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• Nothing Phone (4a) and Phone (4a) Pro price and release date leaked ahead of official announcement - Notebookcheck

  17-02-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  Nothing Phone (4a) and Phone (4a) Pro price and release date leaked ahead of official announcement  NotebookcheckNothing Phone (4a) series costs over €400 as prices, specs, release date leak  9to5GoogleNothing’s next cheap Android phone will try to steal the spotlight from Apple  Express.co.ukNothing Uses Apple Event to Unveil Its Own Smartphone  Yahoo News UKNothing teases March event with some of the most bizarre images we’ve seen &
  
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• Ros Atkins on...unanswered Andrew questions

  17-02-2026 21:52 via bbc.com
  The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the questions around the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King's brother.
  
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• Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims - BBC

  17-02-2026 21:13 via news.google.com
  Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims  BBCBayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits  The GuardianBayer falls 7% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets end higher  CNBCBayer retreats as investors sour on deal to settle Roundup litigation  ReutersBayer aims to settle Roundup claims over alleged cancer links for $7.25bn  Financial Times
  
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• Nitrogen pollution is rising: What a new global map means for forest carbon - Phys.org

  17-02-2026 20:16 via news.google.com
  Nitrogen pollution is rising: What a new global map means for forest carbon  Phys.org
  
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• iOS 26.4—Apple Switches Key iPhone Feature On By Default - Forbes

  17-02-2026 17:14 via news.google.com
  iOS 26.4—Apple Switches Key iPhone Feature On By Default  ForbesiOS 26.4 Enables Stolen Device Protection by Default for All iPhones  MacRumorsiOS 26.4 beta introduces AI playlists for Apple Music  MacworldiOS 26.4 beta 1: Here are the new iPhone features  9to5Mac5 changes to know about in Apple’s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas  Ars Technica
  
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• Ancient crocodile species named Jones after teacher from Cardigan - BBC

  17-02-2026 15:25 via news.google.com
  Ancient crocodile species named Jones after teacher from Cardigan  BBCNew species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher  Phys.orgNewly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up  Nautilus | Science ConnectedScientists Just Discovered a New Ancient Crocodile… Hiding in Plain Sight Since 1969  The Daily GalaxyFast ancient crocodile that ran across the UK eating prey 215m years ago found  the-su
  
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• UK interest rate cut likely in March as unemployment rate rises; Polanski calls for ’Covid-style mobilisation’ to tackle youth jobless crisis – business live

  17-02-2026 14:21
  City traders expect cut to UK interest rates next month after jobless rate rises to 5.2%UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth coolsAnalysis: Gloom for UK workers as incomes flatline and jobs market faltersThe pound is weakening, as traders anticipate the Bank of England could cut interest rates next month.Sterling has fallen by two-thirds of a cent against the US dollar, to $1.355, its lowest rate since 6 February.The market reaction has been swift. The pound has sunk o
  
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• Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files cover-up – US politics live

  17-02-2026 14:17
  ‘Get the files out’, says former secretary of state, adding that she and Bill Clinton have ‘nothing to hide’Donald Trump is in Washington today. As of now, we’re not expected to hear from the president. He has a number of closed door meetings, but nothing open to the press according the official White House schedule.We’ll let you know if anything changes. Continue reading...
  
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• Winter Olympics 2026: Norway’s Oftebro wins Nordic combined; biathlon, ice hockey and more on day 11 – live

  17-02-2026 14:16
  Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | BriefingFollow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: email YaraHeinis of France is in the air, it feels hein just looking at him, and he jumps 129, giving him 133.8 points; he moves above Karhumaa and into the lead.I’ve also got the curling on and, if you’ll excuse my parochialism, I’m not watching pool leaders Switzerland monstering defending champions Sweden, rather USA v China, for reasons of relevance to GB. The Americans now
  
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• Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – UK politics live

  17-02-2026 14:13
  Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top teamNigel Farage is speaking.He starts by saying that 4.6m voters will get the right to to vote in the local elections because of his party.I am writing a book on Nigel Farage for @headlinepg.No holds will be barred. Continue reading...
  
