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• FA Cup heroes Macclesfield make memories to last a lifetime

  16-02-2026 23:59 via bbc.com
  Macclesfield's FA Cup odyssey may have ended against Brentford but they have made memories to last a lifetime, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
  
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• Christian mother, teacher found dead as police hunt homicide suspect in Ohio home invasion

  16-02-2026 23:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A Christian mother of two has been found dead in her home in Ohio as authorities launch a homicide investigation.According to the Tipp City Police Department, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn was found dead following a reported burglary at a home in Tipp City, Ohio, and investigators are continuing to search for a suspect.On Monday, officers were dispatched at about 2:30 a.m. to the 900 block of Cunningham Court on a report of a burglary in progress involving a resident who had been shot, the department
  
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• Iran launches war drills in Hormuz Strait as US carrier is flying missions 24/7 before Geneva talks

  16-02-2026 23:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran launched live-fire naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday in preparation for potential security and military threats in the strategic waterway, according to the country’s state-run IRNA news agency.The drill, called "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz," was led by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the supervision of IRGC Commander in Chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, according to Iran International.State media said the exercise was or
  
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• Stephen A Smith blames LeBron James for NBA Slam Dunk Contest's entertainment decline

  16-02-2026 23:47 via foxnews.com
  
  NBA All-Star Weekend drew mixed reviews from fans on social media, with many calling out the lack of entertainment in the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night.It’s no secret the signature event of the pre-All-Star-Game festivities hasn’t been what it used to be, and the latest version on Saturday night at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles was more of the same.Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson won the event, but the showing by all four contestants didn’t wow the crowd and those on s
  
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• A big day for GB's men's curling team - Tuesday's guide

  16-02-2026 23:26 via bbc.com
  What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
  
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• Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead

  16-02-2026 23:23 via theguardian.com
  Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in PawtucketAt least three people are dead and three more hospitalized in critical condition in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a high school hockey match on Monday afternoon, the police said.The Pawtucket police chief, Tina Goncalves, told reporters at a news conference that the suspect is one of the dead. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump slams Maryland governor, launches federal effort to protect Potomac after historic sewage spill

  16-02-2026 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump ordered an all-of-government effort to protect the District of Columbia’s water supply and slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a sewage pipe interceptor rupture in Cabin John has released an estimated 240 million gallons into the Potomac River. The break was first noticed on security cameras off the Clara Barton Parkway just north of the District line Jan. 19, and within several days, crews from DC Water were able to segregate much of the spill into the paralleli
  
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• Anderson Cooper exits '60 Minutes' as correspondent

  16-02-2026 23:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Anderson Cooper is leaving "60 Minutes" after nearly two decades on the long-running CBS News program. Cooper, who is a primetime anchor on CNN, will reportedly keep all of his focus on the full-time cable gig going forward. Cooper joined "60 Minutes" as a rotating correspondent in 2007.The exit was first reported by Breaker Media. AOC ATTACKS BARI WEISS, FALSELY CLAIMS SHE ‘KILLED’ ‘60 MINUTES’ REPORT ON CECOTAccording to the report, Cooper told the network wee
  
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• GB men's curlers' semi-final hopes on line after shock defeat

  16-02-2026 23:05 via bbc.com
  The Winter Olympics medal hopes of Team GB's men's curlers have been cast into doubt after a shock 8-6 defeat by Norway left them scrambling to make the semi-finals in Cortina.
  
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• Adam Sandler leads tributes to Robert Duvall, calls him 'one of the greatest actors we ever had'

  16-02-2026 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin and Jamie Lee Curtis led the outpouring of celebrity tributes to Robert Duvall after the legendary actor died at the age of 95. On Monday, Duvall's wife Luciana Pedraza Duvall confirmed his death in a post on his official Facebook page."Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time," Luciana  wrote online in part. "Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."'GODFATHER' ST
  
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• How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm

  16-02-2026 23:02 via bbc.com
  Detectives desperate to locate a 12-year-old, seen abused online, found a surprising lead.
  
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• Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss

  16-02-2026 23:00 via bbc.com
  Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.
  
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• 'People shouldn't be dying just for existing' - Gauff on US issues

  16-02-2026 22:49 via bbc.com
  Coco Gauff says it is "tough to wake up" and see what is happening back home in the United States amid the president's immigration crackdown.
  
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• Tourist arrested after destroying multiple check-in kiosks in Hong Kong airport rampage

  16-02-2026 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  A shocking scene unfolded inside Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Monday when a man was seen pushing over check-in kiosks and trying to smash them with a metal pole.Footage of the incident went viral and showed the man dressed in a black jumper, blue jeans, and wearing a cross-body bag striding toward a row of automated check-in kiosks in the departure area.Without hesitation, he began forcefully pushing the machines over one by one.INDIAN NATIONAL ALLEGEDLY STABBED 2 TEENS
  
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• Medical NGO that slammed Israel’s anti-terror raid now quits Gaza hospital over armed operatives

