Briefest

The Bank of England interest rate has been held at 3.75% after a narrow vote.

Brands of baby formula have been recalled due to the presence of a heat-stable toxin which has made babies ill.

The 2026 Winter Olympics have opened in Lombardy and Triveneto in North-Eastern Italy.

50,000 have been evacuated from Ksar el-Kebir in Morocco due to days of rain and a dam reaching capacity.

Ipswich serial-killer Steve Wright has pleaded guilty to the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall, nine years before his current convictions.

Peter Mandelson is under investigation for leaking secrets to Jeffrey Epstein while a Lords minister.