Move would follow any police investigation after former prince questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 21.02.2026.
It displays 70 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
21.02.2026 ⇢ The 15% Global Tariff Day
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Morning editorial priority was split between the forensic search of Royal Lodge and Donald Trump’s immediate defiance of a US Supreme Court ruling against his trade agenda. While broadsheets analyzed the constitutional push to remove Prince Andrew from the line of succession, tabloids focused on the 'crisis talks' of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and the three-day police sweep of Andrew’s former home. By early afternoon, the media shifted to the royal family’s first public appearance since the arrest, as Kate Middleton was photographed at a rugby match. Simultaneously, reporting on Trump intensified as he escalated his trade war. By evening, headlines across the BBC, Sky, and the Guardian were dominated by Trump’s decision to hike global tariffs to 15%, maxing out what he termed the 'legally tested' rate. This development largely sidelined domestic reports regarding Andrew’s alleged use of RAF jets for Epstein-related travel and the whistleblower warnings sent to King Charles.
21.02.2026
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The Supreme Court decision striking down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs injects new uncertainty into global trade.
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Barack Obama is not alone in hoping there might be life beyond the stars.
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The US Supreme Court's decision, striking down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs, injects new uncertainty into global trade.
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Move would follow any police investigation after former prince questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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President calls six justices a ‘disgrace to the nation’ while praising three justices who dissented
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07:21⇢The Prince Expelled from Succession
⌨UK editors are now focusing on the legislative move to strip Prince Andrew of his place in the royal succession following his arrest (The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, Evening Standard). While tabloids detail the personal fallout for his family (Daily Mail, The Times), broadsheets analyze the constitutional crisis and potential security leaks (The Spectator, New Statesman). Simultaneously, Donald Trump's immediate imposition of a 10% global tariff following a Supreme Court rejection of his broader tax plan has become a primary international concern (BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian).
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New Statesman
The arrest of the former prince has stirred a buried left-wing tradition into life
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Don’t miss this week’s spiked podcast: unlocked, exclusively for spiked supporters.
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UK | Brooke Davies
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The Guardian
The case against her former husband shocked the world, while her response inspired awe. As she publishes a memoir, she discusses chemical submission, the abuse hidden within her apparently perfect marriage – and why she decided to go public
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12:04⇢Royal Succession Under Siege
⌨UK editors are focusing on the escalating fallout from Prince Andrew’s arrest, specifically the three-day forensic search of his former residence (Sky News, The Mirror). Tabloids highlight the royal family's internal crisis (Metro, Daily Mail), while broadsheets and political journals analyze the push to remove him from the line of succession (The Independent, New Statesman) and potential security breaches involving international defense deals and Jeffrey Epstein (The Spectator, The Telegraph, Evening Standard).
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The Spectator
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The redcoats of internet censorship are coming but an American midnight rider is coming to save Europeans from their own governments, the Trump White House teases, stating: “Reclaim your human right to free expression. Get ready.”
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Plus: the plot to kill Manchester’s Jews and Keir Starmer's war on democracy.
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15:59⇢The Crown’s Compromised Secrets
⌨UK editors are prioritizing the widening fallout from Prince Andrew’s arrest, with new focus on security lapses at Royal Lodge (Sky News) and the potential for sensitive defense secrets to have been compromised (The Spectator). While tabloids track the royal family's public appearances (The Mirror), political journals debate the institutional threat to the monarchy's future under a Labour government (New Statesman, Spiked).
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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After the Supreme Court outlawed most of his tariffs on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10%. On Saturday he said he would increase these to 15%.
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BBC
Trump raises tariffs to 15% globally one day after Supreme Court ruling
The new levies will come into effect on Tuesday and can stay in place for around five months.
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The Telegraph
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BBC
Trump raises global tariffs to 15% one day after Supreme Court ruling
The new levies will come into effect on Tuesday and can stay in place for around five months.
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BBC
Trump raises global tariffs to 15%, day after Supreme Court ruling
After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
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President announced increase from 10% using different authority from mechanism that supreme court struck down on Friday
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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Breitbart UK
Thousands of people took to the streets Lyon in France on Saturday to protest against the alleged Antifa mob killing of a conservative Catholic student earlier this month.
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The Economist
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President Trump is digging in. A day after the Supreme Court’s ruling prompted him to make his global tariffs 10% for everyone, he decided to raise them again with immediate effect.
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Breaking | Live | Breaking | Live
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19:19⇢Trump Hikes Global Tariffs Again
⌨British editors have shifted focus to Donald Trump's escalation of global trade tensions, reporting his move to raise tariffs to 15% after a Supreme Court setback (BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian, Channel 4 News). Domestically, the royal crisis evolves as Sarah Ferguson’s clinic admission (Daily Mail) and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie’s emergency talks (Metro) follow Prince Andrew’s arrest and potential removal from the succession (The Independent, The Spectator).
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After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
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Lionel Shriver on the West’s porous borders, the corrosion of citizenship and how the debate turned ‘radioactive’.
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