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WORLD
Body camera reveals moment Texas police arrive after British dad shot dead his daughter ‘after arguing about Trump’
‘We were kids’: Students testify in Georgia school shooting case against suspect’s father
ICE ignored increase in use of force reports among its agents, even before deportation surge in Minnesota: report
Voting begins in Texas as a Republican senator clings to Trump to keep his job
Project Salt: Anti-ICE protesters clog Target checkouts to purchase specific item after immigration raids
UK
Body camera reveals moment Texas police arrive after British dad shot dead his daughter ‘after arguing about Trump’
Online child abuse reaches critical level with 1,000 arrests monthly
Police officer ran over cyclist who threw sandwich on the ground
Snow, sleet and heavy rain set to cause flooding and disrupt travel, says Met Office
Met crackdown on gangs recruiting children to steal phones for money on Snapchat
SPORTS
Real Madrid earn slim lead over Benfica amid fury over racism incident
USA and Canada men’s ice hockey results and schedule for Winter Olympics 2026
Team GB curling results and schedule for Winter Olympics 2026
Vitor Pereira embraces pressure as Nottingham Forest’s fourth boss of season
Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Benfica halted over alleged racist incident
BUSINESS
FTSE 100 hits record high as rate cut hopes rise
EU launches investigation into Shein over child-like sex dolls
Britain’s biggest banks to create alternative to Mastercard and Visa
Warner Bros restarts talks with Paramount Skydance amid takeover battle
Applied Nutrition ups earnings outlook after muscling in on January health boom
TECH
SCI
A ground breaking discovery: Scientists find new sources of moonquakes that could impact lunar landings
Origins of ‘gravity hole’ over Antarctica finally unveiled
Ancient bacteria found frozen in cave resistant to 10 types of antibiotics
Why scientists are obsessed with a tiny yellow mushroom
Scientist’s subtle tribute in name of newly discovered croc species
POLITICS
Politics live: Reform announces plan to rip up Equality Act as Farage unveils top team
Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team?
Police probe claims Labour bribed voters with food to support by-election candidate
Tories could be hit harder by local election U-turn than Labour, top pollster says
Reform accused of ‘pitching for votes of misogynists and homophobes’ with plans to scrap Equality Act
HEALTH
Dame Prue Leith says walking London Fashion Week runway at 86 is ‘ludicrous – but funny’
Simone Biles empathizes with Ilia Malinin after disastrous Olympics stumble: ‘I know what he’s going through’
Six tips to work with the Year of the Fire Horse’s energy
Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer says she works four jobs to provide for her daughter
Taylor Swift lends voice to special Winter Olympics video ahead of major competition for Team USA
ENTERTAIN
The Tony Blair Story review – Fails to do justice to the complexity of Iraq
Whoopi Goldberg explains why her name is in the Epstein files
Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special is officially happening and fans ‘can’t believe it’
Former Nickelodeon star claims he was nearly fired during show’s first season
Bruce Springsteen to kick off 2026 tour in Minneapolis ‘in defense of America’
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