  16-02-2026 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  The increasingly controversial medical nongovernmental organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which has been accused of anti-Israel rhetoric, shocked many when it recently announced that it had ceased operations at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, due to the presence of gunmen using the hospital it had constantly accused Israel of raiding.MSF said its teams had "reported a pattern of unacceptable acts, including the presence of armed men, intimidation, arbitrary arrests of patient
  
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• FBI won’t share Alex Pretti shooting evidence, Minnesota authorities say

  16-02-2026 21:19 via theguardian.com
  State’s governor had demanded impartial inquiry into the shooting of the VA nurse by federal immigration agentsMinnesota law enforcement authorities have said the FBI is refusing to share any evidence on its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal immigration authorities in late January.Pretti was shot on 24 January by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Minneapolis during the Trump administration’s surge of immigration enforcement operatio
  
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• Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95

  16-02-2026 21:14 via theguardian.com
  From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable rangeRobert Duvall was a vigorous and subtle actor who always performed with passion and convictionRobert Duvall, the veteran actor who had a string of roles in classic American films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, M*A*S*H and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95.“Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort,” wrote hi
  
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• The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks

  16-02-2026 21:10 via theguardian.com
  Abbas Araghchi is steeped in more than a decade of nuclear dealmaking with a book on the art of negotiationsIf the US and Iran are to avoid a regional war, both sides need to start to make concessions at talks in Geneva on Tuesday, and also to accommodate one another’s very different bargaining styles.The Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, steeped in almost 15 years of Iranian nuclear talks, is a near lifelong diplomat who has written a book on the art of negotiations that reveals th
  
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• Will we see changes to first England squad in 2026?

  16-02-2026 21:01 via bbc.com
  The Lionesses return to competitive action next month as their campaign to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup begins. So what changes could we see?
  
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• NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn

  16-02-2026 20:54 via theguardian.com
  Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up fallsChildren are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul, MPs and health experts have warned.Calls are growing for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi. Continue
  
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• Fertility patients win high court battle to save embryos after consent error

  16-02-2026 20:54 via theguardian.com
  Judge says people should not lose chance of parenthood ‘by the ticking of a clock’ after 10-year deadline missedMore than a dozen fertility patients have won a high court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after errors meant they did not renew consent to store them within the 10-year window required by law.Ruling that the material could be kept, the judge said they should not “have the possibility of parenthood … removed by the ticking of a clo
  
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• Starmer abandons plans to delay local elections in England in latest U-turn

  16-02-2026 20:43 via theguardian.com
  PM under fire from his own MPs and opposition leaders after ditching plan to postpone elections for 30 councilsWhy Starmer’s latest U-turn could be a gift for ReformKeir Starmer has been forced to abandon plans to delay local elections with less than three months’ notice in another policy U-turn that has prompted anger among his own MPs and scorn from opposition leaders.The prime minister is under fire after ministers said on Monday they were abandoning plans to delay local elections
  
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• Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

  16-02-2026 20:22 via bbc.com
  The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home

  16-02-2026 20:18 via bbc.com
  The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he met with Democratic senators, thanked US for support

  16-02-2026 20:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that he met with U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I."Thank you for seeing us," Blumenthal can be heard saying in a video included in Zelenskyy's post. "We look forward to hearing from you, ah, about how we can be more helpful."Zelenskyy indicated in the post that during the meeting he "thanked the United States for its strong bipartisan support and work for peace."UK, GERMAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS DEFEND MI
  
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• League One Mansfield to host Arsenal in fifth round - full FA Cup draw

  16-02-2026 20:08 via bbc.com
  League One club Mansfield will host record 14-time winners Arsenal at Field Mill in the FA Cup fifth round, as Manchester City head to Newcastle in a repeat of the League Cup semi-final.
  
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• What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents?

  16-02-2026 19:49 via theguardian.com
  Experts say the detention centres were a breeding ground for extremism and a new generation of IS membersHumanitarians warned for years that the camps in north-east Syria holding tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters would have to be dealt with. Calling them a “ticking time bomb”, relief groups said the women and children could not just be left to rot in squalid desert camps indefinitely, because eventually they would come home.Despite the warni
  
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• Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

  16-02-2026 19:48 via bbc.com
  It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.
  
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• Producer of Israeli spy thriller found dead in Athens hotel room

  16-02-2026 19:43 via theguardian.com
  Dana Eden, 52, co-creator of hit TV series Tehran, reported by Greek police to have taken her own life on SundayThe co-creator of an Israeli hit TV series has been found dead in a hotel room in Athens where the fourth season of the spy thriller is being filmed.Dana Eden, 52, was discovered by her brother late on Sunday, Greek police said, attributing her death to suicide.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In th
  
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• Civil rights groups sue to protect voter data FBI seized from Georgia office

  16-02-2026 19:27 via theguardian.com
  Fulton county office was raided in January amid Donald Trump’s claims that 2020 election was fraudulentRights groups have sued to protect voter information that was seized by the FBI in a controversial raid in Georgia at the behest of Donald Trump in his renewed push to invalidate the 2020 election.The NAACP and other civil rights organizations filed a motion on 15 February to “prohibit the Trump administration from misusing the voter information” taken from an elections wareho
  
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• How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great

  16-02-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.
  
