Month: February 2026

Polish national Roksana Lecka, sentenced to eight years in prison for child cruelty, will be deported on ThursdayThe father of a toddler who was abused by a nursery worker in a “sadistic” campaign of cruelty says he is “upset and frustrated” that the worker is to be deported to Poland on Thursday, less than five months into an eight-year sentence.Roksana Lecka, a Polish national, was convicted last June of 21 […]

Campaigners say they appreciate attempt to use Cornish but mistake points to need for more access to languageShoppers in Cornwall could have been forgiven for feeling bemused after a supermarket put up bilingual signs – in Welsh.A branch of Tesco in Helston – about 200 miles from south Wales by road – pointed shoppers towards pysgod, which is Welsh, not Cornish, for fish. It also labelled sweet potato as tatws […]

Starmer faces criticism from MPs on all sides of the CommonsPMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has dismissed claims that his party’s plan to support the pub industry would cost far more than the £3bn it claims.To be honest with you, we’re not interested in who you’ve been talking to. We’re more interested who we’ve been […]

British firms could get more opportunities to supply defence equipment to Kyiv if agreement can be reachedThe UK could reap greater benefits from a €90bn (£78bn) EU loan for Ukraine, if it agrees to help pay the cost of borrowing, after European countries signed off long-awaited financial aid for Kyiv.British firms could have greater opportunities to supply defence equipment to Ukraine funded by the loan if the government agrees a […]

The aim of the group is to challenge China’s stronghold on the globe’s rare earth mining. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians, many of them children, in widespread attacks on Gaza on Wednesday.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The two leaders discussed maintaining their growing ties amid international instability.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article