Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now been raging for four years and student loan debt might be putting people off having children, Kemi Badenoch has said.

Top stories

1 |Peter Mandelson arrested and bailed on suspicion of misconduct in public office

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2 | Ukraine war in numbers: The bleak toll of Putin's invasion after four devastating years

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3 |Student loan scandal might put people off having children, Badenoch says

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4 |Reform will face down any 'progressive outrage' over mass deportations, Yusuf says 

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5 | Australia backs growing calls to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from line of succession

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Editors' picks

Readers share the reality of post-Brexit travel at EU borders

I have entered and left a number of EU countries and have had four fingerprints and a face photo taken every single time. Yet every time I return I'm still doing both fingers and face. I thought once registered the idea was to speed through with only one biometric?

Share your opinion and read the full debate here.

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STAT OF THE DAY

15,172

The number of civilians, including 739 children, killed in Ukraine since 24 February 2022

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I put all my energy into art, always have done, always will – against death or illness or pain, art wins. I feel lucky, and I feel happy,"

Artist Tracey Emin talks to Geordie Greig about painting, pain and showing Madonna around Margate.

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