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WORLD
8,000-year-old pottery shards reveal ancient Mesopotamians understood maths before numbers invented
Trump Tower apartment was ‘particularly poor’ investment, multimillion-dollar lawsuit says
Trump’s official White House portrait was finished 4 years ago. Here’s why he never wants you to see it
Fiery Tom Homan warns agents could return to Minnesota and threatens raids in other cities: ‘We’re coming for you’
The biggest bombshells about Kristi Noem and her top aide Corey Lewandowski from the Wall Street Journal’s expose
UK
Invictus Games gold medallist could face jail over dishonest disability claim
Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court
Trans people facing ‘workers’ rights crisis’ as court rules employers can ban trans women from using female toilets
School boss spends £50k on knife detectors – warning classrooms can be ‘vulnerable’ after horror stabbings
Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea
SPORTS
Man City midfielder Rodri faces potential ban over referee remarks
Quarter-final curse strikes again for Charlotte Bankes as GB medal drought continues
Tottenham agree deal with surprise candidate Igor Tudor for interim manager role
Ukrainian star admits his Olympic dream is over despite appealing disqualification after helmet row
Maro Itoje urges England to be ‘aggressors’ in Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland
BUSINESS
Nestle ramps up baby formula production amid contamination recall
Lloyds sets out new pay policy with potential for boss to land £17.7m payout
P&O Ferries owner DP World ousts chairman after Epstein messages
NatWest sees profits soar as it hands out £495 million in staff bonuses
Retailers enjoy ‘bright start to 2026’ as sales and footfall bounce back
TECH
SCI
Sensors placed under city to measure geothermal heating potential
Medieval tunnel discovered in Germany were likely used for secret cult rituals
Scientists ‘make people less selfish’ with shot of electricity to brain
How far you can run might be down to brain not brawn, study finds
Scientists develop smart underwear to track how often people fart – the results are surprising
POLITICS
Trans people facing ‘workers’ rights crisis’ as court rules employers can ban trans women from using female toilets
Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea
Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful
Why was Palestine Action banned as a terror group and what will happen to the thousands arrested at protests?
BBC Question Time crowd erupts as MP rebukes Nadine Dorries’ Jim Ratcliffe defence
HEALTH
‘Money bouquets’ rival traditional flowers in some countries for Valentine’s Day
Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky? The history of the superstitious date
Valentine’s Day 2026: All the best last-minute restaurant and food deals
Comedian Rob Beckett’s wife Lou: ‘I completely lost the person I was pre-baby’
The Princess of Wales’s favourite designers who are showing at London Fashion Week
ENTERTAIN
Margot Robbie says male co-star gave her book telling her to ‘eat less’
Charli xcx review, Wuthering Heights: A spectacular, phantasmagorical fever dream
Eagle-eyed Simpsons fans spot moment in 25-year-old episode they say predicted the Epstein Files
Shirley Ballas sparks Strictly Come Dancing exit speculation after ‘landing new job’ in the US
The S***heads, review – Violent Stone Age cannibals are brought to life with a sly modern twist
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