UK NEWS Councillor Taylor leaves Reform over council tax hike February 8, 2026 Fatimah Idera A Reform UK councillor for Redditch East in Worcestershire, has quit the party over plans to raise council tax, saying he cannot support the financial burden on residents. He announced…
UK NEWS Police search Mandelson properties in Epstein probe February 7, 2026 Fatimah Idera Police have searched two properties linked to former Labour minister Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…
UK NEWS Angola, Namibia, DRC agree to accept migrants after UK visa warning February 6, 2026 Eniola Amadu Three African countries have agreed to accept the return of foreign offenders and migrants without legal status following warnings from the UK home secretary over possible visa restrictions. Home Secretary…
Education UK NEWS UK ordered to pay families of 1949 Enugu coal mine victims $27m February 6, 2026 Eniola Amadu A court in Nigeria has ruled that the UK government pay the sum of $27m (£20m) to the 21 families of coal miners who were killed during colonial rule in…
UK NEWS TV licence fee to rise to £180 from April February 6, 2026 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi The cost of a TV licence will increase by £5.50 to £180 from 1 April, the UK government has announced. The licence fee, which funds BBC programmes and services, currently…
UK NEWS Illegal migrants turn to barbershops, delivery work February 6, 2026 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi Illegal migrants are increasingly taking up jobs in Britain’s informal economy, official data shows, with many finding work as barbers, delivery drivers and nail technicians. The trend has emerged alongside…
UK NEWS Nigerian man who stabbed girlfriend to death jailed for life in UK February 6, 2026 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi A UK-based Nigerian man, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a young woman he worked with, after she ended what prosecutors described as a…
UK NEWS UK contractor testifies on luxury London properties linked to ex-OPEC president Alison-Madueke February 5, 2026 Damilola A former British building contractor has told a London court how his company renovated and managed high-end properties allegedly used by Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as…
UK NEWS Starmer apologises over Mandelson appointment scandal February 5, 2026 Fatimah Idera Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, admitting he was wrong to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the United States and saying…
UK NEWS Mahmood defends tougher UK settlement rules February 4, 2026 Fatimah Idera Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has defended the government’s proposed immigration reforms, insisting they are fair and necessary despite strong opposition from Labour MPs concerned about their impact on migrants and…