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• Elana Meyers Taylor’s victory in her fifth Olympics was about far more than gold

  17-02-2026 14:12
  The American won her first Winter Games title at 41. She did so while advocating for Black athletes, mothers and the deaf and Down’s syndrome communitiesElana Meyers Taylor had already cemented her place in Olympic history long before Monday night. She had competed with and against men on the World Cup tour and at the world championships to help force women’s monobob into the Winter Olympic program. She had surpassed the speed skater Shani Davis as the most decorated Black athlete in
  
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• France releases suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker after huge fine, as Ukraine peace talks begin – Europe live

  17-02-2026 14:09
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier called for ‘justice and strength’ in diplomacy after Russia hit Ukraine with 400 drones and 29 missiles hours before talksThe European Commission is just giving its daily midday press briefing, and it has confirmed plans to adopt the new, 20th, round of sanctions against Russia by 24 February, the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion on Ukraine.Foreign affairs spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said:“We keep on working on measures to deprive Russ
  
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• After Miss Julie review – sex takes second place to snarling class warfare

  17-02-2026 14:01
  Park theatre, LondonPatrick Marber updates Strindberg’s story to a country house in 1945, where upstairs-downstairs disaffection drives the dramaStrindberg claimed that he wrote Miss Julie during a month of “enforced celibacy” in 1888. The resulting tragedy has a snarling, pent-up energy. Patrick Marber’s 1995 version, originally written for TV, unfolds in a similarly compact 75 minutes – but turns less on sex than a very British class warfare.We’re on the cou
  
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• ‘We had fun times’: Dennis Wise on the Crazy Gang, Chelsea and Como

  17-02-2026 14:00
  Wise remembers long throws with Vinnie Jones, training in a park with Gus Poyet and scoring in Europe for MillwallBy The Coaches’ VoiceAs a young player I had been told a few times that I wasn’t quite good enough. Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett was the one who looked at me in a different way. He was the man who gave me that all-important opportunity. In terms of structuring a team, he was on the ball in everything he did.He was a long way in front of a lot of others, but because of t
  
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• The secret to perfect roast chicken | Kitchen aide

  17-02-2026 14:00
  Brines or rubs, spatchcocked or baked upside down, our expert panel picks apart the perfect birdWhat’s the best way to roast a chicken?
  Nicola, by email“Fundamentally, people overcomplicate it,” says Ed Smith, who has, rather conveniently, written a new book all about chicken, Peckish. “Yes, you can cook it at a variety of temperatures, use different fats, wet brine or dry brine, etc etc, but, ultimately, if you put a good chicken in the oven and roast it, you will have a
  
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• Redux Redux review – multiverse hopping child-abduction thriller keeps things simple

  17-02-2026 14:00
  The McManus brothers offer a stylish new spin on the time loop genre in this tale of a woman trying to stop the abduction and murder of her daughterPerhaps it’s the general obsession with optimising every aspect of life that’s driven the glut of time-loop thrillers in recent years, with the likes of Predestination, Looper and Edge of Tomorrow et al. The McManus brothers’ Redux Redux is a decently handled example from the low-budget end. It traps a bereaved mother and a bratty t
  
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• Analog is back, and my millennial heart couldn’t be happier | Tayo Bero

  17-02-2026 14:00
  When daily life feels like a black hole of apps and feeds, it’s no surprise we crave the intimacy of physical mediaUsually, my handbag is a medley of digital devices and life essentials – my phone, iPad, chargers, keys, tampons. But lately, you’re likely to also find a half-done newspaper crossword, a ton of stationery, the book I’ve restarted three times, and whatever scraps and trinkets I’ve picked up throughout the day to put in my scrapbook.Analog is back, and i
  
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• 12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI’s brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

  17-02-2026 14:00
  San Francisco’s AI startups are pushing workers to grind endlessly, hinting at pressures soon hitting other sectorsNot long after the terms “996” and “grindcore” entered the popular lexicon, people started telling me stories about what was happening at startups in San Francisco, ground zero for the artificial intelligence economy. There was the one about the founder who hadn’t taken a weekend off in more than six months. The woman who joked that she’d gi
  
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• The gulf between critics and audience has never been wider – just look at Melania’s Rotten Tomatoes score

  17-02-2026 13:37
  Critics have given the Flotus flick 11% on the aggregator site, but the ‘verified ticket buyers’ score is a near perfect 98%. A campaign by activists, or a sign of our politically disparate times?If you’ve started to feel like you’re living in an entirely different reality from most of the world, there’s a good chance that it’s because you’ve been looking at the Rotten Tomatoes page for the Melania Trump documentary. There you will find two diametrically
  
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• Premier League boosted by 25% rise in South American rights with £450m ESPN deal

  17-02-2026 13:37
  South American and Caribbean partnership runs to 2031Substantial rise contrasts with stagnant domestic rightsThe Premier League has secured a 25% increase on the value of its broadcast contact in South America and the Caribbean by agreeing a new deal with the American network ESPN. The Guardian has learned that ESPN has agreed to extend its long-standing partnership with the Premier League until 2031, with the new deal understood to be worth about £450m.The Premier League told the clubs ab
  
