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As the results livestream was delayed, voters lamented: ‘Is it too much to ask for competence as well as democracy?’
Start as you mean to go on. Your Party has had a fair few ups and downs in its short lifespan. Some might call it chaos. Its two most prominent members, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, seem barely able to stand being in the same room as each other. Allegations of financial misconduct over membership fees and donations. A party conference which Sultana refused to attend on the first day. Accusations of corruption and sexism. A boys’ club.
The briefings and counter-briefings from the two factions never let up. Its hatreds seemed to be what gave Corbyn and Sultana a sense of purpose. A reminder that the left often prefers to pick a fight with other groups on the left rather than the rightwing parties. A misplaced Marxist dialectic or some other thought crime of false consciousness seemingly far worse than threatening to deport hundreds of thousands of foreigners.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:05:38 GMT
Falling volcanic ash has for years been viewed as a nuisance. But a Sicilian project has discovered its agricultural potential and wants to spread the word
In the Sicilian town of Giarre overlooking Mount Etna, Andrea Passanisi, a tropical and citrus fruits producer, uses an unusual fertiliser on his 100-hectare (247-acre) stretch of land: volcano ash.
Like hundreds of farmers and citizens of rural towns perched on the slopes of Europe’s highest and most active volcano, the 41-year-old’s family has had to deal with the nuisance of falling volcanic ash for generations. But it is only in recent years that the quantity of ash has become so excessive that it required an alternative approach.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:08 GMT
Treating the underlying acne can help. But stress relief measures like meditation can too – and may depend on the severity
Hi Ugly,
I tend to get pimples, especially around my period. This is fine and normal. What’s not fine is that I cannot stop picking at them, making my skin irritated and red.
Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?
How should I be styling my pubic hair?
How do I deal with imperfection?
My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done
I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:17 GMT
Daniel Siad, facing allegation of rape in France, appears in more than 1,000 documents in latest declassified files
“In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish,” Daniel Siad, a model scout, wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in July 2014, explaining the frustrations of his work scouring the world for future models.
In this exchange, released in the latest batch of US Department of Justice documents, Siad was annoyed with Epstein, who had failed to turn up for a planned meeting.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:34 GMT
As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing a headache the government was not anticipating. Why did they overlook this and what changes could be made?
Archive: ITV news, BBC
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:48:18 GMT
Ahead of her UK tour and her three nominations at this weekend’s Brit awards, we appraise Allen’s sharp, candid songcraft
The final track of West End Girl is as close as the album’s break-up saga comes to conciliation, which isn’t terribly close (there’s a glancing lyrical reference to fault on both sides). But in its dreamy trip-hoppy backing and the sweetness of its melody lurks something else: a sense of closure.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:10 GMT
Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seat
Reform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.
The Greens have predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:
Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are here to stay now as a progressive voice in British politics.
Continue reading...Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:10:37 GMT
Care roles hit particularly hard by UK’s lurch to the right on migration, according to analysis of Home Office data
Hospitals and care homes in the UK face “an impending car crash”, experts have warned, as research shows the number of overseas nurses and carers has collapsed.
Analysis of Home Office quarterly data reveals the number of overseas nurses granted entry to the UK has fallen by 93% over three years. Just 1,777 overseas nurses were granted entry in 2025, compared with 26,100 in 2022.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:25:51 GMT
Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky
Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul and two other provinces on Friday, hours after a cross-border attack, the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours who signed a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in 2025.
Following months of tit-for-tat clashes, Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes.
Continue reading...Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:23:30 GMT
Mediators say more talks to be held next week but no clear evidence two sides any closer on uranium enrichment
High-stakes talks between the US and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear programme ended on Thursday without a deal, as the White House weighs a military operation that would mark its largest intervention in the Middle East in decades.
The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, claimed “good progress” had been made at the talks and Omani mediators predicted negotiations would reconvene at a technical level next week in Vienna.
Continue reading...Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:53:18 GMT
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