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• Brandon Figueroa scores incredible late stoppage win over Nick Ball - Boxing Scene

  07-02-2026 23:39 via news.google.com
  Brandon Figueroa scores incredible late stoppage win over Nick Ball  Boxing SceneNick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa RECAP: Relive Brandon Figueroa's knockout of Nick Ball in Liverpool  BBCNick Ball loses WBA featherweight title after brutal knockout defeat in 12th and final round to Brandon Figueroa  Sky SportsBall vs Figueroa: Fight time, undercard, prediction, odds and more  London Evening StandardNick Ball vs Brandon Figueroa LIVE RESULT: World title fight W
  
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• Dinosaur season two review – this hilarious, heartwarming comedy is a classic

  07-02-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  It’s refreshing, groundbreaking and absolutely piles up the gags. The return of this Glaswegian sitcom is very welcome indeedThe second series of Dinosaur opens on the Isle of Wight – a mere seven-hour drive and ferry ride away from our heroine’s beloved Glasgow. Oh dear. Nina (Ashley Storrie) is eight months into a dig, the job she took at the end of series one, and despite discovering a metazoic dung beetle and getting pally with a big American fella called Clayton who is so
  
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• Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off - BBC

  07-02-2026 23:10 via news.google.com
  Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off  BBCPeter Mandelson got five-figure payoff for sacking as ambassador  The TimesReview launched into Peter Mandelson's US ambassador payoff  Sky NewsMandelson given ‘five-figure payoff’ after being axed as US ambassador  The TelegraphMandelson faces demands to hand back pay-off after after US ambassador sacking | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle - The Guardian

  07-02-2026 23:03 via news.google.com
  Dango Ouattara tips seesaw contest Brentford’s way to sink Newcastle  The GuardianPremier League LIVE: Build-up to Man Utd v Spurs plus six other games - score, results & updates  BBCNewcastle vs Brentford LIVE! Premier League match updates, news, score, stream and highlights - live on Sky Sports  Sky SportsPremier League LIVE: News conferences and team news before the weekend  BBCLatest. Confirmed line-up: Bruno back for Brentford  New
  
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• Eddie Howe facing ‘harsh reality’ after Newcastle’s home loss to Brentford

  07-02-2026 23:01 via theguardian.com
  ‘I think I’ve got to do better, I’ve got to do more’Ouattara’s late goal gave Brentford 3-2 victoryEddie Howe said he was facing a “harsh reality” and felt “angry” with himself after watching his Newcastle team lose 3-2 at home to Brentford on Saturday evening.It was their fourth defeat in five games in all competitions and left the Saudi Arabian-owned club 12th in the Premier League. A soundtrack of boos greeted the final whistle but Newcast
  
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• Veteran French politician quits as head of prestigious institute after Epstein links revealed

  07-02-2026 22:33 via theguardian.com
  Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigationJack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors.Lang, 86, resigned on Saturday night before he was due to attend an urgent meeting called by the Fre
  
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• Cortina awakens to embrace competitive curling couples and Vonn’s valiant gold bid | Andy Bull

  07-02-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  The well-dressed alpine town, all art deco and Prada, is watching Mouat and Dodds dominate before the focus turns to Vonn’s daredevil actThe sun rises late in Cortina d’Ampezzo, like everything else in this little alpine town. It’s gone eight o’clock in the morning by the time the daylight has made it over the high peaks to the east, and it’s another two hours from that before the Olympic day gets under way.It’s slow out, as if everyone’s still sleeping
  
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• Sky News halts for breaking Trump news - and it's a major blow for Starmer - The Mirror

  07-02-2026 21:33 via news.google.com
  Sky News halts for breaking Trump news - and it's a major blow for Starmer  The MirrorNetanyahu to hold urgent meeting with Trump Wednesday amid Iran negotiations  AxiosIncoming Israeli Air Force chief slated to join Netanyahu’s visit to DC  The Times of IsraelWitkoff meets Netanyahu ahead of new US-Iran talks  Financial TimesNetanyahu urges US envoy to be skeptical of Iran in revived nuclear talks  Reuters
  
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• Gyökeres’ gifts of bundling and poaching suggest Arsenal have found the real thing | Barney Ronay

  07-02-2026 21:12 via theguardian.com
  After a slow start, the Sweden striker is now appearing regularly on the scoresheet with six goals in eight gamesAt times during that difficult start to his first season at Arsenal Viktor Gyökeres looked more likely to fall over than score a Premier League goal. But why compromise? Why choose one over the other? Against Sunderland Gyökeres found a third way. He fell over while scoring. Maybe you can have it all.It made for a deeply wholesome moment. Gyökeres couldn’t help sm
  
