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• New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' after by-election loss - BBC

  27-02-2026 14:49 via news.google.com
  New Green MP says 'we can win anywhere' as Starmer vows to 'keep fighting' after by-election loss  BBCKeir Starmer vows to fight on despite Gorton and Denton by-election defeat to Greens  BBC‘We defeated the parties of billionaire donors’: Hannah Spencer’s victory speech  The GuardianFrom plumber to Parliament, the Green Party's new MP  BBCWe are in a new era of multi-party politics.  Sky News
  
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• Champions League last 16 draw: Man City draw Real Madrid as Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle learn fate - Sky Sports

  27-02-2026 13:47 via news.google.com
  Champions League last 16 draw: Man City draw Real Madrid as Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle learn fate  Sky SportsRound of 16 draw  UEFA.comArsenal 'clear favourites' to win Champions League after favourable draw  London Evening StandardBayer Leverkusen drawn in Champions League last 16  Arsenal.comChelsea to face holders PSG in Champions League's last 16  BBC
  
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• North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong-un’s succession plans - The Guardian

  27-02-2026 13:02 via news.google.com
  North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong-un’s succession plans  The GuardianHow Kim Jong-un groomed his daughter to be his successor  The TelegraphNorth Korea leader Kim's daughter appears at military parade, state media footage shows  ReutersExclusive: Kim Jong-un’s Daughter: Name Change, Missile Director Role  조선일보Kim Jong Un Hands Keys To Atomic Weapons To
  
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• Switching energy deal can save £200 as price cap falls, say experts - The Guardian

  27-02-2026 12:51 via news.google.com
  Switching energy deal can save £200 as price cap falls, say experts  The GuardianFaisal Islam: Is Reeves right in saying we're turning a corner?  BBCYour energy bill from April: what’s changing  GOV.UKEnergy price cap to fall in April but threat of war hangs over outlook  Sky NewsBritish energy bills to fall as price cap cut by 7%  Financial Times
  
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• My parents had a favourite child. It wasn’t me - The Telegraph

  27-02-2026 12:00 via news.google.com
  My parents had a favourite child. It wasn’t me  The Telegraph
  
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• Newcastle news: Eddie Howe urges Anthony Gordon to stay 'fully focused' amid Arsenal talk - BBC

  27-02-2026 11:42 via news.google.com
  Newcastle news: Eddie Howe urges Anthony Gordon to stay 'fully focused' amid Arsenal talk  BBCAnthony Gordon: Arsenal target £75m summer move for Newcastle forward - Paper talk and football transfer gossip  Sky SportsAnthony Gordon told to put Arsenal transfer rumour 'out of your brain'  ESPNArsenal lead Liverpool and Man Utd in Anthony Gordon transfer chase as they target £75million deal for Newcastle star  The SunTransfer Notebook: Newcastle
  
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• Arne Slot press conference: Salah form, Alisson importance, West Ham and Ngumoha - Liverpool FC

  27-02-2026 11:37 via news.google.com
  Arne Slot press conference: Salah form, Alisson importance, West Ham and Ngumoha  Liverpool FCArne Slot insists he is not concerned by Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool form  The IndependentLiverpool's Arne Slot backs Mohamed Salah to end drought: 'He always scores in the end'  ESPNMohamad Salah can adapt to new Liverpool role as future star waits in the wings  Liverpool EchoMohamed Salah warned he risks damaging Liverpool legacy with alarming drop off 
  
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• Soham murderer Ian Huntley in serious condition after makeshift weapon attack - BBC

  27-02-2026 11:20 via news.google.com
  Soham murderer Ian Huntley in serious condition after makeshift weapon attack  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ghosts feature film begins filming next month - BBC

  27-02-2026 10:45 via news.google.com
  Ghosts feature film begins filming next month  BBCGhosts TV sitcom brought back to life as a feature film  BBCBBC sitcom Ghosts to return to after three years for feature film as Rivals star joins cast  The IndependentGhosts: The Possession Of Button House Movie Is Happening — Filming Starts Next Month  empireonline.comGhosts star hints at show comeback in cryptic post as fans cry ‘something is happening’  The Sun
  
