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February 19, 2025

Tesco customers hit by online shopping glitch

Arms maker BAE Systems cites ‘growing threats’ to security amid record profit

Sales of knives for £10 in online ‘mystery boxes’ condemned by police chief

Major bank to raise current account 'club' fees while offering £175 switching bonus

Cost of living|Feb 19

Stash of 15th century coins discovered by metal detectorists in Scottish Borders

BBC urged to make major TV licence rule change - which would save pensioners money

Cost of living|Feb 19

Blaming Ukraine for war is ‘revisionism on speed’, says Ireland’s deputy premier

BP investors demand vote on any plans to scrap climate goals

Firefighters searched rubble ‘not knowing if family members were among dead’

Teams work to curb environmental impact from oil spill in chalk stream

Weather warnings for wind and rain issued as temperatures rise

On-stage kiss should not make The 1975 members individually liable, court hears

Final call for testimony from Northern Ireland mother and baby home survivors

Man says ‘everything that happened’ in his life was a result of Omagh bomb

Zelensky says Trump in ‘disinformation space’ after claim that Kyiv started war

Lord Hague warns of ‘comfort blankets of cancellation’ in defence of free speech

Funeral of jockey Michael O’Sullivan taking place

UK shares trading to be sped up from late 2027 in markets shake-up

Real IRA terrorists bombed Omagh with ‘impunity’, witness tells inquiry

Inflation jumps to 10-month high, knocking chance of early interest rate cut

Harold Wilson’s former press secretary Joe Haines dies aged 97

Burglar jailed after triggering ‘Home Alone-style trap’

Group of Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructuring plan bid

Woman in court accused of killing child by scalding her in bath in 1978

Minister says UK will ‘play part’ in Ukraine security as Trump blames Kyiv

Why has inflation increased and what does it mean for households?

Survivors say Omagh turned into a ‘war zone’ following Real IRA bombing

Jet2 warns of rising costs while holidaymakers opt for last-minute bookings

Afghanistan evacuation whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case against FCDO

Almost half a million spent so far on public inquiry into gold mine

Sub-4% mortgage rates ‘may be first to go’ following unexpected inflation jump

Two men arrested after 20-year-old stabbed to death

Meta and Uber among firms ‘linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse

Tomb of missing pharaoh found in biggest discovery since 1922

Espionage charges are ‘made up’, says mother of British woman detained in Iran

Where inflation accelerated in January – and where it eased

Brother and sister died of head injuries after car hit e-scooter, inquest hears

HSBC reveals plans to cut jobs amid bid to slash costs by £1.2bn

New study shows nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases

Rounded blades ‘safer alternative’ to pointed kitchen knives, research suggests

Elon Musk’s X looking for cash from investors – report

Gatwick accused of seeking ‘new runway on the cheap’

Defence Secretary to meet Norwegian counterpart amid security turmoil in Europe

Police did not properly probe killer’s assaults before attacks, report says

UK inflation jumps to 10-month high of 3%

Doctors fear cancer patients missing out on correct care

Maternity and paternity payments to rise in April - here’s how much you’ll get

Cost of living|Feb 19

Full list of proposed and confirmed top-tier council tax rises in England

Funeral of jockey Michael O’Sullivan to take place

Families say Nottingham attack victims ‘failed by authorities’ after report

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