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• Liverpool v City is no longer the Premier League’s big show: how have the mighty fallen? | Jonathan Wilson

  07-02-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Pep Guardiola has led the way with his tactics for a decade but he has changed course and Arsenal have taken advantageGreat rivalries are always more about feel than about numbers. There have been only four Premier League seasons in which Manchester City and Liverpool have finished in the top two positions in the table (and one of those occasions was 2013-14 when the managers were Manuel Pellegrini and Brendan Rodgers, which is not a duel anybody is writing books or making documentaries about).Y
  
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• Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size - NASASpaceFlight.com -

  07-02-2026 20:57 via news.google.com
  Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  
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• Team GB lose Cas appeal over new skeleton helmets at Winter Olympics

  07-02-2026 20:52 via theguardian.com
  Cas ruling deems helmets illegal due to protruding rearSetback for Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus WyattGreat Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after the court of arbitration for sport ruled they were illegal because its “rear significantly protrudes”.The news is a big blow to Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, who have dominated skeleton all season, winning all seven of the World Cup races
  
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• NateTheHate says “notable insiders” say Kingdom Hearts Remake is fake - My Nintendo News

  07-02-2026 20:41 via news.google.com
  NateTheHate says “notable insiders” say Kingdom Hearts Remake is fake  My Nintendo NewsKingdom Hearts Remake? You’re not dreaming! Square Enix’s big surprises may have leaked  GameblogExtas1s: Kingdom Hearts Remake coming early 2027 and Kingdom Hearts 4 in winter 2027  My Nintendo NewsReliable Insider Shoots Down Kingdom Hearts Remake Rumours  TheGamerKingdom Hearts Rumor Claims New Remake Is Releasing in 2027  ComicBook.c
  
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• 'Townsend on the ropes after romp in swamp' - BBC

  07-02-2026 20:02 via news.google.com
  'Townsend on the ropes after romp in swamp'  BBCSix Nations 2026 LIVE: Build-up, team news, score and live text updates as Italy host Scotland  BBCSloppy Scotland stunned as Italy make winning start to Six Nations amid deluge  The GuardianSix Nations 2026: Italy vs Scotland (2.10pm kick-off)  Sky SportsGregor Townsend’s tenure hanging by thread as dire Scotland humbled in Rome  The Times
  
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• Arundell hat-trick fires England to emphatic Six Nations win against Wales

  07-02-2026 19:45 via theguardian.com
  England 48-7 WalesEarl, Roebuck and Freeman also score tries for hostsNo surprises here, not even a hint of one. England have had tougher training sessions in preparation for this Six Nations and by the end the scoreboard spoke for itself. Wales were not so much beaten as buried beneath an avalanche of seven white tries including a first-half hat-trick for the pacy Bath wing Henry Arundell on his first England start since the 2023 World Cup.If not quite as big a rout as England’s 68-14 win
  
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• Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic? - The Guardian

  07-02-2026 19:32 via news.google.com
  Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic?  The GuardianNHS issues 'see a GP' warning to anyone who regularly snores loudly when asleep  The Mirror'Loud snoring' NHS warning issued as anyone affected urged to see a doctor 'asap'  Lancs LiveNHS urges anyone who snores loudly regularly to see GP over 'serious' problem  Daily Record
  
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• Cops release CCTV after 'serious sexual assault' on teenage girl on NYE - The Sun

  07-02-2026 18:58 via news.google.com
  Cops release CCTV after 'serious sexual assault' on teenage girl on NYE  The Sun
  
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• Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast - BBC

  07-02-2026 18:58 via news.google.com
  Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Haiti Couleurs and Lulamba state cases for Cheltenham with Newbury success

  07-02-2026 18:55 via theguardian.com
  Haiti Couleurs shortens to 7-1 for Gold Cup after victoryLulamba maintains unbeaten record over fencesIt did not have the sheer relentlessness of the parading talents at last weekend’s Dublin racing festival in Ireland, but the final afternoon here on Saturday of significant trials for the Cheltenham festival offered further cause for hope that the Irish will not have things all their own way next month.Haiti Couleurs, the Denman Chase winner, is the latest British-trained contender at sin
  
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• Suryakumar’s brilliant blitz denies USA seismic shock in India’s T20 World Cup opener

