’s brutal attacks on energy sites and civilians.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is "hypocritical" to rant about migration to the UK when he moved to Monaco pay less tax, a minister has claimed.
Ratcliffe branded 'hypocritical' after migration rant
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February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is "hypocritical" to rant about migration to the UK when he moved to Monaco pay less tax, a minister has claimed.
David Lammy will today unveil plans to make sure no kid caught with a knife slips through the net.
Major knife crime plan to stop kids who carry blades slipping through net
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February 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
David Lammy will today unveil plans to make sure no kid caught with a knife slips through the net.
Andy Burnham has branded Jim Ratcliffe's migration rant "inaccurate, insulting, inflammatory" and against everything Manchester stands for.
Andy Burnham attacks Jim Ratcliffe's worrying comments about UK immigrants
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February 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Andy Burnham has branded Jim Ratcliffe's migration rant "inaccurate, insulting, inflammatory" and against everything Manchester stands for.
A long-awaited clampdown on foreign donors interfering in UK politics will be unveiled today
Huge change to political donation rules to close loopholes on foreign cash
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February 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
A long-awaited clampdown on foreign donors interfering in UK politics will be unveiled today
Shabana Mahmood's controversial migration plans risk another Windrush-style scandal, the UK's biggest trade union warned.
Dire 'Windrush-style scandal' warning as migration plans spark backlash
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February 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Shabana Mahmood's controversial migration plans risk another Windrush-style scandal, the UK's biggest trade union warned.
Dangerous criminals will be barred from the UK after a landmark data sharing deal was agreed with India.
Dangerous criminals to be barred from UK as landmark international deal struck
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February 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Dangerous criminals will be barred from the UK after a landmark data sharing deal was agreed with India.
Families risk being priced out of staycations by a new ‘tourist tax’, the government has been warned.
Family holidays face hammer blow from new tourist tax proposals
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February 12, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Families risk being priced out of staycations by a new ‘tourist tax’, the government has been warned.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been branded "shameful" after claiming that the UK has been "colonised by immigrants".
Sir Jim Ratcliffe branded 'shameful' after rant claiming UK's been 'colonised'
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February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been branded "shameful" after claiming that the UK has been "colonised by immigrants".
ITV’s Tonight's reporter Tom Barton visited spots around the country where residents of new homes were hit by flooding, with many struggling to get affordable house insurance.
'I was so proud to buy my dream home but then I was shown disturbing photo'
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February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
ITV’s Tonight's reporter Tom Barton visited spots around the country where residents of new homes were hit by flooding, with many struggling to get affordable house insurance.
Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is facing backlash after claiming that the UK has been 'colonised' by immigrants.
Man Utd boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe claims UK has been 'colonised by immigrants'
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February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is facing backlash after claiming that the UK has been 'colonised' by immigrants.