International 300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurityMore than 300,000 children already living in the UK could be forced to wait 10 years for settled status under proposed changes to the Home Office’s “earned settlement” policy, according to an analysis by a centre left thinktank.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that nearly a quarter (23%) of the 1.35 million people already on routes […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samplesDeaths caused by a synthetic opioid that is hundreds of times stronger than heroin may have been underestimated by up to a third across the UK, according to research.Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that are extremely potent, and up to 500 times stronger than heroin. They were manufactured originally as […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International Pro-Palestine activists say NSW is using major event powers as a ‘backdoor way’ of banning Herzog protests Palestine Action Group say powers so broad anyone in Sydney CBD or eastern suburbs can be searched – even when Israeli president in Canberra or MelbourneThe New South Wales government handed police sweeping powers for the duration of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit for the improper purpose of suppressing protests, Palestine Action Group Lawyers have argued in court.Monday’s urgent hearing in the supreme court came ahead of a planned protest […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local Real Madrid beat Valencia to close gap to leaders Barca Kylian Mbappe scored his 38th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a seventh straight La Liga victory to cut the gap to leaders Barcelona to just one point.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link Local Dembele scores twice as PSG hit 5 past Marseille Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris St-Germain demolished rivals Marseille in Le Classique to move back to the top of Ligue 1.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 2
insert_link Local Man named in South Africa’s police corruption probe found dead A South African man named in a major police corruption probe has died after reportedly shooting himself at a petrol station.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link Local Husband reported wife missing, then her body was found in wedding dress bag When Kirsty Wilkinson found the perfect dress for her wedding after a whirlwind romance, she bought a pink suit carrier to protect it ahead of her big day in February 2008.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local Renaming Kotoka International Airport: Counting benefits versus costs The talk of the town this week has been the submission by the Majority Leader of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, regarding the renaming of Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media todayFebruary 7, 2026 6