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• Gregg Wallace drops personal data claim against BBC - BBC

  27-02-2026 09:50 via news.google.com
  Gregg Wallace drops personal data claim against BBC  BBCEx-MasterChef host Gregg Wallace drops legal claim against BBC  Sky NewsGregg Wallace drops damages claim against the BBC over ‘distress and harassment’  The IndependentGregg Wallace discontinues High Court claim against BBC, corporation says  Eastern Daily PressGregg Wallace drops claim against BBC  The Telegraph
  
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• BBC Radio 2 in the Park 2026 to take place in City Park, Stirling, Scotland - BBC

  27-02-2026 09:19 via news.google.com
  BBC Radio 2 in the Park 2026 to take place in City Park, Stirling, Scotland  BBCMajor three-day music festival announced for Scots city this summer  The Scottish SunRadio 2 in the Park heading to Stirling this summer  Belfast TelegraphRadio 2 in the Park heads to Stirling in Scotland for 2026  RadioTodayBBC Radio 2 in the Park music festival coming to Scotland in first since 2018  Stirling News
  
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• FTSE 100 Live: Index eyes 11,000, buoyed by Rightmove, mining stocks - Proactive Investors

  27-02-2026 08:15 via news.google.com
  FTSE 100 Live: Index eyes 11,000, buoyed by Rightmove, mining stocks  Proactive InvestorsFTSE 100 Live: Stocks Notch Records Boosted by Billions in Share Buybacks  BloombergHSBC Shares Surge, Lifts FTSE 100 Higher as Results Impress  Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 Live 27 February: Index nears 11,000, British Airways owner posts record profit  London Evening StandardUK's FTSE 100 finishes at record high on Rolls-Royce, LSEG boost  Reuters
  
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• Banker or blowout? Harry Wilson assesses the Cheltenham Festival favourites in the big hurdle races - Racing Post

  27-02-2026 08:00 via news.google.com
  Banker or blowout? Harry Wilson assesses the Cheltenham Festival favourites in the big hurdle races  Racing PostAll you need to know about the Cheltenham Festival  BBCCheltenham Festival 2026: Council announces safety measures including 'War on wee'  Gloucestershire LiveCheltenham Festival 2026 VIP hospitality tickets still available  Daily Star2026 Cheltenham Festival: tips, stable tours, expert views and more  Racing TV
  
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• Planetary parade 2026: Six planets visible in night sky - BBC

  27-02-2026 07:54 via news.google.com
  Planetary parade 2026: Six planets visible in night sky  BBCSix planets to align in cosmic ‘parade’: Here’s how to see it  The TelegraphListen to This Month’s ‘Planetary Parade’ With NASA’s Chandra  NASA (.gov)How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment  New ScientistWhen and where to watch rare planetary parade without a telescope this week  The Independent
  
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• ‘Search and destroy’ treatment halts incurable prostate cancer - The Telegraph

  27-02-2026 07:30 via news.google.com
  ‘Search and destroy’ treatment halts incurable prostate cancer  The TelegraphBayer reports results for next generation investigational targeted radionuclide therapy 225ac  marketscreener.comTargeted radiotherapy injection shrinks treatment-resistant prostate cancer tumours in early clinical trial  The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
  
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• The campaigners who inspired new Channel 4 show Dirty Business - BBC

  27-02-2026 07:17 via news.google.com
  The campaigners who inspired new Channel 4 show Dirty Business  BBCEnd the sewage pollution scandal  Home - 38 DegreesDigested week: ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … ’ but this time, it’s real | Emma Brockes  The GuardianDirty Business TV review — thrilling drama about Britain’s filthy water is a rallying call to arms  Financial TimesEnvironmental groups pile pressure on government over sewag
  
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• Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet - BBC

  27-02-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet  BBCCanada sends aid to Cuba amid US fuel blockade  The TelegraphHumanitarian pressures grow as Cuba continues to struggle with energy shortages  UN NewsCanada plans to assist Cuba as Washington squeezes the island  CNNEnergy crisis: The daily struggle to survive in Cuba, an island on the verge of darkness | International  EL PAÍS English
  
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• The London tech rebel with a $1 trillion plan to take on Apple - The Times

  27-02-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  The London tech rebel with a $1 trillion plan to take on Apple  The Times
  
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• Family pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ restaurant manager, 26, taken ‘far too young’ - Kent Online

  27-02-2026 06:00 via news.google.com
  Family pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ restaurant manager, 26, taken ‘far too young’  Kent Online
  
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• Ian Huntley UPDATES: Huge police update after Soham murderer left lying 'in pool of blood'

  27-02-2026 02:21 via express.co.uk
  Two ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene following the prison attack.
  
