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• Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry - BBC

  24-02-2026 23:43 via news.google.com
  Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry  BBCAge verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say  MalwarebytesDiscord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash  The VergeTodd Urges Discord to Accept BTC to Avoid ID Checks  TradingViewTwitch Streamers Reject Persona Age Verification Just as Discord Drops It  TechPowerUp
  
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• US men’s hockey team visit White House as some players with Minnesota ties stay away

  24-02-2026 23:40 via theguardian.com
  Donald Trump invited team after Olympic goldWomen’s team chose to skip eventThe victorious US Olympic men’s ice hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday, although there were several notable absences.Donald Trump invited the team to celebrate in Washington DC after they beat Canada in a dramatic Olympic final on Sunday. He also invited the US women’s team, who declined citing “timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments”. Continue read
  
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• Champions League: Bodø/Glimt send Inter crashing out, Sørloth seals Atlético’s spot

  24-02-2026 23:23 via theguardian.com
  Norwegian side win 2-1 in Milan to seal giant-killing upsetAtlético defeat Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen progressBodø/Glimt dumped last season’s finalists Inter out of the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at San Siro in their playoff second leg that sent the Norwegian minnows through to the last 16, 5-2 on aggregate.Under sustained pressure, the visitors struck in the 58th minute when Ole Didrik Blomberg seized on a loose pass on the edge of the Inter area and drove
  
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• Senedd votes in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill

  24-02-2026 23:22 via theguardian.com
  Should legislation pass House of Lords, the matter will require another vote after May’s Welsh electionsWales’s Senedd has voted in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill, overcoming a constitutionally awkward situation that could have forced terminally ill people who wish to end their lives to travel to England or seek private provision.In a debate stretching into Tuesday night in the Senedd’s newly expanded chamber, members voted 28 for and 23 against,
  
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• The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War review – harrowing testimony from a military that turns on its own

  24-02-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Jailed, beaten, executed … this BBC documentary gives voice to Russian dissidents and conscripts trapped in a system of violence, fear and punishment. The result is devastatingIn the dying days of the Soviet Union, there was much talk of “Afghan syndrome” within Russia. Thousands of veterans of the ill-fated war in Afghanistan were traumatised, angry and denied any sort of aftercare. A mass epidemic of untreated PTSD was let loose on the streets. After watching this horrifying
  
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• The Dyers’ Caravan Park review – this lazy, shambolic show does nothing to help the real people involved

  24-02-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Father and daughter, Danny and Dani Dyer, are supposed to be reviving a caravan park that’s seen better days. Instead they’re mucking about and cracking infantile jokes – while the owners look desperately onLike him or loathe him – I like him – Danny Dyer rarely misfires. The geezer “act” is an act only insofar as every celebrity is an act; he’s a more-than-competent actor and he has presented some decent documentaries (especially his most recent o
  
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• Newcastle finish off Qarabag in rapid time to set up Chelsea or Barcelona tie

  24-02-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Eddie Howe adores motivational slogans and the Newcastle manager’s current favourite is: “One Brain.” The idea is to inspire his team to play with the sort of synchronicity that stems from a collective mindset and unity of purpose.For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle’s intelligence – joint and individual – threatening to further humiliate Qarabag. But then, with a last-16 tie against either Barcelona or Chelsea assured, home concentr
  
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• Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’

  24-02-2026 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef CensusFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCitizen scientists have discovered what they believe is one of the largest coral colonies ever documented on the Great Barrier Reef.The coral spans approximately 111 metres in maximum length and covers an estimated area of 3,973 sq m – about half the size of a soccer field. Continue reading...
  
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• Man stabs four people to death in Washington state

  24-02-2026 22:47 via theguardian.com
  Victims, as well as 32-year-old suspect, confirmed dead after incident on street in Gig Harbor, says county sheriff’s officeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA man stabbed four people to death in the street in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Tuesday morning after violating a no-contact order, the Pierce county sheriff’s office confirmed to local news outlets.The four stabbing victims, as well as the 32-year-old suspect, are confirmed dead, the sh
  
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• Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42 - The Guardian

  24-02-2026 22:34 via news.google.com
  Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42  The GuardianMartin Short's Daughter Katherine Died By Suicide  TMZMartin Short says daughter Katherine was 'beloved by all' after her death at 42  BBCKatherine Short, L.A. social worker and daughter of Martin Short, dies at 42  Los Angeles TimesMartin Short's Daughter Katherine Dies at 42: 'The Short Family Is Devastated by This Loss'  People.com
  
