insert_link International ‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price on Protest Supporters The authorities are making mass arrests, seizing assets and hunting down doctors who treated protesters. Some Iranians keep showing defiance anyway.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
International UK health body says 36 cases of toxin poisoning linked to baby formula Clinical reports show the children had consumed batches of recently recalled products, UKHSA saysThere have been 36 clinical reports of children suffering symptoms consistent with toxin poisoning linked to recent baby formula recalls, the UK Health Security Agency has said.The UKHSA said it and partner agencies had received 24 notifications in England, seven in Scotland, three in Wales, one in Northern Ireland and one from the crown dependencies of children […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 3
International Minister defends Starmer, saying Mandelson ‘conned everyone’ – UK politics live Peter Mandelson ‘lied, manipulated and deceived everybody,’ said Steve Reed in a staunch defence of the prime minister and his chief of staffA parliamentary committee looking into the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador and the depth of his relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will not be afraid to publish material that is embarrassing to the government, its chair has said.Lord Beamish, who leads parliament’s […] todayFebruary 5, 2026
International Loss of life was avoidable in worst small boat disaster in Channel, inquiry finds Cranston report highly critical of systemic failings and missed opportunities around deaths of more than 30 peopleLoss of life was avoidable in the worst mass drowning from a small boat crossing in the Channel, a public inquiry has found.The 454-page report by the former high court judge Sir Ross Cranston is highly critical of failings around the deaths of at least 24 men, seven women and two children in November […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
International Maduro’s alleged frontman Alex Saab reportedly captured in Caracas FBI and Venezuela’s intelligence agency also reportedly arrest billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at same addressA close and powerful associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has reportedly been detained during a joint operation by Venezuela’s intelligence agency and the FBI.Alex Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman long considered Maduro’s frontman, was removed from his position in Venezuela’s government a fortnight after US forces captured his ally on 3 January. […] todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Australian man charged after police allege more than 400 victims groomed online An Australian man has been charged with child abuse-related offences after an investigation uncovered more than 23,000 videos and images linked to 459 victims, some as young as seven.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 2
insert_link International Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
insert_link International Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance Jessie Diggins has become the best-ever American cross-country skier because of what she pushes her body through.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 5, 2026 1
International Bristol church repair opens door to Edward Colston exhumation Diocese holds consultation on future of long-closed city centre site thought to be slave trader’s burial placeWork is about to begin repairing an unused city centre church in Bristol, which is believed to be the burial place of the slave trader Edward Colston.After the work on the roof of All Saints is completed, the building may be deconsecrated, turned into a community resource and the remains of Colston could be […] todayFebruary 5, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6