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• Sri Lanka v England: T20 World Cup Super 8s cricket – live

  22-02-2026 10:27 via theguardian.com
  Updates from 9.30am start (GMT) in Pallekele
  Follow us over on Bluesky | And you can email TanyaIn the battle of the anthems, a crushing win by Sri Lanka’s jaunty tune. The crowd, with parasol, flag and face paint, sing along enthusiastically.More news from Simon, who has become something of a banana expert on his trip. Continue reading...
  
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• Winter Olympics 2026: bobsleigh, curling and Canada v USA ice hockey final on last day – live

  22-02-2026 10:26 via theguardian.com
  Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | BriefingFollow us over on Bluesky | And you can email TomThe Americans have a distaser run there. They’ve lost more than a second, largely as a result of a huge tap and fishtail coming out of the start ramp. They’ll be tumbling down the rankings. I’ll have those standings in full later ahead of the fourth and final runs.Brad Hall’s Team GB are next. They get off quick with 4.78 start but with perfection required this is a
  
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• Premier League news, Spurs v Arsenal buildup, Sheffield derby, and more – matchday live

  22-02-2026 10:18 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ Buildup to the weekend’s football action
  ⚽ Follow us over on Bluesky | And mail us hereElsewhere in the Premier League yesterday, Zian Flemming scored a late equaliser against Chelsea to earn a point for Burnley.Manchester City moved within two points of Arsenal last night with a 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium. Nico O’Reilly scored a first-half brace to pile the pressure on the Gunners ahead of today’s North London Derby. Continue reading...
  
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• Ministers lay out plans to reduce gap between poorest and most affluent pupils - UK politics live

  22-02-2026 10:16 via theguardian.com
  The government plans to halve the attainment gap in EnglandGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, will be speaking to the BBC and Sky News shortly and will likely be asked about government plans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers.The schools white paper, set to be published in full tomorrow, will set a target to halve the disadvantage gap by the time children born in t
  
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• Iran willing to dilute uranium stockpile as fresh protests erupt

  22-02-2026 10:11 via theguardian.com
  Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack IranIran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as the US president, Donald Trump, weighs whether to use his vast naval buildup in the Middle Eas
  
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• ‘What do I play at a party? Oasis’s Wonderwall goes down a storm’: Alex James’s honest playlist

  22-02-2026 10:00 via theguardian.com
  The Blur bassist loves his Britpop rivals, weeps over Radiohead’s Creep and finds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sexy. But which Beatles hit did he get sick of?The first song I fell in love withI remember standing up in year 3 and doing the routine to The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by Laurel and Hardy and the Avalon Boys. I really wanted it for Christmas – it went to No 2 in 1975 – and Father Christmas managed to get it in my stocking.The first single I boughtI was on a canal boat hol
  
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• Less snow, or more risk? What you need to know about avalanches and climate change

  22-02-2026 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Rising temperatures are forcing some ski resorts to close, while leaving others at greater risk of extreme weatherAvalanches kill about 100 people in Europe each year, with vast masses of ice, snow and rock regularly crashing down on hikers and skiers who have been caught unawares.The structure of the snow, angle of the slope and variation of the weather can dictate whether a gentle disturbance – like a gust of wind or the glide of a snowboard – can trigger a deadly shift in the moun
  
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• ‘You need to be a team’: Rowett urges unity as depleted Leicester show fight

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Gary Rowett has told his Leicester players to deprioritise ‘individual ambitions’ after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with StokeBy the stage Ben Nelson headed against the bar in stoppage time and then Luke Thomas nodded against the inside of a post, it felt as if Leicester City were missing the chance to move into the promotion playoffs, so dominant had they been in the second half of this absorbing 2-2 draw with Stoke City.Yet after this month’s six-point deduction for breaching t
  
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• Winter Olympics briefing: king Klæbo’s greatness on show with sixth gold

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Norwegian cross-country skier achieved unprecedented feat with victory in the 50km mass start “I’m starting to believe maybe he is a machine.” Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was not alone in his assumption on the final weekend of an Olympics that has belonged to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. Nyenget had as good a view as anyone of his fellow Norwegian’s sixth gold medal of the Games in the 50km mass start.It was not until the final uphill slope that Klæ
  