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• Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42

  24-02-2026 22:34 via theguardian.com
  Short, a social worker, was found dead at her home in Los Angeles on Monday in an apparent suicideKatherine Short, the 42-year-old daughter of actor and comedian Martin Short, died on Monday at her home in the Hollywood Hills.“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” a representative for the Only Murders in the Building star said in a statement. “The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine wa
  
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• Assisted dying on Welsh NHS a step closer as Senedd votes in favour - BBC

  24-02-2026 22:17 via news.google.com
  Assisted dying on Welsh NHS a step closer as Senedd votes in favour  BBCSenedd votes in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill  The GuardianAssisted dying bill backed by mum who doesn't want son to die abroad  BBCHow your Senedd member voted in divisive assisted dying debate  Wales OnlineIn my time of dying  The Law Society of Ireland
  
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• Councils leave children as young as four sleeping on the streets, ITV News finds - ITVX

  24-02-2026 22:05 via news.google.com
  Councils leave children as young as four sleeping on the streets, ITV News finds  ITVX
  
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• Mandelson accuses police of arresting him over ‘baseless’ claims he planned to flee abroad

  24-02-2026 21:47 via theguardian.com
  Former Labour grandee’s arrest over his links to Epstein came after Met police informed he was preparing to fly to British Virgin IslandsPeter Mandelson condemned the police for his arrest on Monday and claimed he was only taken into custody because detectives had wrongly believed he was about to flee the country.In a remarkable rebuke to the Metropolitan police, lawyers for the former peer challenged the force to provide the evidence to justify their actions, insisting it was prompted by
  
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• Harry Brook relieved to lead England into last four after ‘the hardest winter of my life’

  24-02-2026 21:42 via theguardian.com
  Century secures win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup Brook: ‘It’s nice to see some rewards for my hard work’Sometimes Harry Brook makes everything look easy but some of his recent experiences have been anything but painless, and after scoring a sublime century to steer his team into the World Cup semi-finals England’s white-ball captain described his past few months as “probably the hardest of my life”.Brook endured a disappointing Ashes, scoring just two hal
  
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• Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices

  24-02-2026 21:40 via theguardian.com
  Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the worldA Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert.The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his new DJI
  
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• World Cup host cities ‘running out of time’ with $625m in funding held up by shutdown

  24-02-2026 21:37 via theguardian.com
  Funds promised for security have not been receivedOfficials warn of potential cancellations to fan festivalsLocal and national officials expressed concern on Tuesday that the ongoing partial government shutdown in the United States could adversely affect planning and preparation for the 2026 World Cup, which is just over 100 days away.In a hearing before the House committee on homeland security, representatives from Miami, Kansas City and New Jersey – three locations that will host a combi
  
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• Williamson refuses to rule out strike action amid player overload concerns

  24-02-2026 21:27 via theguardian.com
  England captain concerned by relentless growth of gameUkraine World Cup qualifier set for Hill Dickinson StadiumEngland’s captain, Leah Williamson, has said she would never take the possibility of strike action off the table if players are not listened to over scheduling concerns.Speaking before England’s first two World Cup qualifiers, against Ukraine in Turkey and Iceland in Nottingham next week, Williamson said drastic action was “always a possibility” with talk of pla
  
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• Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns

  24-02-2026 20:59 via theguardian.com
  Education leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sectorTeachers and schools face “a huge ask” implementing the government’s special needs proposals affecting hundreds of thousands of children, according to education leaders and MPs who otherwise gave the plans a cautious welcome.Under the plans unveiled by Bridget Phillipson, mainstream schools in England will assess pupils with special need
  
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• Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94

  24-02-2026 20:53 via theguardian.com
  The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorationsThe French composer and musique concrète pioneer Éliane Radigue has died at the age of 94.“It is with immense sadness that we learn of the passing of Éliane Radigue at the age of 94,” the Paris-based experimental music center INA GRM posted on Instagram. “A major figure in musical creation has left us.” Continue reading...
  
