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• Watch: The day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested

  19-02-2026 23:20 via bbc.com
  The former prince spent the day at a police station in Norfolk, before being released under investigation.
  
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• GAME OF THRONES Prequel THE MAD KING Will Follow A Young Ned Stark And Jon Snow's Mother - ComicBookMovie.com

  19-02-2026 23:02 via news.google.com
  GAME OF THRONES Prequel THE MAD KING Will Follow A Young Ned Stark And Jon Snow's Mother  ComicBookMovie.comGeorge R. R. Martin's Game Of Thrones: The Mad King  Royal Shakespeare Company | RSCGame of Thrones: Prequel play The Mad King to open in Stratford-Upon-Avon this summer  BBCGeorge R.R. Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ Play to Open at Royal Shakespeare Theatre  The Hollywood ReporterGame of Thrones Prequel Stage Show Announc
  
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• Meet Antonia Romeo, Keir Starmer’s super-ambitious pick to reboot the British state - politico.eu

  19-02-2026 21:06 via news.google.com
  Meet Antonia Romeo, Keir Starmer’s super-ambitious pick to reboot the British state  politico.euAppointment of Antonia Romeo as head of civil service shows ‘poor judgment’, say former colleagues  The GuardianStarmer’s new Cabinet Secretary made staff join non-binary book club  The TelegraphStarmer appoints Romeo as head of UK civil service  BBC‘Ridiculous it has taken until 2026’: Reaction as first female cab sec appoint
  
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• From chickens to humans, animals think "bouba" sounds round - Ars Technica

  19-02-2026 20:38 via news.google.com
  From chickens to humans, animals think "bouba" sounds round  Ars TechnicaView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week - Good News Network

  19-02-2026 20:30 via news.google.com
  A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week  Good News NetworkThis Week's Sky at a Glance, February 20 – March 1  Sky & TelescopeViewing tips for the month’s end planet parade  magicvalley.comStargazers alert: 6 planets, Moon to appear in night sky on Feb 28  The Times of IndiaA ‘Planetary Parade’ Will Be Visible From Earth Later This Month—Here’s How To See It  
  
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• The best steam irons in the UK to make light work of the laundry pile, tested

  19-02-2026 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Simplify your ironing routine with our pick of the best steam irons, from powerful cordless options to compact travel models• The best heated clothes airersHands up if your favourite way to spend a Sunday afternoon is tackling a mountain of ironing? No takers? Shocking. Faced with crumpled cottons and crinkled collars, there won’t be many who approach the ironing board with anything resembling excitement – and if you do, honestly, what’s wrong with you?I am certainly no fa
  
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• Should you get a cat? Five expert tips for making life-changing decisions

  19-02-2026 18:21 via theguardian.com
  Making choices can be difficult when options are not clearly better or worse than each other – how does one even begin to decide?I love cats. I’d been idly keeping an eye out for a less allergenic breed, when bam – a kitten became available. Suddenly I had to decide whether to take the leap.Even though I’d been considering cat ownership for a while, I felt anxious. I mulled over all the responsibilities: vet bills, stubborn allergies, years of commitment. One big sticking
  
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• Tell us: have you ever used AI to navigate everyday life and social relationships?

  19-02-2026 17:20 via theguardian.com
  We’d like to hear your stories about the ways you’re using chatbots to assist with your social life or important life decisions Lots of people now use chatbots as personal assistants, not just for work but in everyday life and social interactions. We want to hear your stories about the ways you’re using chatbots to navigate your social life or significant life decisions.Have you ever drafted a breakup text using AI? Or crafted a message to delicately cancel plans? Have you cons
  
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• The best women’s waterproof jackets in the UK for every type of adventure, tested

  19-02-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Our expert rounds up the best waterproof jackets and raincoats for everything from a drizzly coffee run to hiking in the wilderness• The best umbrellas for staying dry in the wind and rainIn the words of Alfred Wainwright, “there is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing”. When you live in boggy Britain, where it rains more than 150 days a year, waterproofing is a serious business – and a great waterproof jacket is a year-round wardrobe staple.Whether you&r
  
