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Joshua Michals is accused of leaving partner and fellow student Zhe Wang to die in a ‘pool of blood’ American killed fellow Goldsmiths student ‘after she urged him to take an STI test after sex’, court told  An American student killed his Chinese partner in a “savage attack” after she urged him to take an STI test following sex, a court heard. Zhe Wang, 31, was found dead in a “pool of blood” by police last March after she was allegedly attacked by 25-year-old Joshua Michals, a fellow student at Goldsmiths, University of London. Michals is now on trial at…

After his first anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned over her links to the former Bangladeshi government, Keir Starmer has replaced her with Emma Reynolds who has lobbied for financial interests with China Starmer’s replacement for anti-corruption minister already embroiled in China lobbying row The Treasury has become embroiled in a new row just hours after the department’s anti-corruption minister was forced to resign, with questions mounting over the appointment of a minister who previously lobbied on behalf of financial interests with China. Emma Reynolds, who formerly served as the treasurer for the APPG on China, has been appointed as the…

Full report: Detectives return to Aberdeen river in hunt for missing sisters Aberdeen missing sisters latest: Brother says it’s ‘strange’ twins ‘never mentioned’ plan to move out of flat The brother of two missing sisters from Aberdeen has said that the pair “never mentioned” a plan to move out of their flat prior to their disappearance. As the search enters its second week and detectives returned to the river where they were last seen, Police Scotland continues to appeal for help finding Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and part of a set of triplets. After the pair were reported…

Everything we know about the missing Huszti sisters in Aberdeen a week after their disappearance Police are still looking for sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti more than a week after they went missing from their home in Aberdeen City Centre. The sisters, both 32 and part of a set of triplets, were reported missing by their landlord, days after they stated their intention to leave the tenancy they shared. Henrietta and Eliza – who are both from Hungary – are both described as white women of slim build with long brown hair. Police continue to keep an open mind about…

Installation rates are still well below the target of 600,000 heat pumps a year UK homeowners flock to heat pumps but numbers still well below targets  The number of heat pumps being installed in UK homes and small business jumped 43% last year but is still significantly below targets set by the previous government. There were almost 60,000 certified installations of heat pumps in 2024, data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) shows, bringing the the total number of certified heat pump installations in UK homes and small businesses to more than 275,000. But installation rates are still well below the target of 600,000 heat…

It comes as a leading think tank urged the prime minister to boost trade defences to deter against economic threats from Donald Trump Ed Davey urges Starmer to join new EU customs union to defend against Trump tariffs Ed Davey will urge Sir Keir Starmer to negotiate a UK-EU customs union to “turbocharge the economy” and strengthen the UK’s hand against possible tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump. Giving a speech in London on Thursday, the Liberal Democrat leader will say such a deal would help the UK to negotiate with Mr Trump “from a position of strength”. He will also…

Large part of UK from South West to Yorkshire covered by yellow warning UK braces for travel chaos after Met Office issues yellow weather warning for fog  A blanket of fog descending over much of Britain could see flights cancelled and trains disrupted, forecasters warn. Met Office experts issued a yellow weather warning to run until late Thursday morning across southwest and central England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire and the Humber. In some areas, the fog would be dense and visibility would be below 100 metres, the forecaster said. By dawn on Thursday, some of the fog is…

The Conservative leader is set to make a major speech on Thursday where she will accuse Labour of repeating the mistakes of the Tory government she served in Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake Kemi Badenoch is to own up to a series of mistakes made by the Tory governments she served in but warned that Labour under Keir Starmer is repating the mistakes of Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. In a major speech in central London on Thursday, the new Tory leader will admit that leaving the European Union “without a plan…

A London-based family-run food store that is a favourite among royalty is closing its flagship store, its owner has confirmed. Partridges will close its store located on Duke of York Square, Chelsea, on February 2. The business has been running in the capital for 53 years and owner John Shepherd confirmed the store at 17-19 Gloucester Road in Kensington will still operate. He posted on the website: ‘We are of course very sad to be leaving Chelsea and are grateful to landlord Cadogan for allowing us the opportunity to develop our creativity in Duke of York Square, especially in supporting us to…

“As the rest of the world ages, Africa will become a crucial source of labour: more than half the young people entering the global workforce in 2030 will be African.”

Treasury minister Siddiq quits over corruption probes The lead story for The Independent reports Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned over an anti-corruption probe in Bangladesh – despite an independent adviser clearing the PM’s “ally” of breaking the ministerial code. A large image of Princess Kate makes the front page as she visits the hospital which treated her cancer. She later announced she is now in remission.

Kate’s return to cancer hospital: Thank You The Princess of Wales is featured on the front splash of the Metro after she returned to the London hospital which had treated her cancer. The princess announced she is now in remission.

