Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026

The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.

'Just push us into the sea': The frustration of an area failed by politics
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026

In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.

Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela's new president has aces up her sleeve
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026

Delcy Rodriguez knows its in America's interests for her to be a success

Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026

Kerstin G's boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit during a blizzard.

I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2026

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.