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• France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall

  17-02-2026 13:23
  Aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos across country with flooding under way or expected on Garonne, Maine and Loire rivers France has issued red alerts for flooding in three départements as the aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos across the country.Flood waters have inundated homes and isolated villages after the Garonne River overflowed its banks, with hydrologists warning that rain is falling on soils that have hit record-breaking levels of saturation. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s match against Ireland rained off

  17-02-2026 13:18
  Former champions eliminated before final group matchZimbabwe go through to Super 8 phaseAustralia have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s match against Ireland was washed out.With each side taking a point from the rained-off match it means Australia, who have two points, can no longer catch Zimbabwe, on five, even if they win their final match against Oman on Friday (Saturday 0030 AEDT). Continue reading...
  
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• England’s Henry Arundell free to play against Ireland after avoiding ban

  17-02-2026 13:15
  No further sanction for wing after red against Scotland Steve Borthwick set to name team on Tuesday afternoonThe England wing Henry Arundell has escaped a ban for his red card against Scotland at the weekend after the disciplinary panel determined that his sending off was sufficient punishment.Arundell is now available for selection against Ireland on Saturday but it remains to be seen if Borthwick will pick the Bath flyer after his disappointing outing at Murrayfield. It is understood the head
  
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• Mamdani faces first showdown with NYPD – will he risk alienating police?

  17-02-2026 13:00
  As an assembly member, Mamdani backed the Stop Fakes Act. Now, the NYPD has admitted to spying online – but wielding actual power as mayor is complexWhen Zohran Mamdani was a New York state assembly member, he sponsored the Stop Fakes Act, which would have prohibited law enforcement from creating fake electronic communication service accounts and collecting users’ account information.“Digital dragnet surveillance is widespread and dangerous, yet it continues to go unregulated,&
  
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• ‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm

  17-02-2026 13:00
  Huge project by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms gets go-ahead amid concerns over the environmental cost of fish farming and threat to traditional way of lifeAt Collafirth, north Shetland, Sydney Johnson is unloading bags of two-dozen scallops by throwing them over his head like medicine balls to the pier above. Johnson, who has just finished a 10-hour shift on his boat, the Golden Shore, is concerned that plans for a new salmon farm will put fishers like him and his two sons out of business.&
  
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• Austrian football shaken after hidden cameras found in Altach women’s team’s changing room

  17-02-2026 12:55
  A man accused of having placed secret cameras in Altach’s changing room is appearing in court next weekA man who has been accused of having videos from secret cameras in the changing room and showers of the Altach women’s team is appearing in court next week in a case that has shaken football in Austria.About 30 women have been identified on the recordings, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Feldkirch, and some are considering a civil lawsuit against the accused. Th
  
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• Frederick Wiseman brought a uniquely empowering scale to his immersive documents of ordinary life

  17-02-2026 12:48
  His maximal studies of US institutions such as welfare bureaucracy and an intensive care unit were packed with human detail and free from explicit commentary• Frederick Wiseman, prolific documentary film-maker, dies aged 96The documentary form is often thought to be governed by a manageable feature-length high concept: the story of a person, an institution, an historical episode. The subject itself and the film’s attitude towards it, its editorial slant, are habitually plain enough an
  
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• David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe’s comments and his need for some home truths

  17-02-2026 12:48
  Our cartoonist reflects on the Manchester United co-owner’s recent statements and electioneering, via the prism of Cracker’s DCI BilboroughBuy a cartoon | David’s favourite works of 2025And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget

  17-02-2026 12:48
  Exclusive: Council in one of England’s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children’s social care billKeir Starmer is facing a mass resignation of Labour councillors in one of England’s poorest areas over a “betrayal” of funding for children in care.Labour councillors in Hartlepool, County Durham, said they were “between despair and open revolt” over an “unfair” cash settlement that would leave them unable to balance the b
  
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• ‘No cushion, no seatbelt, no airbag’: the GB bobsledder who races with her eyes closed

  17-02-2026 12:30
  Ashleigh Nelson is in the mix for a bobsleigh medal at the Winter Olympics – but that doesn’t mean she enjoys itAshleigh Nelson was never meant to be in the Winter Olympics. If you’d asked her 18 months ago where she expected to be competing this week, she would have told you she would be at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham running the 60m at the UK Indoor Championships, not standing at the top of the world’s newest ice track riding a £75,000 bobsleigh.“I was t
  
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• Boohoo and Debenhams owner raises £35m, risking Mike Ashley clash