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• The strategy of Russia’s liberal elite is clear: make your peace with Putin. It’s how they survive | Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  As the fourth anniversary looms of Russia’s war on Ukraine, those close to the Kremlin prosper while others merely strive to escape the worst repressionFour years into the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia’s elite has shown no sign of resisting the very difficult spot that Vladimir Putin placed them in by acting without their consultation. Instead, it has largely adapted, reshaping itself in ways that ensure its survival in what increasingly looks like a state of permanent conflict.I
  
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• The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposedOn the foothills of the mountains, by the banks of the river in Cortina, there was a forest. It was full of tall larch trees. Arborists said the oldest of them had been there for 150 years and dendrologists that it was unique because it was unusual to find a monocultural forest growing at such a low altitude in the southern 
  
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• Peter Bradshaw’s Baftas 2026 predictions – who’ll get the gongs, who’ll be the goners?

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Will Paul Thomas Anderson’s ICE age conspiracy thriller sweep the board, or will Sinners and Hamnet share some glory? Our critic places his bets
  Full list of Bafta 2026 nominationsWill win One Battle After Another
  Should win Hamnet
  Shoulda been a contender The Secret Agent Continue reading...
  
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• How Italians fell in love with their Winter Olympics after gaffes turned into gold

  22-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  After a slow start, when the hosts began to pick up medals in the second week the public’s imagination was capturedWith the atmosphere in Rome subdued as the Winter Olympics unfolded across northern Italy, travelling to the Games was not on Amity Neumeister’s radar.That was until the event entered its second week and, inspired by images of the Dolomites on TV, Italy racking up the medals and friends in Milan describing an energetic vibe, Neumeister, originally from the US, decided sh
  
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• ‘That’s a losing battle’: baboon incursions cause tense human-wildlife standoff in Cape Town

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Animal rights activists disagree with authorities on how best to handle boom in primate population near Table MountainAt the edge of Da Gama Park, where the Cape Town suburb meets the mountain, baboons jumped from the road to garden walls to roofs and back again. Children from South African navy families living in the area’s modest houses played in the street. Some were delighted; some wary; most were unfazed by the animals.A few miles away, overlooking a soaring peak and sweeping bay, Nic
  
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• Romance fraud: warning over scam that turns victims into insurance cheats

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Insurers say cases of scammers manipulating people into staging crashes and filing bogus claims are under-reportedRomance fraud typically evokes images of people being tricked out of their life savings by partners they meet on dating sites, but some scammers use a different tactic: recruiting unsuspecting victims into fake insurance claims.The scam involves a fraudster convincing their partner, or a person they are dating, either to say they have witnessed a car accident, or to take out an insur
  
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• ‘It helps with loneliness’: grief, play and the power of lifelike dolls - photo essay

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Dolls that look like real babies – complete with tiny veins and folds of skin – can be endearing yet deeply unsettling. In the Netherlands, however, there are tens of thousands of ‘reborn’ doll enthusiasts“It’s a doll,” Ineke Schmelter, 71, often says as she walks down the street with a pram and someone peers fondly under the hood, asking: “How old is the baby?” Then she pulls back the blanket and reveals the doll. She points out the craftsma
  
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• High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  CBI and Energy UK report finds 40% of firms have cut investment as electricity costs remain far above pre-Ukraine levelsThe UK is at risk of losing its status as a major manufacturing centre after a sharp rise in energy prices that has forced about 40% of businesses to cut back investment, according to a report by the CBI and Energy UK.In a stinging message to ministers, the report said British businesses – from chemical producers to pubs and restaurants – were being undermined by a
  
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• Can a hair dryer really save your scalp from heat damage? I put Dyson’s Supersonic Nural to the test

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  With sensors that cool the air as it nears your head, this high-end tool promises gentler styling for sensitive scalps• The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at homeTell most hair-care enthusiasts you want to upgrade your hair dryer, and I’d bet good money you’ll be asked, “Will you buy a Dyson?” That would have been a ludicrous question more than a decade ago when the brand specialised in vacuum cleaners, but not since it took the luxury hair-care market b
  
