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• Mandelson asked to cooperate with US Congress Epstein probe - BBC13 February 2026, 6:29 pm
  Mandelson asked to cooperate with US Congress Epstein probe  BBCUS lawmakers ask Mandelson to testify to Congress over Epstein relationship  The GuardianMandelson summoned to testify in US Epstein investigation  The TelegraphMisconduct in public office: the offence that rarely ensnares politicians  Financial TimesMandelson and the Epstein emails: could he be prosecuted?  Tax Policy Associates
  
• Man jailed for murder after being caught discussing killing on doorbell camera | ITV News - ITVX13 February 2026, 6:06 pm
  Man jailed for murder after being caught discussing killing on doorbell camera | ITV News  ITVXFace of killer after dad shot outside girlfriend's house  Liverpool EchoFourth man jailed following drive-by shooting on Merseyside  The Crown Prosecution ServiceMan guilty of murder after Ring doorbell captured 'f****** idiot's dead' remark  Daily StarFourth man jailed for murder of Rikki Berry  merseyside.police.uk
  
• Two Britons among three dead in French Alps avalanche - BBC13 February 2026, 6:03 pm
  Two Britons among three dead in French Alps avalanche  BBCTwo Britons among three dead after avalanche in French Alps  The GuardianTwo British skiers killed in French Alps avalanche  The TelegraphAvalanche kills two Brits and a third man who were skiing off-piste at Val d'Isere  Daily MailFrench Resorts Consider Partial Re-Opening After Huge Storm Closes Slopes  PlanetSKI
  
• Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich - Financial Times13 February 2026, 5:51 pm
  Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich  Financial TimesUkraine war latest: Rubio warns ‘old order is gone’ before possible Zelensky meeting  The IndependentUkraine war briefing: Rubio to meet Zelenskyy in Munich as Russian strikes leave thousands without power  The GuardianEurope looks for US resolve as Ukraine talks bog down  PoliticoLive: Macron urges world to ‘take cue’ from Europe, not criticise it  France 24
  
• Gisèle Pelicot: I want to visit my rapist ex-husband in prison - The Telegraph13 February 2026, 5:48 pm
  Gisèle Pelicot: I want to visit my rapist ex-husband in prison  The TelegraphGisèle Pelicot: “I’ve Given Myself Permission To Be Happy”  British Vogue’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story  The New York TimesGisèle Pelicot: Rape victims should never be ashamed  The Times‘My friend Gisèle Pelicot is not broken. She’s having the time of her life’  The Telegraph
  
• Where does Wormald sacking leave Sir Keir Starmer? - BBC13 February 2026, 4:18 pm
  Where does Wormald sacking leave Sir Keir Starmer?  BBCSir Chris Wormald forced out as head of Civil Service  BBCChris Wormald combines the worst of Starmer and the Civil Service  The TelegraphStarmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal  The GuardianBritain's most senior government official stands down  Reuters
  
• Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs - The Guardian13 February 2026, 3:52 pm
  Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs  The GuardianHalf of all new school funding in past decade spent on Send  The Times‘Sharp-elbowed’ middle class families behind soaring special needs spending, think tank claims  The TelegraphMost of Devon council's £200m SEND debt cleared  BBCWho will defend the SEND kids? Don’t fall for callous misdirection  UnHerd
  
• Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester - BBC13 February 2026, 2:37 pm
  Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Emmerdale legend Isabel Hodgins welcomes baby with utterly adorable pictures - Metro.co.uk13 February 2026, 2:31 pm
  Emmerdale legend Isabel Hodgins welcomes baby with utterly adorable pictures  Metro.co.ukEmmerdale's Isabel Hodgins shares major announcement - one day after show exit  Digital SpyITV Emmerdale star gives birth as she announces adorable name  Liverpool EchoITV Emmerdale star Isabel Hodgins announces birth of first child as she shares adorable name  GB NewsEmmerdale star gives birth as she announces adorable name  facebook.com
  
• Anthony Esan: Man who stabbed Army officer detained for life as judge hands him hospital order - live - BBC13 February 2026, 2:03 pm
  Anthony Esan: Man who stabbed Army officer detained for life as judge hands him hospital order - live  BBCMan who tried to kill uniformed army officer in knife attack sentenced  Sky NewsChatham soldier 'fortunate' to survive stabbing by Anthony Esan  BBCMan who tried to kill army officer to be detained in hospital  The TimesLife sentence for man who admitted trying to kill Army officer near Brompton Barracks  Forces News
  
• Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - BBC13 February 2026, 1:50 pm
  Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Winter Olympics 2026: GB left to rue shocking start after Italy defeat - BBC13 February 2026, 1:41 pm
  Winter Olympics 2026: GB left to rue shocking start after Italy defeat  BBCWinter Olympics 2026: Bruce Mouat's Team GB rink beats Sweden  BBCWinter Oympics 2026, men's team curling: Great Britain tops Sweden for a 2-0 start  Milano Cortina 2026Britain still have no medals for their £32m as curlers miss out on bronze  The TimesMuirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal  The Guardian
  
• ‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood - The Guardian13 February 2026, 1:32 pm
  ‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood  The GuardianSeedance: Hollywood studios take aim at 'ultra-realistic' AI video tool  BBCAI Video of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt Has Top Writer Warning: “It’s Likely Over for Us”  The Hollywood ReporterAfter AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0  VarietyByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Nails Real World Physics And Hyper-Real Video Generation  Forbes
  
• There's no hiding the schism that now lies between Trump and Israel - Sky News13 February 2026, 1:06 pm
  There's no hiding the schism that now lies between Trump and Israel  Sky News
  
• Starmer delivers one last sucker punch to Hong Kong - The Telegraph13 February 2026, 12:24 pm
  Starmer delivers one last sucker punch to Hong Kong  The TelegraphTwenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says  BBCHong Kongers offered new lives as UK expands safe and legal routes  GOV.UKThe Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power | Editorial  The GuardianUN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence  UN News