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UK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey says

British forces based in Iraq shot down two drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed.

Mother is jailed for enslaving woman for 25 years

Mandy Wixon, 56, forced the victim to clean her squalid home and subjected her to a miserable life.

PM says Mandelson appointment was mistake as No 10 denies cover-up

Documents show Sir Keir Starmer was warned the peer's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a "reputational risk".

Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Halifax apps showed customers other users' transactions

The Lloyds Banking Group customers reported being able to view payments and charges from other sources.

UK asylum appeal backlog at record high of 80,000

Home Office statistics show more than 80,333 people were waiting for appeals to be heard at the end of 2025, up from 41,987 a year earlier.