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• ‘A natural paradise’: the south of France’s beautiful blue lagoon

  22-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  With pine-fringed beaches, crystal waters and affordable seafood restaurants, L’Étang de Thau is a hidden gem worth visiting at any time of yearWhen I asked Nordine Nid Hsain, the owner of my favourite Parisian bistro, why he sold up and left the capital to join the arty diaspora living in the Mediterranean port of Sète, he said: “What really drew me here was not Sète itself, but the natural paradise of the adjoining Thau lagoon. I love cycling and, after 10
  
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• Homeland security to suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs

  22-02-2026 07:23 via theguardian.com
  Democrats accuse DHS of‘kneecapping’ programs that help speed registered travelers through security lines The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues.The programs are designed to help speed registered travelers through security lines. Suspending them could cause headaches for passengers. Continue reading...
  
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• TV tonight: a true-crime drama about Sarah Ferguson’s former dresser

  22-02-2026 07:15 via theguardian.com
  Natalie Dormer and Mia McKenna-Bruce star in The Lady, which tells the story of Jane Andrews. Plus: your golden ticket to the Baftas!Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, ITV1 Continue reading...
  
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• ‘We are not scared’: the Ukrainians building families in the shadow of war

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Birthrates have fallen since Russia’s invasion but some have held on to hope and are bringing up children despite risksFour years ago Russian troops were a few kilometres away from Leleka maternity hospital, beyond a pine forest and a lake. Vladimir Putin’s plan to conquer Ukraine – wrapping it into a new Russian empire – began just down the road. His forces were meant to seize Kyiv and topple Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pro-western government.To the Kremlin’s surpr
  
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• ‘The anxieties just lift’: why domestic abuse refuges are turning to female tradespeople

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  With construction overwhelmingly male, Refuge says tradeswomen help survivors of abuse feel saferOne of the main challenges in maintaining the 64 homes for domestic abuse survivors run by Refuge is the reliance on a male-dominated workforce of electricians, plumbers and decorators.“The presence of men can be distressing and could trigger past traumas for our survivors,” said Lisa Cantwell-Hope, the head of property services at the charity. “Male contractors need an escort to ma
  
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• Sông Quê Phở Bar, London E1: ‘The best phở in town’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  This is one of those places where I say: use it or lose itSome hot dining spots seem to expand almost the moment they open, but east London’s Vietnamese stalwart Sông Quê has waited almost 25 years to spawn a little sister, Sông Quê Phở Bar. The new offshoot sits on Commercial Street, a mile or so down the road, and serves a tiny menu focusing on phở, as well as a smattering of the original cafe’s small plates in the form of summer rolls, green pap
  
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• ‘She did kill. There’s no grey area there’: Labour MP Naz Shah on the day she and her mother were arrested for murder

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The politician was 18 when she and her mum were hauled off to a police station for the killing of the man she’d considered an uncle. What happened next would shape her future. She talks Labour’s woes, making mistakes, and why it’s finally time to share her own traumatic story• Read an extract from Naz Shah’s memoir hereNaz Shah found it thrilling when she was arrested on suspicion of murder. “I’ll be honest with you, I had fun. It was the most excitement
  
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• Matt Goodwin is running: the search for Reform’s elusive byelection candidate

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?On a bracingly cold February night in Levenshulme, a black Volkswagen people-carrier draws up outside a little parish church, around which a small crowd has begun to gather. From behind the car’s darkened windows steps the Reform candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, dressed in the trademark gilet that makes him look les
  
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• I’m worried my boyfriend’s use of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself | Annalisa Barbieri

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Overdependence on chatbots is a growing problem, and though your boyfriend’s ADHD may be a factor, he needs to find the root of his anxietyMy boyfriend of eight years, who is 44, has ADHD and runs his own business. He’s always struggled with admin and mundane tasks, but AI has revolutionised how he works. Now I’m worried he can’t seem to do anything without AI. He is a heavy ChatGPT user and uses it even when there’s a better non-AI alternative (eg he’ll ask i
  
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• UK's cheapest seaside town abandoned by 50 per cent of its residents

  22-02-2026 06:21 via express.co.uk
  Once a bustling hub of life, a seaside town now echoes with the whispers of its past, as its streets tell tales of lost prosperity and lingering hope.
  
