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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 13.02.2026.
It displays 118 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
13.02.2026 ⇢ The Day the Palestine Action Ban Was Overturned
⌨Morning headlines were dominated by the first democratic elections in Bangladesh since the student uprising, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party claiming a landslide victory. Simultaneously, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal intensified as new evidence emerged of secret surveillance at his Florida home, alongside allegations that Prince Andrew had leaked confidential Treasury briefings and used Epstein’s private jet to transport women to Buckingham Palace.
By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted to a significant legal defeat for the government. The High Court ruled the terror proscription of the activist group Palestine Action unlawful, a decision framed by editors as a humiliation for Keir Starmer and the Home Office. This development triggered immediate internal Labour criticism of the Prime Minister’s 'draconian' measures and left the Metropolitan Police in an 'unusual' legal position regarding arrests.
The evening cycle focused on the broadening international fallout of the Epstein files, as Lord Mandelson was summoned to testify before the US Congress. Reporting also pivoted to the Munich Security Conference, where European leaders expressed alarm over President Trump’s revocation of greenhouse gas rulings and his shifting stance on transatlantic security.
By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted to a significant legal defeat for the government. The High Court ruled the terror proscription of the activist group Palestine Action unlawful, a decision framed by editors as a humiliation for Keir Starmer and the Home Office. This development triggered immediate internal Labour criticism of the Prime Minister’s 'draconian' measures and left the Metropolitan Police in an 'unusual' legal position regarding arrests.
The evening cycle focused on the broadening international fallout of the Epstein files, as Lord Mandelson was summoned to testify before the US Congress. Reporting also pivoted to the Munich Security Conference, where European leaders expressed alarm over President Trump’s revocation of greenhouse gas rulings and his shifting stance on transatlantic security.
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Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil under autocratic ruler
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Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil under autocratic ruler
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BBC
'Confident we will form the next government': Bangladesh National Party tells BBC
The Bangladesh National Party has told the BBC they have got the majority in the country's historic election.
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BBC
'Confident we will form the next government,' Bangladesh National Party tells BBC
The Bangladesh National Party has told the BBC they have got the majority in the country's historic election.
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BBC
Bangladesh National Party wins majority in first poll since student uprising
The Bangladesh National Party has secured more than 151 seats, securing it the majority needed to form the next government.
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BBC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins majority in first poll since student uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured more than 151 seats, securing it the majority needed to form the next government.
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05:22⇢The Hidden Eyes of Epstein
⌨The British media is focused on the deepening internal and external pressures facing the government, as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner publicly breaks with Keir Starmer over pub regulation (The Telegraph) while the Prime Minister's chief civil servant departs (HuffPost UK). Simultaneously, outlets are re-examining the Jeffrey Epstein scandal following new evidence of surveillance at his Florida home and allegations of withheld FBI data (Sky News, Channel 4 News, Spiked).
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BBC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins majority in first election since student uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured more than 151 seats, securing it the majority needed to form the next government.
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Screaming ‘racist’ and ‘far right’ is all the knackered Labour Party has left.
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New Statesman
His failure is symptomatic of a deeper ideological crisis at the heart of Labour
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BBC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party heads for landslide win in first election since Gen Z uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured close to a two-thirds majority, more than what is required to form the next government.
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BBC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins landslide majority in first election since Gen Z uprising
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured a two-thirds majority, more than what is required to form the next government.
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The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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HuffPost UK
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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09:25⇢The Prince in the Epstein Web
⌨British editors are focusing on the intensifying scandals surrounding Prince Andrew, with new allegations of sex trafficking linked to Jeffrey Epstein's private jet and the leaking of confidential Treasury briefings (Daily Mail, The Telegraph). This coincides with further revelations from the Epstein files regarding secret surveillance (Sky News, Channel 4 News). Concurrently, right-leaning outlets defend Jim Ratcliffe's 'colonisation' comments against government criticism (The Spectator, Spiked, Breitbart).
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UK | Herbie Russell
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The US Secretary of State will address the first major transatlantic meeting since Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.
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German chancellor Friedrich Merz among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens
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The Telegraph
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Breaking | Breaking
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Breaking | Breaking
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The right-wing coalition government in Sweden has announced plans to significantly increase the threshold to obtain citizenship in the country, including a prohibition on migrants who fail to learn the native language.
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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UK | Noora Mykkanen
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German chancellor among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens
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The Economist
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12:04⇢Palestine Action Terror Ban Overturned
⌨The British media has pivoted to a legal defeat for the government, as the High Court ruled the terror ban on Palestine Action unlawful (The Independent, Sky News, Evening Standard, The Telegraph). This domestic setback competes with a second wave of Prince Andrew allegations involving Jeffrey Epstein's private jet and leaked Treasury briefings (The Mirror, Daily Mail, Metro). Meanwhile, broadsheets begin covering the Munich Security Conference (The Guardian, BBC News).
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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Clara Mattei is an economist who wants us to rethink the idea that capitalism is simply the natural order of things. She is an author and professor of economics whose work explores how economic ideas become tools of power, shaping policy while masking the political decisions beneath.
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UK | Brooke Davies
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The massacre at Tumbler Ridge feels like the militant wing of grievance culture.
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German chancellor among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens
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Breitbart UK
Zelensky insisted “no one is clinging to power” and he is ready to hold elections, but no vote without a ceasefire and guarantees.
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14:27⇢Palestine Action Terror Ban Overturned
⌨The UK media is primarily focused on the High Court ruling that the government's terror ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Sources highlight the 'unusual' position of the Metropolitan Police and internal Labour pressure on Keir Starmer over the 'draconian' measures (The Independent, Sky News, Evening Standard, The Telegraph, HuffPost UK). Concurrently, coverage begins to shift toward the Munich Security Conference and shifting transatlantic relations (The Guardian, BBC News).
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The Telegraph
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Donald Trump has revoked a landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
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Breaking | Breaking
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The group’s proscription as a terrorist organisation was unlawful and ‘disproportionate’, judges have ruled. But the fight isn’t quite over yet. Harriet Williamson reports.
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The Spectator
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German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’
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"Our freedom is not guaranteed" in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich's security summit.
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17:07⇢Palestine Action Terror Ban Overturned
⌨Editors focus on the High Court ruling that the government's terror proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful, with right-leaning titles questioning human rights law while others highlight the 'humiliating' defeat (The Independent, The Times, The Spectator, The Telegraph, Novara Media). Simultaneously, reports emerge of a foiled 'marauding' ISIS plot against the UK Jewish community, resulting in life sentences for the extremists involved (Sky News, The Mirror).
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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Britain’s High Court has ruled against the government’s declaration of a left-wing direct action group as a terrorist organisation.
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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The Economist
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The Telegraph
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The Spectator
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19:36⇢The Terror Ban Crumbles
⌨British editors are focusing on the High Court's decision to strike down the government's terror proscription of Palestine Action as unlawful (Breitbart London, Morning Star Online, The Times, Novara Media). Simultaneously, attention has shifted to Lord Mandelson being called to testify before the US Congress regarding his historical links to Jeffrey Epstein (The Independent, Sky News). Right-leaning outlets continue to critique Labour's domestic policies regarding pub regulations and climate law (The Telegraph, The Spectator).
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The Spectator
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The government has suffered yet another blow, with the High Court ruling that its decision to ban Palestine Action was unlawful.
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Plus: Keir Starmer’s stay of execution and the witch-hunting of Jim Ratcliffe.
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EU’s head of foreign policy claims ‘Board of Peace’ is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UN
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The Telegraph
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