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• Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards - Sporting Life19 February 2026, 4:03 am
  Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Huntingdon Racecards  Sporting Life
  
• Man dies and boy in critical condition after stabbing at skate park in Northampton - The Guardian19 February 2026, 2:35 am
  Man dies and boy in critical condition after stabbing at skate park in Northampton  The GuardianTwo people stabbed following skate park altercation  BBCMan dead and teen critically injured after stabbings at skate park in Northampton  Sky NewsMurder investigation launched following death of man in Northampton  Northamptonshire PoliceMan dies after stabbing at skate park  The Telegraph
  
• Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down - BBC19 February 2026, 1:03 am
  Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down  BBC
  
• Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer - The Guardian18 February 2026, 11:48 pm
  Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer  The GuardianUK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours  Financial TimesSocial media firms will have 48 hours to take down revenge porn  The TimesTech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours - or face being blocked from UK  Sky NewsOfcom to speed up decision on rules enforcing tech companies to block illegal images online  The Independent
  
• Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor - Nature18 February 2026, 11:26 pm
  Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor  NatureHow Microbes Got Their Crawl  The New York TimesAncient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere  ScienceDailyA break in a longstanding mystery about origin of complex life  EurekAlert!Deep Sea Discovery Reveals How Life’s Evolution Was Fueled by Oxygen  Indian Defence Review
  
• Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for module.2bn - BBC18 February 2026, 10:40 pm
  Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for module.2bn  BBCEtsy Sells Depop, a Secondhand Clothing App Popular With Gen Z, to eBay  The New York TimesEBay forecasts upbeat revenue, buys Depop to boost fashion presence  Yahoo FinanceEBay buys Depop for module.2bn in bid to capture younger shoppers  The GuardianEtsy stock pops 14% on sale of Depop to eBay for module.2 billion  CNBC
  
• Revealed: The benefits capital of Britain - The Telegraph18 February 2026, 8:04 pm
  Revealed: The benefits capital of Britain  The Telegraph
  
• Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran - The Telegraph18 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran  The TelegraphUS military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports say  The GuardianSatellite image confirms US aircraft carrier 150 miles off Oman as pressure builds on Iran  BBCU.S. Navy’s Supercarrier Deployment Could Surpass Post-Cold War Records  ForbesHow US military is assembling within striking distance of Iran  Sky News
  
• Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming - BBC18 February 2026, 7:59 pm
  Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday celebrated across the BBC with special programming  BBCBBC unveils week of special shows for Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday - including new series  Digital SpyHow BBC plans to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s monumental 100th birthday  The IndependentDavid Attenborough fans call for national bank holiday as BBC unveils major plans for his 100th birthday  GB NewsThe BBC have announced its plans to honour Sir David Attenborough in a major update ahead of the legendary documentary filmmaker's 100th birthday 🎂 Born back in 1926, Sir David will be turning 100 on Friday, May 8 😱 What a milestone! To celebrate the  Facebook
  
• Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg - Arsenal.com18 February 2026, 7:03 pm
  Team news: Three changes in UWCL second leg  Arsenal.comArsenal vs OH Leuven: UEFA Women's Champions League stats & head-to-head  BBCArsenal beat Leuven to reach CL quarter-final - commentary  Sky SportsRenee Slegers reacts to 3-1 victory over Leuven  Arseblog NewsArsenal 3-1 (7-1 on agg) Leuven: Women’s Champions League – as it happened  The Guardian
  
• Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals - London Evening Standard18 February 2026, 6:25 pm
  Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals  London Evening Standard
  
• Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition - The Guardian18 February 2026, 5:55 pm
  Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition  The GuardianPlacenta complications and how the NHS manages them | Letter  The GuardianAmisha Adhia to launch campaign after rare childbirth condition went undiagnosed  EasternEyeThe Silent Killer: Campaign Exposes NHS Failures on Placenta Accreta  streamlinefeed.co.keUK MOTHERS AT RISK FROM LIFE-THREATENING MATERNITY CONDITION DUE TO DANGEROUS GAPS IN NHS CARE  London TV
  
• Young dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being placed in handcuffs - Stoke-on-Trent Live18 February 2026, 5:31 pm
  Young dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being placed in handcuffs  Stoke-on-Trent Live'Officers acted appropriately before man's drug death in Biddulph'  BBCYoung dad, 25, 'acting erratically' died moments after being put in handcuffs  mirror.co.ukPolice cleared over death of man detained in Biddulph | News - Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire)  RayoDad-of-two died moments after being placed in police handcuffs  Birmingham Live
  
• Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak - The Guardian18 February 2026, 5:09 pm
  Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak  The GuardianClimber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain  BBC‘Don’t blame boyfriend who left my daughter to die,’ says mother of Alps victim  The TelegraphAustrian climber faces manslaughter trial after girlfriend froze to death on mountain  The IndependentTrial of climber who ‘left girlfriend to die’ shakes community  The Times
  
• City law firm uses AI chatbot to interview graduates - The Times18 February 2026, 4:33 pm
  City law firm uses AI chatbot to interview graduates  The Times