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• 'UK's most reliable' used car named with thousands reporting 0 faults – not BMW or Ford

  22-02-2026 06:00 via express.co.uk
  A motoring expert has spoken about what they think is the most reliable car in the UK as Britons search for automotive value for money
  
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• 'I'm a driving instructor and people don't understand what common police gesture means'

  22-02-2026 05:50 via express.co.uk
  A driving instructor has shared what common police officer arm signals mean and how motorists should respond at the time.
  
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• 'I've accepted my death sentence – but I fear for others due to NHS changes'

  22-02-2026 05:00 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Wes Streeting has promised mental health support to everyone battling cancer but one breast cancer patient feels others won't be as lucky as she is.
  
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• NFL receiver Rondale Moore dies at age of 25: ‘Way too soon. Way too special’

  22-02-2026 04:33 via theguardian.com
  Former coach says player was ‘complete joy’Teammates pay tribute after Moore’s deathNFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday at the age of 25, his former college coach, Jeff Brohm, has confirmed.“Rondale Moore was a complete joy to coach,” Brohm, who worked with Moore at Purdue, said in a statement. “The ultimate competitor that wouldn’t back down from any challenge. Rondale had a work ethic unmatched by anyone. A great teammate that would come t
  
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• British Gas says find important 'off button' in case of emergency

  22-02-2026 03:17 via express.co.uk
  British Gas experts explain how to locate and test your stopcock before frozen pipes or leaks strike this winter
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary and Slovakia in energy supplies dispute

  22-02-2026 03:02 via theguardian.com
  Ukraine foreign ministry says ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin, not Kyiv; explosions in the capital and western Ukrainian city of Lviv: What we know on day 1,460 Continue reading...
  
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• Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous’ as controversy rumbles on

  22-02-2026 02:46 via theguardian.com
  Arab and Islamic governments issue joint statement denouncing the comments made on Tucker Carlson podcastArab and Islamic countries jointly condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East.Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and a fervent Israel supporter, was speaking on the podcast of Tucker Carlson. Continue reading...
  
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• Millions of children living with drink addicted parents

  22-02-2026 02:12 via express.co.uk
  Campaigners warn that an estimated 2.6 million children in the UK are now living with a parent who drinks too much - many in silence and shame.
  
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• All nine bodies of skiers killed in California avalanche recovered

  22-02-2026 01:09 via theguardian.com
  Six additional skiers survived tragedy in Sierra Nevadas near Lake Tahoe, a popular winter sport destination‘They were mothers, wives, friends’: how a ski trip turned deadly in the California mountainsOfficials announced on Saturday that the bodies of all nine missing skiers who were killed in a devastating avalanche in California had been recovered, following days of search efforts.The avalanche happened in the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California near Lake Tahoe, a popula
  
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• Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

  22-02-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Select committee says ‘late’ decision to overturn exclusion of fans ‘did little more than inflame tensions’The government’s response to West Midlands police’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was “clumsy”, “late” and “did little more than inflame tensions”, a group of MPs has found.A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with
  
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• Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

  22-02-2026 00:38 via theguardian.com
  ‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes on Saturday night targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.Islamabad did not say precisely where the strikes were carried out or provide other details. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Caipirinhas, daiquiris’: Guardiola tells City players to chill and ignore title pressure

  22-02-2026 00:28 via theguardian.com
  Manchester City beat Newcastle to cut Arsenal’s lead to twoTeam given three days off before facing LeedsPep Guardiola told his players to “take a lot of caipirinhas, daiquiris” to handle the pressure of the title chase after Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 to close to within two points of Arsenal.Two goals from Nico O’Reilly on 14 and 27 minutes at the Etihad Stadium were answered only by Lewis Hall’s strike in between as City moved to 56 points and a goal differ
  
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• Ilia Malinin performs to Fear as he completes cathartic Olympic gala routine