  07-02-2026 18:48 via theguardian.com
  India, 161-9, bt USA, 132-8, by 29 runsSuryakumar’s 84 from 49 balls proves the differenceThere was, in the end, no shock – but there was not a lot of awe either. India’s form over the last two years has made them the most feared side in world cricket but for a while as they got their World Cup campaign under way the only dread was being experienced by their own fans as the USA threatened a humiliating upset. But for some missed chances, a hugely unfortunate injury and the bril
  
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• Death Notice John Gordon McKIBBIN - Funeral Times

  07-02-2026 18:43 via news.google.com
  Death Notice John Gordon McKIBBIN  Funeral Times
  
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• ‘Hurry for justice’: Windrush victims dying without redress, commissioner says

  07-02-2026 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Clive Foster says action needed now to deliver justice to UK residents who had been wrongly classified as illegal immigrantsThe Windrush commissioner has warned of a “hurry for justice” as more victims of the scandal die without redress, while stakeholders call for a public inquiry and legislative changes amid fears that a Reform government could stall progress toward justice.Speaking on the sidelines of a people’s inquiry symposium for those affected by the Windrush scandal, R
  
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• Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

  07-02-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitismThe global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found.The platform, which says it has about 50 million users worldwide, allows members of the public to self-publish articles and charge for premium content. Substack takes about 10% of the revenue t
  
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• Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin - BBC

  07-02-2026 17:53 via news.google.com
  Italy says railways hit by 'serious sabotage' as Winter Olympics begin  BBCSuspected saboteurs hit Italian rail network near Bologna, police say  ReutersTrain lines ‘sabotaged’ near Winter Olympics  The TelegraphTrains seriously disrupted in suspected sabotage  The IndependentItalian police probe 'sabotage' on rail lines to Olympics  DW.com
  
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• Tom Brady reverses course after backlash and now wants Patriots to win Super Bowl

  07-02-2026 17:40 via theguardian.com
  Former QB initially said he had no ‘dog in the fight’Comments had angered fans and former teammatesAs the New England Patriots prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl, Tom Brady has decided he is backing his former team after all.Brady, who won six Super Bowls with the Patriots, came under heavy criticism this week after saying he won’t have a “dog in the fight … may the best team win” when New England take on the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California, on
  
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• 'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing - BBC

  07-02-2026 17:23 via news.google.com
  'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Emma Raducanu slumps to straight-sets defeat in Transylvania Open final

  07-02-2026 17:22 via theguardian.com
  British No 1 beaten 6-0, 6-2 by Sorana CirsteaBoulter wins Ostrava Open for first title since 2024Emma Raducanu missed the chance to win her first title since her US Open triumph in 2021 after losing in straight sets to home favourite Sorana Cirstea in the Transylvania Open final.Raducanu, the top seed, appeared to be feeling the effects of her marathon semi-final win against Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova on Friday, falling to Cirstea 6-0, 6-2 in little over an hour in Cluj. Continue rea
  
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• Frank backs Romero as Spurs captain despite red card at Manchester United

  07-02-2026 17:21 via theguardian.com
  Head coach says defender apologised to him and his team‘There is not any regret in making him captain’Thomas Frank will not consider stripping Cristian Romero of the Tottenham captaincy despite the defender invoking a four-game ban after he was sent off in the 2–0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday. It was Romero’s second red card in 10 matches following his two yellows in the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on 20 December and the ban is his fourth this seaso
  
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• General shot in Moscow conscious after surgery, Russian media say - BBC

  07-02-2026 17:10 via news.google.com
  General shot in Moscow conscious after surgery, Russian media say  BBCBBC at scene where Russian general was shot in Moscow  BBCRussian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting  The GuardianHow the shooting of a Russian general could affect the Ukraine war  The TimesRussian military intelligence official shot in Moscow  Financial Times
  
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• Understanding the bigger picture on Freeview and internet TV | Letters

  07-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Jonathan Thompson, Helen Milner and Mathew Horsman on proposals to switch off digital terrestrial televisionChristy Swords (Letters, 28 January) notes that millions of homes still use Freeview, but his case for retaining the terrestrial TV network would carry more weight were he not – as his letter makes clear – a consultant for Arqiva, the privately owned monopoly owner of the masts and transmitters that power Freeview.Mr Swords claims that preserving Freeview into the 2040s carries
  
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• UK trade policy: time to stop the secret deals and get systematic