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• Hillary Clinton says she 'wants to see truth come out' after finishing Epstein testimony - BBC

  27-02-2026 01:56 via news.google.com
  Hillary Clinton says she 'wants to see truth come out' after finishing Epstein testimony  BBCKey moment's from Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition  BBCWhat Sky News has uncovered about Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein's relationship  Sky NewsWhy the Clintons’ ordeal might end up backfiring on Trump  CNNHillary Clinton accuses Republicans of ‘fishing expedition’ in Epstein testimony | First Thing  The Guardian
  
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• Hen party ruined after bride-to-be breaks woman's nose in ugly Newcastle brawl - Chronicle Live

  27-02-2026 01:15 via news.google.com
  Hen party ruined after bride-to-be breaks woman's nose in ugly Newcastle brawl  Chronicle LiveViolent hen do mum called daughter a sl** then broke a woman's nose for stepping in  Bristol LiveShe called her own daughter a sl** - what happened next left a stranger unconscious  Irish MirrorHen party ruined after bride-to-be calls daughter "sl**" and knocks out another woman in Newcastle brawl  facebook.comBride-to-be calls daughter "sl**" and knocks out woman
  
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• The 28 UK companies that have collapsed into administration since Monday

  27-02-2026 01:12 via express.co.uk
  Since Monday, 28 companies have appointed administrators, according to The Gazette.
  
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• Ed Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain - BBC

  27-02-2026 01:03 via news.google.com
  Ed Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain  BBCAI data centres risk doubling Britain’s energy use and pushing up bills  The TelegraphNew datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says  The GuardianUK activists plan protests over climate, social impacts of AI data centres  ReutersBritain’s great data centre balancing act  Financial Times
  
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• An early look at the winter statistics: just how wet has it been? - Met Office

  27-02-2026 01:01 via news.google.com
  An early look at the winter statistics: just how wet has it been?  Met OfficeUK winter nowhere near a record breaker despite floods and storms  BBCHas this been the UK’s wettest winter? What the data shows | ITV News  ITVXFrom drought to deluge - a look at the UK's winter rainfall data  NetweatherWettest winter in England in more than a decade may be linked to climate change  The Telegraph
  
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• Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists - BBC

  27-02-2026 01:00 via news.google.com
  Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists  BBCCollagen supplements 'may boost skin health' but they're not an 'anti-wrinkle quick fix', study suggests  Sky NewsCollagen does boost your skin (but wrinkles are another story)  The TelegraphCollagen's impact on wrinkles officially debunked but other huge reason it's worth taking revealed  CosmopolitanThese Collagen Creams Are So Good, You’ll Start Getting Asked for I
  
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• 2026 MCC Exchange Update and Log-In Unlocks - Halo Waypoint

  27-02-2026 00:13 via news.google.com
  2026 MCC Exchange Update and Log-In Unlocks  Halo Waypoint
  
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• Ian Huntley suspected attacker’s 3-word boast after ‘splitting child killer’s head in two’

  27-02-2026 00:03 via express.co.uk
  Huntley was allegedly attacked with a metal pole inside a prison workshop.
  
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• 'I spent all my time on Instagram,' says woman in landmark trial - BBC

  27-02-2026 00:02 via news.google.com
  'I spent all my time on Instagram,' says woman in landmark trial  BBCWoman at heart of US trial says she was addicted to social media at age six  The GuardianIs Big Tech finally facing a legal reckoning over teen social media harm?  dagens.comWoman Suing Meta, YouTube Testifies It’s ‘Too Hard to Be Without’ Social Media  WSJKey facts: California woman to testify against Meta; Instagram to notify parents; Louisiana regulators reject data c
  
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• Commuter chaos feared as 2 major train stations to shut for 22 days

  26-02-2026 23:51 via express.co.uk
  The closures are expected to affect the journeys of 10,000 commuters.
  