  17-02-2026 12:29
  Company, which also owns Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen, to use cash to cut debts and fund turnaroundBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Boohoo and Debenhams is raising £35m from shareholders in a move that could open a fresh conflict with Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley.The company, which also owns Oasis, Warehouse, Pretty Little Thing and Karen Millen, said on Tuesday that the new cash would help reduce debts and fund its turnaround plans. These involve slashing costs,
  
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• Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out

  17-02-2026 12:15
  Israel accused of denying doctorsre-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflictMedics in the UK and US believe they have been denied re-entry to Gaza after speaking out on the conflict.Following reports of rising refusal rates, medical workers and organisationswho have provided humanitarian aid in Gaza have described what they see as arbitrary denials. Continue reading...
  
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• Hyatt chair Thomas Pritzker steps down over Epstein links

  17-02-2026 12:02
  Billionaire says he exercised ‘terrible judgment’ in maintaining contact with sex offender and Ghislaine MaxwellThe billionaire Thomas Pritzker has stepped down as executive chair of the hotel chain Hyatt, after revelations over his ties with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Pritzker said he had exercised “terrible judgment” in maintaining contact with the sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 for her role in recruiting and grooming unde
  
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• Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims

  17-02-2026 12:01
  Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Boniface Mwangi’s phone while he was under arrestWhen Boniface Mwangi, the prominent Kenyan pro-democracy activist who plans to run for president in 2027, had his phones returned to him by Kenyan authorities after his controversial arrest last July, he immediately noticed a problem: one of the phones was no longer password protected and could be opened without one.It was Mwangi’s personal phone, which he used to c
  
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• What exactly is it about Britons that makes us so good at hurtling down an icy drainpipe? | Zoe Williams

  17-02-2026 12:00
  Team GB has swept up the skeleton medals at the Winter Olympics. I suspect it’s something to do with our capacity at weathering tremendous, impotent fearIt’s amazing how fast you can become a passionate superfan of a sport that five minutes before, you thought was called luge. Turns out the head-first hurtle down a drainpipe of ice is called skeleton. Turns out the feet-first version, luge, also has a doubles category, where one elite athlete lies on top of another, and they both go
  
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• More than 600 people were fired or punished for posting about Charlie Kirk’s death. They want justice

  17-02-2026 12:00
  Acolytes of the far-right activist urged employers to fire his critics. Now those who were terminated are suing and claiming their right to free speechJulie Strebe, a 55-year-old sheriff’s deputy in the small Bible belt town of Salem, Missouri, was on a date with her husband at a Buffalo Wild Wings when her husband slid his phone across the table. On Facebook, people were demanding Strebe’s immediate termination, calling her a “wacko” with “extreme mental health iss
  
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• EU to investigate Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls and weapons

  17-02-2026 12:00
  Bloc also examines ‘addictive design’ of shopping site, including rewards, and its recommender systemsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is to open a formal investigation into the Chinese retailer Shein over multiple suspected breaches of European laws including the sale of childlike sex dolls and weapons.The European Commission said on Tuesday it had launched the inquiry after demanding information from the fast-growing company last year. Continue reading...
  
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• England’s slow-burn T20 World Cup heads for Super 8s with campaign yet to ignite

  17-02-2026 11:25
  England are into the second phase despite struggling for form but Jamie Overton insists ‘there’s plenty more cricket in us’If there was one thing the players of England and Italy agreed on at the end of a hugely entertaining and, from an English perspective, frequently concerning match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, it was that the situation favoured their opponents.England felt the Italians, unburdened by expectation, enjoyed a free hit. “It’s not an easy game, b
  
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• What’s the state of this Starmer-led nation? Speak to angry voters in Gorton and Denton and it all becomes clear | Owen Jones

  17-02-2026 11:03
  I had so many conversations with people fed up with all the chaos, deceit and U-turns. Politics must respond to this disenchantmentYou can feel Labour’s electoral coalition fraying in the cold, rain-soaked streets of south-east Manchester. With nine days to go now until the historic byelection in Gorton and Denton, one thing unites these otherwise diverse communities: a visceral contempt for the prime minister.Mention Keir Starmer’s name and people laugh: not with affection but disbe
  
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• Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

  17-02-2026 11:01
  A trailblazer in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’Jesse Jackson dies – latest updatesJesse Jackson – a life in picturesThe Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner who was prominent for more than 50 years and who ran strongly for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He was 84.“Our father was a servant leader – not only
  