  07-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Liam Byrne is echoing Robin Cook’s ethical trade policy, warning the UK needs deals more open to scrutiny to prevent future issuesTrade can be a dirty business. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was tolerated as a “special representative for trade and investment” in the noughties despite allegations that he kept convicted gun smugglers for friends, while Peter Mandelson’s ability to schmooze the rich and famous repeatedly overruled concerns about his probity.To close a deal, the
  
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• Transylvania Open final: Emma Raducanu beaten in straight sets by Sorana Cirstea - BBC

  07-02-2026 16:53 via news.google.com
  Transylvania Open final: Emma Raducanu beaten in straight sets by Sorana Cirstea  BBCEmma Raducanu into first final since 2021 US Open at Transylvania Open  The GuardianEmma Raducanu reaches first Tour final since US Open in 2021  The TimesRaducanu solves Oliynykova in Cluj-Napoca to make second career final  wtatennis.comEmma Raducanu: British No 1 suffers heavy defeat to Romania's Sorana Cirstea in Transylvania Open final  Sky Sports
  
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• Scouser fighting for his life in Thailand as family issue urgent plea - Liverpool Echo

  07-02-2026 16:39 via news.google.com
  Scouser fighting for his life in Thailand as family issue urgent plea  Liverpool EchoBriton in coma after motorbike crash in Thailand  BBCBrit fighting for life after Thailand crash as girlfriend says 'time is critical'  Daily StarNurses launch desperate cash appeal to save the life of young Milton Keynes man  Milton Keynes CitizenScouser fighting for his life in Thailand as family issue urgent plea 🙏 Zak Forsyth's girlfriend said her life has been
  
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• Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called ‘reprehensible’

  07-02-2026 16:38 via theguardian.com
  Irish politicians condemn use of Shannon airport by private jet en route to Israel, owned by Trump donor Gil DezerRevealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West BankPoliticians in Ireland have said the use of an airport in County Clare by planes deporting Palestinians from the US to Israel is “reprehensible”.A private jet owned by the Donald Trump donor Gil Dezer was chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for two separate fli
  
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• Brothers urge men to check for prostate cancer - BBC

  07-02-2026 16:20 via news.google.com
  Brothers urge men to check for prostate cancer  BBCIt pays to check  bath newseum
  
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• Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas - The Guardian

  07-02-2026 15:43 via news.google.com
  Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas  The GuardianTrump says he 'didn't see' part of video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes  BBCTrump sharing racist image of Obamas shows something has changed  Sky NewsTrump’s obsession with the Obamas prompts another sickening racist eruption  MS NOW'Indefensible': Black Trump allies grapple with fallout from racist video of Obamas  ABC News
  
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• Zelenskyy says US has set June deadline for Ukraine-Russia peace deal

  07-02-2026 15:38 via theguardian.com
  Ukrainian president says Trump administration has proposed to host next round of trilateral talks in USVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said the US has given Ukraine and Russia yet another deadline to reach a peace settlement, and is now proposing the war should end by June. The Ukrainian president also told reporters that both sides had been invited to further talks next week.Zelenskyy said the Trump administration “will probably put pressure” on Ukraine and Russia to end the war by the begi
  
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• ‘My ACL is 100% gone’: Lindsey Vonn’s improbable comeback at 41 is just another risk

  07-02-2026 15:29 via theguardian.com
  Time has never seemed to stop the US skiing star. Entering Sunday’s Olympic downhill medal race, injuries haven’t eitherIt was all going a little too easy for Lindsey Vonn. All the nervous apprehension, the paternalistic concern, the arch skepticism and hushed snickers that had rippled through the sports world when she announced her comeback from a six-year retirement had long since gone silent. A once-unthinkable fairytale ending at the age of 41 on the slopes of Cortina d’Amp
  
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• Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?

  07-02-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questionedThe acquisition of xAI by SpaceX is a typical Elon Musk deal: big numbers backed by big ambition.As well as extending “the light of consciousness to the stars”, as Musk described it, the transaction creates a business worth $1.25tn (£920bn) by combining Musk’s rocket company with his artificial intelligence startup. It values SpaceX at $1tn and xAI at $2
  
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• Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi

  07-02-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career – but of course it won’tDespite Donald Trump’s war on woke, he hasn’t (yet) made Black History Month illegal. In fact, on Tuesday the president issued a proclamation declaring February 2026 to be a celebration of Black history and called “upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and act
  
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• Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role – and the rules

