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1. Tube fare dodgers should be hit with £2,500 fines, ministers told

   Repeat fare dodgers on the Underground and rail network should face up to six months in jail, Parliament was told

2. Storm Goretti LIVE: Life-threatening 'weather bomb' to hit UK with 100mph winds and heavy snow

   ‘Multi-hazard’ weather event set to hit UK with high winds, heavy snow and torrential rain

3. Rachel Reeves to U-turn on pubs tax raid after fury from industry and MPs

   Backbench MPs have expressed concerns over business rates hikes and the withdrawal of a Covid-era tax breaks announced at the budget

4. Sunninghill, Royal Lodge and the string of luxury properties Andrew has called home

   The former prince has lived in a series of luxurious homes

5. ‘Tomorrow is not the end’, says Harris over vote on EU-Mercosur trade deal

   Tanaiste Simon Harris said Ireland had to ‘stand by our word’ on the Mercosur deal.

6. We must get serious about closing the gender pension gap

   Parenthood carries a hidden financial penalty that can take decades to undo.

7. The trainers everyone will be wearing this year

   From the retro-inspired to the next big thing in Gorpcore, here are the kicks to invest in for 2026

8. Council ordered to pay £80,000 after man hit by falling lamppost

   Colin Shaw was left with life-changing injuries following the incident in Glasgow in June 2023.

9. Tottenham dealt major injury blow as Thomas Frank confirms long Mohammed Kudus lay-off

   Spurs winger ruled out until April with thigh problem

10. Sharp fall in 2025 for skilled worker and healthcare visa applications

    Applicants across all visa categories fell 12% from 840,000 in 2024 to 737,100 in 2025.