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• Columbia student released after ICE agents allegedly posed as police to make arrest - BBC

  26-02-2026 23:23 via news.google.com
  Columbia student released after ICE agents allegedly posed as police to make arrest  BBCDetained Columbia student released after Mamdani talks with Trump  The GuardianEmergency rally to protest ICE detainment of Elmina Aghayeva, GS ’26, draws nearly 100 faculty, students, community members  Columbia Daily SpectatorColumbia University says US immigration agents lied to detain student  Al JazeeraImportant Additional Updates From Columbia University&nbs
  
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• Warning issued as cases of deadly virus increase in 2 UK areas

  26-02-2026 23:22 via express.co.uk
  Cases shot up at the start of this year.
  
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• James Bulger's grave 'vandalised' as heartbroken mum issues urgent appeal

  26-02-2026 22:58 via express.co.uk
  James Bulger's mum Denise Fergus has issued a heartbreaking statement.
  
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• Illegal migrant used delivery job to sexually assault women - 'violated in their homes'

  26-02-2026 22:41 via express.co.uk
  Shafiullah Rasooli, 29, attacked two women in Maidstone, Kent.
  
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• New image reveals secrets of Milky Way galaxy in stunning detail - The Guardian

  26-02-2026 22:33 via news.google.com
  New image reveals secrets of Milky Way galaxy in stunning detail  The GuardianALMA Creates Largest-Ever Image of the Milky Way’s Core  ALMA ObservatoryWorld's largest radio telescope array pierces heart of our Milky Way: 'This is just the beginning'  SpaceCentral Molecular Zone: A 650-Light-Year-Long Turbulent Web Of Gas Surrounds The Milky Way’s Heart  IFLScienceChemistry at the heart of the Milky Way has never looked so gorgeous  Sc
  
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• MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases - BBC

  26-02-2026 21:52 via news.google.com
  MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases  BBCThe PM who turned PI: why is Gordon Brown delving so deep into the Epstein files?  The GuardianDefence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases  Sky NewsPlanes, police and airbases: New allegations of how Andrew may have used taxpayer money to meet Epstein  CNNUK investigating whether Epstein used air force bases for sex trafficking  Al Jazeera
  
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• Sadiq Khan slammed as London bans cars from world-famous street – ‘Catastrophic’

  26-02-2026 20:52 via express.co.uk
  Critics say the ban is 'dangerous, unworkable and catastrophic'.
  
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• Woke council tears down St George's flags over 'safety risk'

  26-02-2026 20:26 via express.co.uk
  A Green Party councillor called on the local authority to do more to remove the flags, claiming they are 'intimidating'.
  
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• UK restaurant to close in weeks - 28 years in business

  26-02-2026 20:16 via express.co.uk
  The owners said that they are proud of the journey they've had and grateful to have shared it with many.
  
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• iran May Have Shot Down Second U.S. MQ-4C Triton Drone — In Exact Same Spot as 2019 Incident - Defense Express

  26-02-2026 19:06 via news.google.com
  iran May Have Shot Down Second U.S. MQ-4C Triton Drone — In Exact Same Spot as 2019 Incident  Defense ExpressPentagon’s First Kamikaze Drone Unit Ready for Any Iran Strikes  BloombergPentagon suicide drone unit ready for potential Iran strikes - Bloomberg  ایران اینترنشنالTask Force Scorpion 'flying bombs', a page from Iran's Shahed drones that could be soon used ag
  
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• We must protect young people from online harms | Letters

  26-02-2026 18:39 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to an article by an anonymous 15-year-old girl about hateful comments against women and girls on social mediaThe disturbing account from a 15‑year‑old girl describing the misogyny she faces online (I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, 23 February) will come as no surprise to those of us working to safeguard young people’s mental health. The scale of harmful content in online worlds is deeply conc
  