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• Number of norovirus patients in England at highest level this winter, as NHS warns of 'second surge' - Sky News

  19-02-2026 15:21 via news.google.com
  Number of norovirus patients in England at highest level this winter, as NHS warns of 'second surge'  Sky NewsNHS facing ‘second surge’ in vomiting virus as winter cases reach highest level  Bournemouth EchoCaught the stomach bug? Here’s how to tell if it’s norovirus  USA TodayRestrictions at Greater Manchester hospitals continue amid NHS warning of norovirus 'surge'  Manchester Evening NewsNorovirus cases high but stable  
  
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• Webb maps Uranus's mysterious upper atmosphere - European Space Agency

  19-02-2026 15:12 via news.google.com
  Webb maps Uranus's mysterious upper atmosphere  European Space AgencyView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• I’m panicking about my new relationship. After my husband’s affair, how can I commit again?

  19-02-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  It is reasonable to avoid hurt after such a big betrayal, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but don’t mistake isolation for safetyRead more Leading questionsI was in a relationship for 26 years, married for 17, and my husband had an affair. It was hidden, long term and denied until discovery.I divorced him but that was delayed and I had to live with him for a further two years. I spent a year alone in my new house with my now adult sons. Now I am a little over a year into a new
  
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• Family-run UK ice cream company crashes into liquidation after 125 years

  19-02-2026 14:20 via express.co.uk
  The business was established by Italian migrant Domenico di Rollo in 1899.
  
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• Smiling killer's chilling 3-word reply as he's jailed for arson attack on elderly couple

  19-02-2026 14:17 via express.co.uk
  Kevin Weetman, Kylie Maynard and Lee Owens have been sentenced for the manslaughter of Eric Greener and Sheila Jackson
  
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• Chilwell tram crash LIVE: Nottingham chaos as bus and tram collide in horror smash

  19-02-2026 14:13 via express.co.uk
  The tram was left derailed with debris everywhere
  
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• Bombshell pubs update as football fans fear World Cup time difference horror

  19-02-2026 14:06 via express.co.uk
  Pubs will also be able to apply for a temporary licence for any very late kick-offs that could finish beyond 2am,
  
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• Morrisons makes free food change in all cafes until Friday

  19-02-2026 14:05 via express.co.uk
  Customers only have a day to make use of the supermarket's offer.
  
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• The story of Georgian wine has been 8,000 years in the making | Wine

  19-02-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Dubbed ‘the holiest of holies’, produce from this former Soviet republic today boasts a variety and deftness that’s sending sales surgingFrance, Italy and Spain purport to be the best-loved classical wine regions, but if you’re in the market for the real old-world deal, look no further than Georgia, which has more than 8,000 years of winemaking prowess. There’s something about this place on the lush intersection of the silk roads between Europe and Asia that gets un
  
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• How the anxiety over AI could fuel a new workers’ movement

  19-02-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  New technology has workers spooked, but experts say it’s creating an opening for a resurgence in worker powerIn 2026, it’s a scary time to work for a living.Gone are the days of quiet quitting, the Great Resignation, and the highly visible union-organizing battles that began the decade and signaled that perhaps worker power was on the rise again in the US. Instead, much of that momentum is being crowded out of our minds by anxieties: a worsening affordability crisis, geopolitical ins
  
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• The feast before the fast … my pre-Lent indulgent recipes

  19-02-2026 13:45 via theguardian.com
  As pancake day and Orthodox Maslenitsa – or cheesefare week – overlap, I’m leaning into halloumi scones, oozy taleggio galettes, and sweet and savoury crepes• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastIn terms of religious food festivals, this week is kind of a double whammy. First up was pancake day, which is always a whole-day affair in our kitchen, with both sweet and savoury stations, crepe pans and all the toppings (you can always rely on Felicity Cloake for a
  
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• 'Monster' raped girl, 13, who had been passed 'from man to man' since age 11

  19-02-2026 13:39 via express.co.uk
  The woman he abused said: "You didn't just steal my childhood, you stole the rest of my life."
  
