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• 'SNL' tackles Will Smith slap

  03-04-2022 12:33 via cnn.com
  
  "Saturday Night Live" tackled some of the week's biggest headlines on its version of "Fox and Friends," during Saturday's cold open, including the Will Smith slap at the Academy Awards and Ginni Thomas' text messages urging a top White House official to keep up the fight to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• Australia news live: strong winds overturn boats in Hobart ahead of regatta; thousands of ‘life-threatening’ pharmaceutical poppies stolen from Victorian farm

  22-02-2026 07:19 via theguardian.com
  The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts of up to 95 km/h in Hobart before 1.20pm. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice investigating the mistaken kidnapping of grandfather Chris Baghsarian are appealing for information about suspicious car fires that could be related to the case, AAP reports.Hopes are fading of finding the 85-year-old alive, who was taken captive more than a week ago when three men stormed his Sydney home and bundled him int
  
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• ‘The anxieties just lift’: why domestic abuse refuges are turning to female tradespeople

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  With construction overwhelmingly male, Refuge says tradeswomen help survivors of abuse feel saferOne of the main challenges in maintaining the 64 homes for domestic abuse survivors run by Refuge is the reliance on a male-dominated workforce of electricians, plumbers and decorators.“The presence of men can be distressing and could trigger past traumas for our survivors,” said Lisa Cantwell-Hope, the head of property services at the charity. “Male contractors need an escort to ma
  
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• Matt Goodwin is running: the search for Reform’s elusive byelection candidate

  22-02-2026 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?On a bracingly cold February night in Levenshulme, a black Volkswagen people-carrier draws up outside a little parish church, around which a small crowd has begun to gather. From behind the car’s darkened windows steps the Reform candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, dressed in the trademark gilet that makes him look les
  
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• Thailand moves to cut sugar in popular drinks amid health drive

  22-02-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Major chains agree to halve default sweetness, but street vendors and cafes remain outside sugar tax rulesA crowd of customers, holding phones aloft, watch intently as Auntie Nid mixes up her bestseller: an iced Thai tea.Condensed milk is poured into a glass, followed by three heaped tablespoons of sugar, and then freshly strained tea. The end product – a deep orange, creamy treat – is poured into a plastic bag filled with ice. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia will ‘examine all options’ to avoid new 15% tariffs announced by Donald Trump

  22-02-2026 03:48 via theguardian.com
  The trade minister, Don Farrell, says Australia has ‘consistently advocated’ against the ‘unjustified tariffs’, after the US president announced new leviesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “examine all options” after the US president Donald Trump announced a temporary 15% tariff would apply to US imports from all countries.The US president’s move came less than
  
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• Final missing Lake Tahoe skier found dead 5 days after avalanche

  22-02-2026 03:06 via bbc.com
  Authorities released the names of the six women and three guides who died in the worst avalanche in state history.
  
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• Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp

  22-02-2026 02:36 via theguardian.com
  One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, buthome affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Burke says authorities “know the state of mind” of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in a Syrian detention camp, but says his options to prevent them returning to Australia are limited.The home a
  
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• Government 'inflamed tension' over Maccabi fan ban, say MPs

  22-02-2026 02:34 via bbc.com
  Intervention over the banning of fans at the Aston Villa match was late and clumsy, MPs say.
  
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• 'I cleaned toilets while studying at Cambridge'

  22-02-2026 02:22 via bbc.com
  Jade Franks uses her experience of classism to write a hit play which has been picked up by Netflix.
  
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• 'We want the truth' - families of Nottingham attacks victims speak ahead of public inquiry

  22-02-2026 01:47 via bbc.com
  An inquiry into the attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane will hear evidence in London from Monday.
  
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• How football is helping girls fight against forced marriage

  22-02-2026 01:30 via bbc.com
  Two sisters in an Indian village talk about how football has changed their lives and helped them push back against child marriage.
  
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• Scotland's mad for Oasis, Newcastle loves Sam Fender: Music tastes where you live revealed

  22-02-2026 01:29 via bbc.com
  Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.
  
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• All nine bodies of skiers killed in California avalanche recovered

  22-02-2026 01:09 via theguardian.com
  Six additional skiers survived tragedy in Sierra Nevadas near Lake Tahoe, a popular winter sport destination‘They were mothers, wives, friends’: how a ski trip turned deadly in the California mountainsOfficials announced on Saturday that the bodies of all nine missing skiers who were killed in a devastating avalanche in California had been recovered, following days of search efforts.The avalanche happened in the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California near Lake Tahoe, a popula
  
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• The Papers: Andrew 'inquiry' calls and hiding from 'Putin's killer drones'

  22-02-2026 01:07 via bbc.com
  Calls to probe Andrew's links to Epstein and the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war leads Sunday's papers.
  
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• I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late

  22-02-2026 01:07 via bbc.com
  Studies show burnout in young people is rising and there are a number of reasons why.
  
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• Are ties and blazers over? Why some schools are pushing for 'active' uniforms

  22-02-2026 01:06 via bbc.com
  Proponents say relaxed uniforms make life easier for children and are much more practical for physical play.
  
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• We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated

  22-02-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.
  
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• From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap

  22-02-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  Just a year into Trump's second term, and about half of Project 2025's policies have been implemented, observers say.
  
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• All you need to know ahead of the Bafta Film Awards 2026

  22-02-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.
  
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• 13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles

  22-02-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  Nurses and doctors are trying to understand and assuage the concerns some patients have over vaccines.
  
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• Wood outpoints Warrington in rematch lacking spark

  22-02-2026 01:01 via bbc.com
  Home favourite Leigh Wood comfortably outpoints Josh Warrington in their rematch at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.
  
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• Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

  22-02-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Select committee says ‘late’ decision to overturn exclusion of fans ‘did little more than inflame tensions’The government’s response to West Midlands police’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was “clumsy”, “late” and “did little more than inflame tensions”, a group of MPs has found.A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with
  
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• Guardiola tells team to chill with cocktails as Man City pile pressure on Arsenal

  22-02-2026 00:52 via bbc.com
  As Manchester City continue to crank up the pressure on Arsenal, Pep Guardiola tells his players to take three days off to "enjoy life" with "caipirinhas and daiquiris".
  
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• Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

  22-02-2026 00:38 via theguardian.com
  ‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes on Saturday night targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.Islamabad did not say precisely where the strikes were carried out or provide other details. Continue reading...
  
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• Once mocked for being tacky, this Korean music genre is making a comeback

  22-02-2026 00:06 via bbc.com
  The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.
  
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• Deal with 'noise' or join another club - Arteta

  21-02-2026 23:35 via bbc.com
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players should "be part of a different club" if they can not deal with the "noise" as his team bid to end their 22-year wait for a league title.
  
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• Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools

  21-02-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged studentsPlans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set out by the government on Monday.The schools white paper will detail proposals to change the criteria under which schools receive funding to support the most disadvantaged students. Continue reading...
  
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• Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

  21-02-2026 23:09 via bbc.com
  The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
  
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• US salsa legend Willie Colón, vocalist, trombonist and composer, dies aged 75

  21-02-2026 22:55 via theguardian.com
  Colón’s music combined jazz, rock and salsa, incorporating rhythms from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and AfricaWillie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday aged 75, his family has said.With more than 30m albums sold, multiple platinum records and 11 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, Colón is among the most successful salsa artists of all time. Continue reading...
  
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