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• Fghting a losing battle to tackle growth in plastic production | Letters

  26-02-2026 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to an interview with Beth Gardiner on how the oil industry is pumping billions more into plasticsBeth Gardiner is right to argue that plastic is not merely a recycling failure (‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics, 19 February). It is something far more consequential: an oil growth strategy.Petrochemicals – of which plastics are the dominant output – now account for roughly 75% of net glo
  
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• Dual national rules are another own goal for Labour | Brief letters

  26-02-2026 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Stupid government policy | The best U-turns | Easy crossword | Warming the sheets | Hot bricksRegarding the new rules on dual nationals (Report, 24 February), given its standing in the polls, surely the government would prefer not to give voters yet another reason to think they are governed by callous, indifferent fools? Permitting dual nationals to enter with an electronic travel authorisation would be a simple fix for a stupid and illiberal policy inflicted on its own citizens.
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• A mountain to climb in today’s job market | Letters

  26-02-2026 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to articles by Gaby Hinsliff and Sumaiya Motara on the availability of first jobs, and the hoops applicants are made to jump throughGaby Hinsliff may be right to link the current lack of starter jobs to recent increases in minimum wage and national insurance costs for employers (Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck, 20 February). But there’s more to it.In the 250-plus years between the invention of the water-powered
  
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• Hillary Clinton testifies that she has no information on Epstein’s criminal activities in House oversight hearing – live

  26-02-2026 18:35 via theguardian.com
  Clinton says she does not recall meeting Epstein in deposition taking place behind closed doorsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox
  Cindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the jo
  
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• Singer D4vd is target of investigation in LA over murder of teen found dead in his car

  26-02-2026 18:33 via theguardian.com
  Court documents from Los Angeles county describe the artist, 20, as the target in legal case over death of teen girlMore than six months after the body of a teenage girl was found in his abandoned Tesla, it emerged this week that the singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles county grand jury investigation.In previously sealed subpoenas issued last month and recently obtained by the Associated Press, prosecutors described the 20-year-old artist, who is popular for hits such as Romantic Homicide
  
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• Yuja Wang accuses Radio 3’s Norman Lebrecht of misogynistic bullying

  26-02-2026 18:32 via theguardian.com
  Station will no longer be working with journalist after pianist makes email publicPianist Yuja Wang today made public an email written to her by writer, critic and Radio 3 presenter Norman LeBrecht, and her response that accuses the journalist of “derogatory misogynistic bullying”.Lebrecht had written to the musician querying her decision to withdraw from a BBC Lebrecht Interview stating: “I am surprised and disappointed. I thought you were a serious person who stood by her com
  
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• ‘Premflix’ app to screen all Premier League matches live – but only in Singapore

  26-02-2026 18:30 via theguardian.com
  Premier League to have its own streaming serviceShock move to sell direct to viewers in place next seasonThe Premier League is to launch its own streaming service, with live coverage of all 380 matches over a season available directly to fans – but only if you live in Singapore.Known as Premier League Plus, the new app will be launched before next season and will be the first time match coverage will be sold direct to consumers. Continue reading...
  
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• Drax power plant to stop burning controversial Canadian wood within next year

  26-02-2026 18:27 via theguardian.com
  The owner of the Yorkshire plant has been criticised for burning material from controversial pellet production plantsThe owner of Drax power plant has started reducing the amount of controversial Canadian wood pellets it burns, and will stop burning trees from British Columbia entirely within the next year.The FTSE 250 company Drax Group said its Canadian wood pellet plants, which once supplied millions of tonnes of biomass to be burnt in its North Yorkshire power plant, had cost the company alm
  
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• The Your Party committee election was chaos. Why break the habit of a lifetime? | John Crace - The Guardian

  26-02-2026 18:23 via news.google.com
  The Your Party committee election was chaos. Why break the habit of a lifetime? | John Crace  The GuardianJeremy Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary leader  BBCYour Party finally has a head for its pantomime horse  The TimesJeremy Corbyn wins Your Party elections  New StatesmanSo Corbyn’s mob has won control of Your Party. Who cares?  The Telegraph
  
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