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• UK space rocket giant collapses into administration with more than 160 jobs lost

  19-02-2026 12:21 via express.co.uk
  The company had been on the cusp of the first test launches of its microlauncher Prime later this year.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's biggest scandal just got even worse - he's on the brink

  19-02-2026 12:20 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The Express was the first title to expose the London grooming gangs scandal and now fresh revelations casting more doubt on the mayor's response.
  
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• UK pub in pretty village collapses into liquidation - closed in June 2025

  19-02-2026 11:42 via express.co.uk
  The pub closed its doors in June 2025 without disclosing the reason for its closure.
  
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• Mario Tennis Fever review – serving up banana peel-laced multiplayer chaos

  19-02-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
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  This ruthlessly competitive game will have everyone from your granny to semi-pros trying to set fire to their opponent’s side of the court with powered-up ‘fever rackets’Tennis has been a regular hobby of Mario’s for the past 30 years, beginning with the headache-inducing Mario’s Tennis on the Virtual Boy and most recently resurfacing as the surprisingly complex Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch. Now he’s back in his whites (and reds)
  
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• Netflix has just added one of the most iconic American TV shows of all time

  19-02-2026 10:38 via express.co.uk
  The beloved drama is one of the best to ever do it.
  
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• You be the judge: should my best friend stop wearing the same perfume as me?

  19-02-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Marta wants her scent to be unique, but Elsa thinks copying her friend is just sharing the joy. Do you smell a rat?• Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorMy individuality is very important to me and I like to keep my style and my scent uniqueI’m not trying to copy her whole identity. Friends having similar tastes is just sharing the joy Continue reading...
  
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• In the footsteps of a Welsh borderlands baddie: walking the Mortimer Trail

  19-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A trail named after a brutal marcher lord passes through tranquil countryside between Shropshire and Herefordshire but is rich in reminders of the area’s turbulent pastIn the UK, there is a proud tradition of naming long-distance walking paths after talented reprobates. I mean the various opium fiends, international terrorists and child murderers who make up our colourful national tapestry (see the Coleridge Way, Drake’s Trail and the Richard III Trail). So perhaps a 30-mile weekend
  
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• Say goodbye to the sex drought! What the Danes can teach us about making more love

  19-02-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  While other countries are deep in a sex recession, the Danish drive shows no signs of stalling. How do they stay so frisky?Copenhagen on the Thursday before Valentine’s Day is intoxicatingly romantic. That’s not hyperbole – you could breathe in and be drunk on it. The canals have frozen over, which only happens about once every 13 years, and couples are skating on them. You can see cosy bars from miles away because they’re strung with fairy lights – apparently not j
  
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• Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down - BBC

  19-02-2026 02:03 via news.google.com
  Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down  BBC
  
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• Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards - Sporting Life

  19-02-2026 02:00 via news.google.com
  Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards  Sporting Life
  
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• Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 01:16 via news.google.com
  Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017  The GuardianU2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice  The Guardian'U2 - Days of Ash' New EP Out Now  U2 > HomeU2 are back on the barricades with their most political work in years  The TelegraphU2 releases Renee Good tribute song 'American Obituary'  NBC News
  
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• Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer - The Guardian

  19-02-2026 00:48 via news.google.com
  Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer  The GuardianUK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours  Financial TimesSocial media firms will have 48 hours to take down revenge porn  The TimesTech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours - or face being blocked from UK  Sky NewsOfcom to speed up decision on rules enforcing tech companies to block illegal images online &n
  
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• Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature

  19-02-2026 00:26 via news.google.com
  Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor  NatureHow Microbes Got Their Crawl  The New York TimesAncient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere  ScienceDailyA break in a longstanding mystery about origin of complex life  EurekAlert!Deep Sea Discovery Reveals How Life’s Evolution Was Fueled by Oxygen  Indian Defence Review
  
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• 'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer' - BBC

  19-02-2026 00:17 via news.google.com
  'I thought I had indigestion - it turned out to be liver cancer'  BBC
  
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