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• Smart meter rule change today means customers will get £40 automatically - The Mirror23 February 2026, 5:11 pm
  Smart meter rule change today means customers will get £40 automatically  The MirrorSmart meter rule change hitting today means Brits can get automatic £40 payment - check if you qualify  The SunFull list of new rules for all UK households with a smart meter from Monday  Manchester Evening NewsBritish Gas, Octopus, EDF and OVO customers in line for £40 boost under new rule  GB NewsHouseholds with smart meters could qualify for £40 payments from today  Wales Online
  
• Sleepover killer who murdered mum & 3 kids jailed after beating lag with hammer - The Sun23 February 2026, 5:06 pm
  Sleepover killer who murdered mum & 3 kids jailed after beating lag with hammer  The SunMurderer attacked fellow Durham Frankland inmate with hammer  BBCKillamarsh killer handed another life sentence for prison hammer attack  ITVXMan who killed partner and her children given second life sentence for inmate attack  The IndependentQuadruple murderer savagely attacked inmate at Frankland to get moved to segregation  Yahoo News UK
  
• 'Near impossible' travel conditions in New York as 22 inches of snow falls on US east coast - BBC23 February 2026, 4:55 pm
  'Near impossible' travel conditions in New York as 22 inches of snow falls on US east coast  BBCNo business like snow business: blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures  The GuardianWatch: Winter storm covers parts north-east US in snow  BBCNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders citywide shutdown as snowstorm hits  Al JazeeraUS north-east hit by power outages as winter storm pummels New York  Financial Times
  
• Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters - The Guardian23 February 2026, 3:02 pm
  Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters  The GuardianPM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims  BBCMinister who smeared journalists to be investigated by Starmer’s ethics tsar  The TelegraphLobbyist who examined Sunday Times journalist targeted another  The TimesJosh Simons accidentally sends details of his case to Labour MP group chat  New Statesman
  
• Why Melbourne will be more challenging for F1 – and what a plan B might look like - Autosport23 February 2026, 2:58 pm
  Why Melbourne will be more challenging for F1 – and what a plan B might look like  AutosportF1’s engine controversy explained as new rules poised to cause chaos  The TelegraphJeremy Clarkson fears F1 2026 chaos after Bahrain testing  PlanetF1Carlos Sainz makes FIA, F1 plea over 'exaggerated' 2026 concern  racingnews365.comJeremy Clarkson delivers take on new F1 rules with ‘Drive to Survive’ quip  Motorsport Week
  
• Prestianni ban: Benfica forward handed provisional one-match suspension after alleged racist abuse to Vinicius Jr - BBC23 February 2026, 2:41 pm
  Prestianni ban: Benfica forward handed provisional one-match suspension after alleged racist abuse to Vinicius Jr  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• End the sewage pollution scandal - Home - 38 Degrees23 February 2026, 1:59 pm
  End the sewage pollution scandal  Home - 38 DegreesChannel 4’s 4Creative exposes ‘The Sick Truth Behind Britain’s Sewage Scandal’ with bold new fountain installation  Channel 4Channel 4 promotes drama series Dirty Business with "fountain of filth"  CampaignChannel 4 turns up sewage pressure with Fountain of Filth  Famous Campaigns‘It's got to stop’: Mother whose daughter died after swimming in polluted waters calls for end to privatisation  ENDS Report
  
• ‘Wednesday’ Series Regular Leaving, Joanna Lumley Promoted Ahead Of Season 3 - Deadline23 February 2026, 1:14 pm
  ‘Wednesday’ Series Regular Leaving, Joanna Lumley Promoted Ahead Of Season 3  DeadlineWinona Ryder Cast in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Season 3  The Hollywood ReporterNoah B. Taylor won’t return for third series of Netflix hit Wednesday  The Independent‘Wednesday’ Season 3 Adds Four to Cast as Production Begins  VarietyWoe and Behold: Your First Look at Wednesday Season 3, Now in Production  Netflix
  
• Winter Olympics homecoming: Team GB athletes arrive back in UK after record gold medals - BBC23 February 2026, 1:11 pm
  Winter Olympics homecoming: Team GB athletes arrive back in UK after record gold medals  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Police name Stoke-on-Trent woman, 24, killed in crash - Stoke-on-Trent Live23 February 2026, 12:54 pm
  Police name Stoke-on-Trent woman, 24, killed in crash  Stoke-on-Trent LiveBurslem woman, 24, who died in van crash left 'beautiful memories'  BBCOverturned van in Farndon leaves three injured and A534 closed on Saturday  Whitchurch HeraldWoman dies in crash as two men are arrested by Cheshire Police  Runcorn and Widnes WorldWoman dies and two people arrested after crash  Wales Online
  
• Deloitte shake-up of global structure set to trigger UK leadership race - Financial Times23 February 2026, 12:19 pm
  Deloitte shake-up of global structure set to trigger UK leadership race  Financial Times
  
• Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession - BBC23 February 2026, 11:47 am
  Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession  BBCInquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue  The Guardian'Andrew photo will go down in history'  BBCRemoving Andrew from the succession would be easy – but it may not be wise  The TelegraphAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor latest: Australia backs removing former duke from line of succession  The Independent
  
• Manchester Piccadilly reopens after £7.9m upgrade - BBC23 February 2026, 11:41 am
  Manchester Piccadilly reopens after £7.9m upgrade  BBCPassengers urged to plan ahead as major station closure continues over weekend | ITV News  ITVXPassengers thanked for their patience as train services between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly return  Sandbach Nub NewsNetwork Rail Celebrates Return of Trains to Manchester Piccadilly  Railway-NewsIn honour of Manchester Piccadilly reopening tomorrow, here's a reminder of what it looked like back in the 90s 🤯 All but two platforms have been shut for the last nine days while Network Rail carry out significant improvements to the track and signalling syste  facebook.com
  
• Primrose Hill neighbours in legal battle over wonky basement - The Telegraph23 February 2026, 11:13 am
  Primrose Hill neighbours in legal battle over wonky basement  The TelegraphMillionaire neighbours locked in ‘absurd’ six-year row over 3ft ‘wonky’ basement wall  The Irish SunBattle of the bulge as millionaire Primrose Hill neighbours go to war over wonky wall  The IndependentPrimrose Hill couple embroiled in £260,000 legal battle over wonky wall with millionaire neighbours  MSN
  
• Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan - The Guardian23 February 2026, 10:30 am
  Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan  The GuardianMartin Lewis apologises after gatecrashing Badenoch interview on student loans  The IndependentMartin Lewis apologises for ambushing Kemi Badenoch live on air  The TelegraphGMB's Susanna Reid admits it's an 'ambush' as star interrupts interview  Belfast LiveKemi Badenoch Hijacked by Finance Expert Martin Lewis Who Reveals Her Policy Will Only Help the Rich  Dorset Eye