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• Ministers urged to impose temporary ban on crypto political donations

  24-02-2026 20:48 via theguardian.com
  National security committee warns UK elections dangerously expoed to foreign money until tougher safeguards are in placePolitical donations in cryptocurrency should be subject to an urgent temporary ban to stop foreign interference in British elections, the chair of the national security committee has said.Matt Western, who leads the committee of MPs and peers, said a moratorium was needed until the risks of donations in cryptocurrency have been dealt with – including adequate checks on th
  
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• Sandisk unveils next-generation Portable SSD family with up to 4,000 MB/s transfer speeds - Notebookcheck

  24-02-2026 20:39 via news.google.com
  Sandisk unveils next-generation Portable SSD family with up to 4,000 MB/s transfer speeds  NotebookcheckSanDisk Expands Portable SSD Range As Storage And RAM Prices Continue To Soar  ForbesWorking outdoors or in extreme conditions? The SanDisk Extreme Portable is one of the best external SSDs we ever tested— and it’s $250 off  TechRadarSandisk Portable SSD Portfolio 2026: New generation with up to 4,000 MB/s for AI workflows  Basic TutorialsSan
  
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• Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections

  24-02-2026 20:35 via theguardian.com
  Richard Tice echoes Donald Trump with pledge of ‘great repeal act’ and ‘tight quotas and significant tariffs’Unions and renters’ groups have criticised Reform UK after the party’s business spokesperson, Richard Tice, pledged to introduce a “great repeal act” that would abolish Labour legislation on workers’ rights and protection for tenants.In his first speech since being appointed by Nigel Farage to a portfolio covering business, trade and e
  
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• Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist

  24-02-2026 20:07 via theguardian.com
  Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and minimum wages has been “particularly acute” for young people, the Bank of England’s chief economist has warned.Huw Pill said on Tuesday that the increase in national insurance contributions (NICs) from April last year and the government’s efforts to equalise the “natio
  
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• The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a nostalgia that misreads a changed world | Editorial

  24-02-2026 20:07 via theguardian.com
  The US president fights 1970s battles in a financialised age. America faces not a payments crisis but a slow erosion of industrial and technological powerWhen the US supreme court voted 6-3 last Friday to strike down Donald Trump’s tariffs, he was incandescent. Two judges he had elevated – Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett – were suddenly recast as traitors to the cause. Both were, he insinuated, under the sway of foreign interests. The court ruled that the tariffs overst
  
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• The Guardian view on temporary accommodation bills: short-term fixes must be backed up by housebuilding | Editorial

  24-02-2026 20:06 via theguardian.com
  Liverpool council’s success in negotiating with landlords is a model of how to save to invest in housingLocal authorities are experiencing some of the highest temporary accommodation bills on record. Councils in England spent £2.8bn last year on homeless accommodation – a 25% increase on the year before and a 100% increase since 2020.How did the bill get so high? The government’s redistribution of social housing stock from public to private hands is largely to blame. Inst
  
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• One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode - Phys.org

  24-02-2026 20:04 via news.google.com
  One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode  Phys.orgAstronomers Witness Transformation of One of the Largest Stars  Sky & TelescopeChanges to One of The Largest Known Stars May Signal Destruction  ScienceAlertOne Of The Largest Known Stars Has Changed Color. Is An Explosion Imminent?  IFLScienceThe dramatic transition of the extreme red supergiant WOH G64 to a yellow hypergiant  Nature
  
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• ‘Rude, arrogant and entitled’: MPs line up to condemn disgraced Andrew

  24-02-2026 20:01 via theguardian.com
  The speaker let it be known there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber. So MPs had a goUK politics live – latest updatesMPs are usually wary of openly criticising British royals in the Commons. Tuesday was a notable exception. Aside from the fact that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested over allegations of misconduct in public office as a trade envoy, the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, let it be known that there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber.A
  
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• Brazilian politicians accused of ordering murder of Rio councillor go on trial

  24-02-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018Brazil’s supreme court has opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councillor Marielle Franco, a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organised crime in the city.Franco, an activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio’s powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was shot dead in the city centre alo
  
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• Pete Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO - Financial Times

  24-02-2026 19:29 via news.google.com
  Pete Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO  Financial TimesUS threatens Anthropic with deadline in dispute on AI safeguards  BBCUS military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards  The GuardianPete Hegseth wages war on Anthropic  The EconomistExclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards  Axios
  
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• Farmers in England face losses under new cap on sustainable farming payments

  24-02-2026 19:27 via theguardian.com
  Environment secretary says payments will be limited to £100,000 per farm so ‘more farmers can benefit’Some farmers will lose money by opting into environment schemes under new plans to cap payments available for sustainable farming.Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, said the new system is “fairer”, adding: “Too much of our most productive land was removed from conventional farming.” Farmers will be disincentivised from taking large amounts of thei
  