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• Wuthering Heights is at its heart a story of class and race. Emerald Fennell has got it all wrong | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  17-02-2026 11:00
  By turning the novel into just a corset-heaving love story, the director has stripped it of what made it so boundary-pushingIt’s difficult, when watching Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”, not to imagine what Emily Brontë would have made of it. Before I get into it, I feel obliged to state that although I love the book I am not a purist. I often relish creative reinterpretations of classics. Admittedly, this one came with a fair few red flags, from the casting of
  
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• ‘The kids don’t get days off. Nor should you’: my secret life as a paedophile hunter on the dark web

  17-02-2026 11:00
  US undercover investigator Greg Squire can spend 18 hours a day befriending child sex abusers, to try to identify them and get justice for victims. He reveals the toll the work has taken on him Greg Squire can never forget the video that opened his eyes to what child sexual abuse could mean. It was a Sunday and he was at his home in New Hampshire, sitting out on his deck, his two young children running around, playing. This was 2008, about a year into Squire’s career as an agent for Homela
  
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• Houseplant hacks: are light meters handy or hopeless?

  17-02-2026 11:00
  They are hardly essential, but can act as useful teachers The problemLots of houseplants fail because they aren’t getting enough light. But what does “bright, indirect light” really mean in practice? Light meters and apps promise to turn guesswork into numbers, but are they useful, or just kit for professionals and plant nerds?The hackLight meters measure the amount of light hitting a spot. Some are dedicated devices; others are phone apps that use the camera sensor. Instead of
  
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• Share your tributes and memories of Robert Duvall

  17-02-2026 10:47
  We would like to hear your tributes and memories of actor Robert Duvall – whether you met him, or appreciated his workRobert Duvall, the veteran actor with many roles across film and TV including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, M*A*S*H and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95.We would like to hear your tributes and memories of Robert Duvall – whether you met him, or appreciated his work. Continue reading...
  
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• 'In Israel's eyes, we are terrorists' | In search of Palestine: episode 1 – video

  17-02-2026 10:46
  More than two years after Israel’s devastating war in Gaza began, the West Bank has become an increasingly volatile front in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. While international recognition of a Palestinian state has gathered momentum, the situation on the ground is moving in the opposite direction. Israel’s government has advanced new annexation legislation, settlement growth is accelerating, and daily life for Palestinians is becoming more restricted and precarious.In a new
  
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• YouTuber Look Mum No Computer chosen as UK entry for Eurovision 2026

  17-02-2026 10:24
  Singer-songwriter Sam Battle has built online fanbase through building and playing unusual instrumentsThe YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision song contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.The performer and self-professed Eurovision fan, whose real name is Sam Battle, launched his YouTube channel in 2016. He has amassed more than 85m views and 1.4 million subscribers and followers across his various social accounts. Conti
  
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• Russian woman carried Ukraine team placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

  17-02-2026 10:14
  Anastasia Kucherova has been living in Milan for 14 years‘It’s important to show not all people think the same way’The woman who carried the Ukrainian team placard at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was a Russian living in Milan, who chose to perform a small act of resistance to show her support for Ukraine.Anastasia Kucherova, an architect who has been living in Milan for 14 years, was unrecognisable in a hooded silver puffer coat, with her eyes also covered with dark gla
  
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• UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth cools

  17-02-2026 10:06
  ONS figures raise prospect of further interest rate cut by Bank of England in the springGloom for UK workers as incomes flatline and jobs market faltersBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK has risen to 5.2%, the highest level in nearly five years, while wage growth continues to slow, raising the prospect of another cut to interest rates in the spring.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of unemployment was 5.2% in the three months to the end of December, t
  
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• Wuthering slights: why are film-makers afraid of casting Yorkshire actors as Cathy Earnshaw?

  17-02-2026 10:03
  Wuthering Heights is inseparable from its landscape – but northern actors seldom get the lead role, instead are pigeonholed as stereotypical or supporting characters. This Bradford-born actor objectsEmerald Fennell’s casting choices for her new version of Wuthering Heights have already been much scrutinised. As well as the apparent “whitewashing” of Heathcliff by casting Jacob Elordi in the part, there’s the fact 35-year-old Margot Robbie is playing a woman 20 years
  
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• Dear Beautiful Beloved review – a powerful message from the Ukrainian frontline

  17-02-2026 10:00
  Film-maker Juri Rechinsky documents moments of kindness and compassion among the death and grief that surrounds evacuation and forensics teams “My son, my sunshine, my beloved child.” A mother is overwhelmed by grief as she strokes the face of her son, a soldier lying in a coffin, killed on the frontline. Another week, another Ukrainian film about the terrible toll of the war. This documentary from film-maker Juri Rechinsky follows two evacuation missions in Ukraine: teams of volunte
  
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