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• 'I bring a circus' - ringmaster Fury in 'prime' for Makhmudov fight

  16-02-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  Showman Tyson Fury says he is "coming back to make boxing great again" as he prepares to fight Russia's Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
  
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• US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

  16-02-2026 19:17 via bbc.com
  BBC Verify has seen US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran ahead of talks between the two countries
  
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• French police launch murder inquiry after far-right activist’s death in Lyon

  16-02-2026 19:02 via theguardian.com
  Quentin Deranque, 23, who was on sidelines of a protest, died from a brain injury after attack that has fuelled political tensionsFrench police have launched a murder inquiry after a far-right activist died in hospital having been beaten up in an attack that has fuelled political tensions in France.Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old mathematics student, died from a severe brain injury at the weekend. The Lyon prosecutor, Thierry Dran, said Deranque was assaulted by at least six masked individuals.
  
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• Teenagers guilty of killing man they thought was a paedophile

  16-02-2026 18:45 via bbc.com
  Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle before he died.
  
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• Paris police raid Arab World Institute in connection with Epstein investigation

  16-02-2026 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  French police raided the headquarters of the Arab World Institute (AWI) on Monday as part of its investigation into a former government official's connections to Jeffrey Epstein.Authorities searched the Paris headquarters along with several other locations, according to the national financial prosecutor. The investigators were searching for documents relating to ex-culture minister Jack Lang, who served as the AWI's head until his resignation last month. AWI is a part of France's foreign ministr
  
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• Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

  16-02-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
  
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• A simple guide to the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

  16-02-2026 18:09 via bbc.com
  Millions will vote in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, and local elections in England.
  
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• UK, German defense officials defend military buildup under Russian threats

  16-02-2026 17:51 via foxnews.com
  
  The British and German Defense chiefs contend that military buildup is necessary to protect Europe from potential Russian aggression.They pointed to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war."Moscow’s military buildup, combined with its willingness to wage war on our continent, as painfully evidenced in Ukraine, represents an increased risk that demands our collective attention," they declared in an opinion piece published by The Guardian.RUBIO SEALS CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH HUNGARYUn
  
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• Is It The End Of The Global Order As We Know It?

  16-02-2026 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Starmer says Europe must be ready to fight, but can it afford to?
  
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• Ice and snow warnings as another blast of Arctic air sweeps across the UK

  16-02-2026 17:37 via bbc.com
  More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.
  
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• Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day

  16-02-2026 16:41 via bbc.com
  The popular tourist attraction was a proposal spot for couples and featured on postcards.
  
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• Australian women and children sent back to Syrian detention camp after initial release

  16-02-2026 15:48 via theguardian.com
  The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – were prevented from returning to Australia by ‘poor coordination’ with DamascusFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian women and children held for years without charge were forced to return to a detention camp in north-east Syria on Monday after being released by Kurdish authorities for their expected repatriation to Australia.The 3
  
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• Five injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow

  16-02-2026 15:17 via bbc.com
  One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.
  
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• GB slalom legend Ryding bids farewell to Olympics

  16-02-2026 15:16 via bbc.com
  Slalom skier Dave Ryding bids farewell to the Winter Olympics with a 17th-place finish in mixed conditions in Bormio.
  
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• British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays

  16-02-2026 14:37 via theguardian.com
  Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutralThe British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral.Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine, with some people described as being “of Palestinian descent”. Continue
  
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• Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

  16-02-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  More than 130,000 people considered missing or disappeared in Mexico as drug cartels expandIt was a bright morning in August 2022 when Ángel Montenegro was taken. A 31-year-old construction worker, Montenegro had been out all night drinking with some work buddies in the city of Cuautla and was waiting for a bus back to nearby Cuernavaca, where he lived.At about 10am, a white van pulled up: several men jumped out and dragged Montenegro and a co-worker inside before speeding off. Montenegro
  
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• Australia Hanukkah terror attack suspect seen for first time in prison

  16-02-2026 13:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The man accused of carrying out a Hanukkah terror attack in Sydney, Australia, was seen publicly for the first time Monday, appearing by video link from Goulburn Supermax prison during a hearing at Downing Center Local Court.7NewsAustralia reported that Naveed Akram, 24, spoke only briefly during the less than 10-minute hearing as a suppression order protecting the names of some victims was extended."Did you hear what just occurred?" Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund asked. "Yep," Akram repl
  
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• UK snow carver comes second in global contest with Olympic sculpture

  16-02-2026 12:31 via bbc.com
  Pippa Unwin says she is delighted to succeed with her "ridiculously complicated" design.
  
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• Taiwan 'will not escalate, but will not yield' to Chinese intimidation, foreign minister warns

  16-02-2026 12:15 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan’s foreign minister says China has "clearly become a troublemaker that is maliciously attempting to disrupt the cross-strait status quo and intimidate peaceful countries."In exclusive comments to Fox News Digital, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said China’s intensifying "authoritarian expansionism not only directly threatens Taiwan’s security and democratic system but also poses significant challenges to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and around
  
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