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• Populism is plain to see all around us | Letters

  24-02-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  The characteristics include attachments to authoritarian regimes including the one based in the Kremlin, writes Kevin Lloyd; plus a letter from Peter GrayOliver Eagleton wonders whether we can any longer discern common strands within populism (‘Populism’: we used to know what it meant. Now the defining word of our era has lost its meaning, 18 February). While the left has deep roots in common endeavour and collective struggle, it has tended to act through structures concerned with im
  
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• Overcoming the angst of auto-renewal | Letters

  24-02-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s column about needing to keep an eye on the cost of services regularly paid forRe: Adrian Chiles’s column (My breakdown cover was extortionate – and that taught me an important lesson, 18 February). My dad was a member of the AA for 60 years and called them out about once a decade in all that time. When he died last year aged 91, we noticed, like Chiles, that the premiums were very high, and rang to move the account to my mother’s name an
  
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• Flawed council shake-up plans will not deliver savings | Letters

  24-02-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the government’s plans to overhaul local governmentPolly Toynbee is correct to point out the foolishness of a massive local government reorganisation, given other priorities (Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?, 18 February).What she does not mention is that this reorganisation will lead to a large increase in inequality. The district councils that are being abolish
  
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• Bring in Dutch water experts to stop the endless cycle of flooding in Britain | Letters

  24-02-2026 18:49 via theguardian.com
  Andrew Hiscock says the Netherlands’ handling of flooding in 1953 has stood it in good stead. Plus letters from John Sergeant and Michael HeatonIn the Netherlands, much of which is below sea level, we have not had a single square metre of flooding since 1953 (‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk, 31 January). In that year, a storm surge erupted in the North Sea, engulfing much of East Anglia as well as the Dutch province o
  
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• BBC apologises to staff over N-word inclusion as Bafta announces comprehensive review

  24-02-2026 18:45 via theguardian.com
  Chief content officer Kate Phillips tells staff she is ‘so sorry’ racial slur by Tourette campaigner was not edited from recorded broadcastPeter Bradshaw: why the dust has not yet settled on the Baftas N-word rowA senior BBC executive has apologised to staff for the corporation’s failure to edit a racial slur from Sunday’s Bafta film awards telecast. In a note sent on Tuesday and seen by the Press Association, chief content officer Kate Phillips told staff she was “
  
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• ‘Tics are involuntary’: people with Tourette syndrome on Baftas outburst

  24-02-2026 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Those with the condition share varying views of John Davidson’s tic during Sunday’s awards ceremonyIt was an incident that sparked a furore: during Sunday’s Bafta ceremony Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson made several outbursts, including shouting the N-word as actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting a prize on stage.Among others to comment on the incident were actors including Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Jorda
  
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• The accidental hacker: how one man gained control of 7,000 robots

  24-02-2026 18:12 via theguardian.com
  When Sammy Azdoufal found he had access to data from robot vacuum cleaners around the world, he told a tech publication. But the implications could be mind-bogglingName: The accidental hacker.Age: It doesn’t matter how old Sammy Azdoufal is. What he did is what’s important here, and what he did is very much of the age. Continue reading...
  
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• Oppo teases the Find N6’s crease-less display ahead of rumored March launch - 9to5Google

  24-02-2026 18:00 via news.google.com
  Oppo teases the Find N6’s crease-less display ahead of rumored March launch  9to5GoogleThis upcoming flagship could beat Samsung and Apple to a nearly creaseless folding screen  Android AuthorityOppo announces Find N6 foldable, here are the specs we know  GizmochinaOppo has teased its iPhone Fold rival’s killer display upgrade  Trusted ReviewsOppo Find N6 Leaked Images Hint at Two Colourways; Minor Design Updates Expected  Gadgets 360
  
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• Police sorry for failing to arrest Calocane before killings, Nottingham inquiry told

  24-02-2026 17:58 via theguardian.com
  Leicester and Nottingham officers accept they missed opportunities to act on earlier warrant Two police forces have apologised to bereaved families and survivors of the Nottingham attacks for failing to act on an arrest warrant for Valdo Calocane that was issued 10 months before he killed three people, a public inquiry has heard.NHS England and the NHS trust that cared for Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, also apologised to the families over missed opportunities. “The NHS and the
  
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• Clarkson's Farm filming halted as Jeremy issues major statement – fans will be gutted - Daily Express

