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WORLD

Rob Reiner's son returns to court, may enter plea in the killing of his parents
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin has started WW III and must be stopped ahead of four-year anniversary
What we know about ‘quiet’ North Carolina artist shot and killed for armed Mar-a-Lago break-in
Kash Patel parties with Team USA hockey champs after taking FBI jet to Italy as aide defends ‘official business’ trip
Violent arrests of high school students protesting ICE shook a Pennsylvania town. Now officials are investigating

UK

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor latest: Prince William says he’s ‘not calm’ as fallout from Andrew’s arrest continues
Mainstream schools to receive extra funding to support Send children
Reform accused of ‘direct attack on settled families’ with new migration plan
‘I just want a fresh start’: Vulnerable young people forced to the streets by ‘unfair’ rental market
UK weather: London to be hotter than Athens this week as temperatures rise after months of rain

SPORTS

IOC president hails ‘new kind of Winter Games’ at Milan-Cortina closing ceremony
Team GB’s record over the years as their best ever Winter Olympics ends
Winter Olympics 2026: Samba in Stelvio snow, penis injections and British glory
Zoe Atkin soars to half-pipe bronze to cap Team GB’s best ever Winter Olympics
The quirk of fate that saw sluggish Liverpool beat Forest and close in on Champions League places

BUSINESS

Job vacancies plunge to low not seen since Covid pandemic
Energy crisis cost Scottish economy £11bn, study finds
AI contributes to spike in fashion sales complaints to Citizens Advice
Government seeking ‘best deal possible’ for UK firms over US tariffs – minister

TECH






SCI






POLITICS

Mainstream schools to receive extra funding to support Send children
Reform accused of ‘direct attack on settled families’ with new migration plan
Ex-defence secretary accuses Nigel Farage of ‘performing Maga stunt’ with failed Chagos ‘aid mission’
Minister fails to rule out retaliation over Trump tariffs but insists it’s better to negotiate ‘behind the scenes’
Geordie Greig: Labour’s SEND reforms are ‘really about money’

HEALTH

Hilary Duff reveals ‘most lonely part’ of her current reality
Food Lion recalls ground beef over ‘black rubber plastic’ contamination
Eric Dane’s wife Rebecca Gayheart speaks out after his death from ALS
Eric Adams roasted online over bizarre ‘Netflix and chill’ blizzard comment as New York prepares for snow
Dunkin’ fans frustrated as new coffee buckets launch in limited stores — see if yours made the cut

ENTERTAIN

The real-life murder case behind ‘The Lady’: How Sarah Ferguson’s former dresser went from the palace to prison
I Swear, One Battle After Another and Sinners dominate Baftas 2026
Robert Aramayo gobsmacked as he beats Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet for Best Actor Bafta
Baftas ‘heckling’: What really happened during Alan Cumming’s monologue?
Baftas 2026: The boldest looks on the red carpet
 
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