  07-02-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital O opera’ and big ideasIn performance, Davóne Tines is electrifying. In the first concert of the US bass-baritone’s 2025-26 residency at London’s Barbican Centre, he appeared at the back of the auditorium and then slowly descended towards the stage, spotlit and subtly m
  
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• Gruesome reality of Elon Musk's Mars plan as expert reveals horrifying toll on human body - dailymail.co.uk

  07-02-2026 14:37 via news.google.com
  Gruesome reality of Elon Musk's Mars plan as expert reveals horrifying toll on human body  dailymail.co.ukMars isn’t Plan B: why Earth stays more livable — no matter what  Futura, Le média qui explore le mondeElon Musk’s plan to colonize Mars - is it actually possible?  MSNIs Mars a viable back up planet to Earth?  vocal.media
  
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• Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings

  07-02-2026 14:34 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papersReform UK’s flagship council has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero was found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation.Kent county council, which has a £2.5bn annual budget, is one of 10 where Nigel Farage’s party has outright control and is seen as a test
  
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• Bangers and smash: Von Allmen wins first gold of Winter Olympics to fulfil butcher’s dream

  07-02-2026 14:19 via theguardian.com
  Special sausage named for Swiss champion – the ‘Silberblitz’Hosts claim silver and bronze on a perfect day in BormioWhen the Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen first broke through in the junior ranks, his village butcher created a special sausage – the Silberblitz-Wurscht or Silver Lightning – in his honour. After his stunning performance in the men’s downhill on Saturday, it is surely time for an upgrade.On a beautiful day in Bormio, the 24-year-old dominated a ch
  
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• ‘This ice thing is insane!’ Video and pix as York’s frozen trail returns - YorkMix

  07-02-2026 14:03 via news.google.com
  ‘This ice thing is insane!’ Video and pix as York’s frozen trail returns  YorkMixIce sculpture trail to return to city centre  BBCWATCH: Take a look at what's new at York Ice Trail  The York PressYork Ice Trail 2026: Best pictures of the incredible ice sculptures dotted around historic city  Yorkshire PostBradley’s Jewellers York to showcase York Rose collection and one of a kind tiara at York Ice Trail  Retail Jeweller
  
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• ‘Opened with a satisfying phwummp’: the best supermarket sauerkraut, tasted and rated

  07-02-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Crunch, sourness and full of nourishment – but which jar of fermented cabbage is a cut above the rest?The best supermarket kombuchasWhen eaten raw, this sour, umami-rich and complex condiment is one of the simplest and most nourishing whole foods in the world. Made by fermenting cabbage, and other vegetables, with spices and salt (the standard salt-to-cabbage ratio is 2% salt by total weight of cabbage, but a little either way is neither good nor bad, unless you’re actively avoiding
  
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• Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

  07-02-2026 13:46 via theguardian.com
  UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost livesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after cutting funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third while pledging to tackle “suffering and starvation”.The reduction in UK funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) from $610m (£448m) in 2024 to $435m last year is part of a wider hit on aid spending that campaigners say is putt
  
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• Emails reveal more details of Epstein's celeb dinner for Andrew - BBC

  07-02-2026 13:31 via news.google.com
  Emails reveal more details of Epstein's celeb dinner for Andrew  BBCThe Guardian view on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: driven by a belief that his status made him untouchable | Editorial  The GuardianFergie’s unpaid debts drove Andrew back into Epstein’s arms  The TelegraphEpstein's walk of shame: Leaders, philosophers, Ehud Barak, a prince and a celebrated director  YnetnewsEuropean figures caught in web of Epstein ties  Reuters
  
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• UK electric vehicle charging firms ‘seeking buyers amid rising costs and tough competition’

  07-02-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Mergers and acquisitions will shrink number of operators from more than 100 to five or six, says Be.EV co-founderBritish electric charger companies are asking rivals to buy them as they run out of cash amid rising costs and intense competition, according to industry bosses.A wave of mergers and acquisitions is likely to shrink the number of charge point operators from as many as 150 to a market dominated by five or six players, said Asif Ghafoor, a co-founder of Be.EV, a charging company backed
  
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• Ralph Towner obituary

  07-02-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Virtuoso musician and composer who was at the forefront of 1970s jazz fusion, notably with the band OregonFor a quiet man, Ralph Towner, the American multi-instrumentalist and composer, who has died aged 85, had an impressive penchant for sharp epithets about his own creative motives.Describing himself as a “raconteur of the abstract” was a memorable one. So was his remark in 2023, to Premier Guitar magazine, that throughout his career he felt he had generally been “more obsess
  
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