  24-02-2026 17:57 via news.google.com
  Clarkson's Farm filming halted as Jeremy issues major statement – fans will be gutted  Daily ExpressJeremy Clarkson: Rain, rain, go away. I need a hobby to fill my days  The TimesUdder chaos and Diddly Squat at Clarkson’s Farm  Stripes EuropeJeremy Clarkson forced to stop filming on Clarkson's Farm  Oxford MailJeremy Clarkson reveals filming for Clarkson's Farm has stopped  AOL.co.uk
  
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• Epstein claims cast shadow over legacy of Northern Ireland peacemakers Clinton and Mitchell

  24-02-2026 17:54 via theguardian.com
  Former US president’s part in ending the Troubles threatened by fallout from Epstein scandal, which has tainted his former envoy, George MitchellWhen Bill Clinton testifies later this week at a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein there is unlikely to be any reference to his most precious foreign policy achievement – helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland.Whether Clinton is linked to Epstein’s predations or turns the tables on his inquisitors, his legacy in Nort
  
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• Son of Norway’s crown princess ‘often’ grabbed former partner by throat, court told

  24-02-2026 17:31 via theguardian.com
  Marius Borg Høiby is on trial accused of 38 crimes including four rapes and assaultsThe former partner of Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, has told a court he punched her in the face during their relationship and “often” grabbed her by the throat.Høiby, 29, Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial accused of 38 crimes, including four rapes and assaults. Continue reading...
  
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• Martin Rowson on the arrests of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson – cartoon

  24-02-2026 17:29 via theguardian.com
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• Husband’s ‘physical and sexual violence’ caused wife to kill herself, UK court told

  24-02-2026 17:09 via theguardian.com
  Christopher Trybus charged with manslaughter of Tarryn Baird, rape and coercive and controlling behaviourA woman who took her own life after being subjected to a campaign of “physical and sexual violence” by her husband told her family “I am so sorry but I just couldn’t take it any more”, a court has heard.Tarryn Baird, 34, was found dead at her home in Swindon, Wiltshire, on 28 November 2017. Continue reading...
  
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• Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests

  24-02-2026 17:06 via theguardian.com
  Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in GenevaPlainclothes police and security forces, many of them armed, have tried to flood Iran’s remaining open universities in an attempt to crush a fourth day of student protests against the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.Running battles were reported on some campuses, with videos showing fistfights between the Basji state-backed militia and students at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran. Pi
  
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• GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases - BBC

  24-02-2026 17:05 via news.google.com
  GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases  BBCGPs told to prioritise A&E ‘frequent flyers’  The TelegraphPatients guaranteed same-day appointments under new GP contract  The TimesBetter access to GPs with same-day appointments for urgent care  GOV.UKPCN funding pot raided to pay for more GPs and practice sessions  Pulse PCN
  
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• Football Daily | How CPR on a seagull helped restore moral goodness to Turkish football

  24-02-2026 17:03 via theguardian.com
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It’s not been the best time for Turkish football in recent months, what with the suspension of 149 match officials and more than 1,000 players relating to a betting scandal. Ouch. But events in a seventh-tier match at the weekend brought some much-needed moral goodness back to the game there when a player revived a seagull that had been struck down by a flying ball. Yep, you read that right. Let’s start at the beginning shall we. Ist
  
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• ‘I like my footballers wispy – or monumental!’ Rebel artist Rose Wylie on still painting till 3am at 91

  24-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Underestimated for too long, Wylie is now wanted by galleries worldwide and her giant, wild, witty paintings – of Hollywood stars, soccer greats, black swans and flying bombs – fetch huge sums. We visit her relaxed studio in KentThe Royal Academy is billing Rose Wylie as a “rebel artist” for her forthcoming show and at 91, she finds there’s still a lot to rebel against. An establishment that has long underrated women’s work, for one: astonishingly, hers is the
  
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• Do the British left’s hopes lie with the Greens, Labour or even Your Party? The answer could be all three

  24-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  No single organisation can deliver the change that socialists want. As Nigel Farage has shown, politics has to be ruthlessly tacticalFor the long-marginalised British left, parliamentary byelections aren’t usually cause for much excitement. But Gorton and Denton is different. Polls, bookmakers and tactical-voting websites name the Greens as the close-run favourites, and thousands of activists have been knocking on doors for “Hannah the plumber”, a popular local councillor and p
  
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