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With pre-Cheltenham purdah fast approaching, the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton on Saturday could well be the most competitive betting heat for the next two-and-a-half weeks and Emmet Mullins's decision to field two runners in the 13-strong field adds a further layer of complexity to the puzzle. Mullins has a well-earned reputation for sliding contenders into handicaps at Cheltenham and Aintree on very competitive marks, but his Kempton record three wins from five runners is not too shabby either.

Bus, coach and minibus registrations in the UK increased 10.4 percent in 2025 to 9,259 units, with zero-emission vehicles accounting for 27.3% of the total. The UK market closed 2025 at its highest annual level since 2008, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ( SMMT). As mentioned, a total of 9,259 new buses, coaches and minibuses were registered during the year, up from 8,390 units in 2024, as reported by SMMT.

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Lauren Goodger, 39, Yazmin Oukhellou, 31, Rebecca Gormley, 27, Biggs Chris, 33, Jamie Clayton, 34, Scott Timlin, and Eva Zapico, 27, have all admitted breaking the law when acting as so-called finfluencers. They urged their Instagram followers to sign up to an account offering FX trading tips, Southwark Crown Court heard, despite having no qualifications or authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

We received a report at 12.45pm on 20 February of a man on board a train from Brighton with a firearm. Sussex Police officers met the train at Gatwick Airport, and arrested a man in possession of two imitation firearms. BTP officers are investigating.

The consultancy co-founded by Peter Mandelson has collapsed into administration, after a number of clients cut ties with the company over the former ambassador's relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Global Counsel, which Mandelson co-founded in 2010, said on Friday that it had stopped trading and its staff in the UK were being made redundant. The London-based company employs about 100 people, the vast majority of whom are based in the UK.

For more than 10 hours after the news broke that detectives had taken the unprecedented step to arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, there was total silence from police and the former prince himself. Then at 7pm, news that he had been released from a police station in Norfolk emerged, accompanied by a paparazzi-style image of the former prince slumped in the back of a car. The image landed on front pages across the globe.

Growing up outside Manchester, I learned early that there's a stark difference between having money and knowing how to make things last. My dad worked factory shifts while my mum juggled retail hours, and our house ran on an unspoken rule: if something still worked, you didn't replace it. Last month, I visited a friend in Belgravia who was renovating his kitchen. As we chatted over coffee, workers hauled out perfectly functional appliances that looked barely used.

Two people have been charged with murder following the death of a three year old boy from south-east London in January, the Met Police have said. Isiayah Henry, from Woolwich, died on 19 January after he was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries earlier in the month. Following an appearance at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, Tanisha Henry, 28, and Mikael Williams, 30, were charged with murder and causing/allowing the death of a child.

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Liberty Global and Telefónica, alongside InfraVia Capital through their Nexfibre joint venture, will acquire Netomnia, currently the UK's second-largest alternative network provider. The deal will expand Nexfibre's footprint to around 8 million households by the end of next year. Combined with Virgin Media O2's existing infrastructure, the enlarged network will cover approximately 20 million premises and serve about 6.2 million customers.

It previously reported 34 laboratory-confirmed measles cases in Enfield from 1 January to 9 February. But the latest data from the UKHSA has confirmed measles cases have continued to increase in London, which is being driven by the outbreak in Enfield, with 50 confirmed cases in the borough up to 16 February. The agency also confirmed there were 10 cases in the neighbouring borough of Haringey and 23 cases in Birmingham.