  21-02-2026 23:44 via theguardian.com
  American given rousing reception by crowd in MilanAlysa Liu and Mikhail Shaidorov among other performersAlysa Liu had the opportunity to cherish skating on the same Olympic ice where she won two gold medals one more time. Ilia Malinin had the chance to replace some disappointing memories with much better ones.The two Americans were among more than 40 Olympic figure skaters who took part in the traditional exhibition gala on Saturday night, which not only serves to wrap up the program but to cele
  
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• Chelsea’s Fofana and Burnley’s Hannibal abused by online racists

  21-02-2026 23:43 via theguardian.com
  Fofana’s first of two bookings was for fouling HannibalBurnley: ‘There is no place for this in our society’Hannibal Mejbri and Wesley Fofana have both been racially abused on Instagram in the wake of the former’s Burnley side drawing 1-1 at Chelsea after the latter was sent off.Hannibal, who was fouled for the first of the two yellow cards that led to Fofana’s dismissal, posted the abuse he had received via a direct message on Instagram and wrote: “It’s
  
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• Former prime minister raises concerns that Andrew may have used RAF planes to meet Epstein

  21-02-2026 23:39 via express.co.uk
  Gordon Brown has called for an investigation into Andrew's use of RAF bases and planes to meet Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• Supermarket giant makes huge change to convenience stores in blow for shoppers

  21-02-2026 23:28 via express.co.uk
  Shoppers are furious after a major supermarket quietly introduced a controversial change that could cost customers extra just to access their own cash.
  
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• The Walsh Sisters review – no fan of Marian Keyes will have been expecting a TV adaptation like this

  21-02-2026 23:05 via theguardian.com
  This BBC take on the warm, funny books renders various characters totally cheerless. It works fine as a drama, but the humour of the novels is sadly missingAny fan of Marian Keyes (and we are legion, as her 23 books, 30-year career and millions of sales attest) can give you a potted but passionate account of why (most often) she loves her. Keyes captures life as it is truly lived. It is lived as part of a family (Keyes is mercilessly attuned to the specific cadences and attitudes of a large, Iri
  
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• Angry shoppers slam Tesco for 'woke' move to rename Gingerbread Men

  21-02-2026 22:52 via express.co.uk
  Some shoppers have threatened to boycott the supermarket giant.
  
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• Heartbreak for Team GB as Canada take men’s curling gold on last stone

  21-02-2026 22:10 via theguardian.com
  Great Britain 6-9 CanadaMouat’s side take silver after falling short in last endThe cruel truth is that sometimes the silvers you win are more like golds you lost. After four years of thinking about this Olympics, and 11 days of competing in this Olympics, there is no doubt about how Bruce Mouat and his three teammates will weigh their achievement here after they were beaten by Canada 9-6 in the final. It was an excruciatingly tense game, which twisted and turned on its way to the very fin
  
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• Yellow Letters wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival dominated by Gaza row

  21-02-2026 21:53 via theguardian.com
  Wim Wenders says German director İlker Çatak’s Turkey-set warning against creeping authoritarianism gave jury ‘chills’Yellow Letters, a drama set in Turkey about creeping authoritarianism, has won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin film festival, after a 10-day event overshadowed by a row over politics in cinema.The film by the German director İlker Çatak, born in Berlin to Turkish immigrants, tells the story of two luminaries of the Ankara theatre
  
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• Trump raises tariffs to 15% on imports from all countries

  21-02-2026 20:43 via theguardian.com
  President announced increase from 10% using different authority from mechanism that supreme court struck down on FridayDonald Trump announced on Saturday that he would raise a temporary tariff rate on US imports from all countries from 10% to 15%, less than 24 hours after the US supreme court ruled against the legality of his flagship trade policy.Infuriated by the high court’s ruling on Friday that he had exceeded his authority and should have got congressional approval for the tariffs he
  
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• West Ham miss chance to boost survival hopes with wasteful draw against Bournemouth

  21-02-2026 20:42 via theguardian.com
  When it comes to the back end of May and West Ham reflect on the season that was, there is every chance that this soggy Saturday will go down as a missed opportunity that proved decisive in their survival plight.Victory here would have raised the possibility of Nuno Espírito Santo’s side ending the weekend out of the relegation zone for the first time since early December. In keeping with those over recent weeks, much of the performance was befitting of another three points. But, th
  
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