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Kamaru Usman has issued a public apology after footage of a private FaceTime conversation with Anthony Joshua surfaced online, sparking criticism online. The call took place in the immediate aftermath of a tragic road traffic accident near Lagos, Nigeria, last week. Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway.

Baby Elsa, the youngest of three siblings abandoned in East London over an eight-year period, is set to be adopted and will remain in regular contact with her siblings, in what a judge has described as a “quite extraordinary” case.

Danielle Scott-Haughton, a highly regarded BBC drama executive who worked on major titles including Peaky Blinders and several Agatha Christie adaptations, has died unexpectedly in her 30s. Her death was announced internally this week by BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt and BBC content chief Kate Phillips, who confirmed that Scott-Haughton passed away in her sleep.

Learner drivers in England and Wales could soon face a mandatory waiting period of up to six months between passing their theory test and taking the practical driving test under new proposals from the UK government. The measure is part of the Road Safety Strategy published on 7 January 2026, the first comprehensive national road safety plan in more than a decade.

The Palestinian embassy in London has been formally opened, marking a major diplomatic milestone after the UK officially recognised the State of Palestine in September 2025. Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot described the move as a historic shift in Britain’s approach to Palestinian statehood.

Three teenagers have been convicted of murdering 51-year-old Anthony Marks in a violent county lines attack in London. Selfies, videos, CCTV footage, and mobile phone forensics helped police track the assailants and their links to a drug gang, culminating in convictions at the Old Bailey.

Anthony Joshua’s driver has been formally charged following a fatal road traffic collision in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two members of the boxer’s team. The crash left Joshua injured and has prompted an outpouring of tributes and grief from the boxing world.

European judges have raised questions over the UK government’s decision to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship, reopening a long-running and highly controversial legal case.

A 24-year-old woman has been jailed for nine years after meeting men on dating apps then luring them to hotel rooms where they were tied up, assaulted and robbed in violent scams that left victims seriously harmed and terrified, one of whom was threatened with scissors and another burned with a hot iron during the ordeal.