‘It’s a relief to be in remission’ The front page of The Sun newspaper leads on Princess Kate’s announcement that she is now in remission. The princess returned to the London hospital that treated her thanked staff and met with patients. Last night’s Notts Forest vs Liverpool match makes the front splash after a 1-1 draw leaves the title race on a knife’s edge.

Siddiq quits as minister after inquiry probe The Guardian highlights Siddiq’s status as the “second senior woman” to resign over ethics issues in Starmer’s administration. Though an investigation cleared her of rule-breaking, it concluded she should have been more aware of potential reputational risks tied to her family’s connections to Bangladesh. Tony Slattery is pictured on the front splashed following his death from a heart attack.

Siddiq quits over links to Bangladesh ‘corruption’ The Times leads on the Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq’s resignation following an anti-corruption inquiry linked to Bangladesh. The paper says while Siddiq stated she resigned to avoid becoming a “distraction,” the paper notes her departure is “politically damaging” for Sir Keir, who has vowed to restore integrity after past Tory scandals. Princess Kate is pictured on the front splash after she announced she is in remission from cancer.

Another Starmer shambles: One lame duck down! The front page of the Daily Mail reacts to the resignation of Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq and calls for the “crisis-hit” chancellor to be sacked as well. The paper suggests Siddiq’s resignation is a sign of Labour’s instability. Princess Kate is pictured at the top of the paper, reporting that she is now in remission after battling cancer last year.

Reactions to the resignation of Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq and calls for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to resign amid doom and gloom over the state of the UK economy.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is preparing to reduce its global workforce by approximately 5%, according to an internal memo from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. 

Almost all the tabloids lead with the news Princess Kate is in remission, following her cancer treatment last year. The princess visited the London hospital that treated her, meeting with patients and staff, before sharing the health update. 

Away from the royals, the broadsheets lead with the latest from No 10 as Tulip Siddiq stepped down from her role as a senior Treasury minister last night after she was linked to an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. 

Many of Wednesday’s front pages offer their opinion of the resignation and ask questions of Keir Starmer’s government. 

The ongoing discussions for a ceasefire in Gaza, the LA wildfires and TikTok looming ban in the United States all find space on the UK front pages this morning. 

It has been an intense past year for the Princess of Wales as she underwent cancer treatment Kate Middleton’s cancer timeline: From diagnosis after secret surgery to remission The Princess of Wales is making a steady return to royal duties following what has been one of the most tumultuous years of her life. In March, Kate confirmed she had been diagnosed with an unknown form of cancer. What followed was a nine-month battle as she underwent “preventative chemotherapy”. She endured intense online speculation in the weeks leading up to the public announcement and has largely stayed out of the spotlight…

MPs call on government to introduce entitlement to paid bereavement leave for miscarriage in new legislation ‘I had three miscarriages in one year – bereavement leave would have helped us process our grief’ Women and their partners should be entitled to paid bereavement leave if they experience a miscarriage as part of new employment laws being brought in by the Labour government, MPs have urged. MPs and campaign groups are calling on ministers to ensure that a period of paid leave is available to all women and partners who experience pre-24 week pregnancy loss – to match the existing provision…

Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson KC says Labour’s reasonings for planning to repeal the Legacy Act ‘make no sense’ Gerry Adams in line for ‘payday from taxpayer’ under plans to repeal Legacy Act, says think tank report Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will receive taxpayer-funded compensation if government plans to repeal the Legacy Act go ahead, a think tank has claimed. Mr Adams, 76, is currently blocked from receiving compensation over his detention in prison without trial in the 1970s, despite winning an appeal in the Supreme Court in 2020 to overturn historical convictions for two attempted prison breaks.…

Sir Keir Starmer hit by second ministerial resignation in six months as Tulip Siddiq steps down as anti-corruption minister No 10 refuses to rule out emergency budget as fresh inflation figures due  Rachel Reeves has opened the door to emergency spending cuts as No 10 refused to rule out the possibility of an emergency budget in the spring. Facing a grilling from MPs in the Commons on Tuesday over the rising cost of government borrowing and the recent falls in the value of the pound, Ms Reeves said there was a need to go “further and faster” in search of…

DWP slammed again after WASPI scandal as 10,000 pensioners urged to check for bungle The Department for Work and Pensions has been criticised for more failures of communication after its much-maligned handling of the WASPI pension changes. In a damning statement, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Rebecca Hilsenrath, said the department was “failing to learn from its mistakes” as she revealed the case of a pensioner who was not told for eight years about a change to his payments that would leave him £3,000 a year worse off. She urged the more than 10,000 pensioners who were on…

IBM to supply tech for new Emergency Services Network A new communications system for emergency services to share more information in real-time is to be designed and built by tech firm IBM, the Home Office has announced. The scandal-hit project to bring in the Emergency Services Network (ESN), first launched in 2015, was supposed to have replaced the ageing Airwave system for police, fire and ambulance services in England, Scotland and Wales, by 2020. But it has been beset by years of delays and costs running into billions of pounds. It is set to support more than 300,000 emergency responders…