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• Eight skiers found dead after California avalanche, with one still missing, sheriff confirms - BBC18 February 2026, 9:34 pm
  Eight skiers found dead after California avalanche, with one still missing, sheriff confirms  BBCEight skiers found dead after California avalanche  BBCEight skiers dead after California avalanche, authorities say  The GuardianUPDATES: 9 backcountry skiers missing, 6 rescued after avalanche near Lake Tahoe  KCRANine Skiers Still Missing After Lake Tahoe Avalanche  The New York Times
  
• Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic - The Guardian18 February 2026, 8:30 pm
  Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic  The Guardian'Education is needed on ketamine': Former users speak out in a bid to help others  Dorset EchoKetamine is 'wiping out young people' in Lancashire, vicar says  ITVXHealth leaders highlight dangers of ketamine  Around Wellington'I believed I would be on drugs for the rest of my life and would die that way'  Bournemouth Echo
  
• 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 surveillance jets tracked from Alaska to UK air base as Iran tensions continue  BBCMilitary jets photographed landing at airbase enroute to Middle East  Eastern Daily PressAmerican stealth fighters arrive in UK in Iran build-up  UK Defence JournalUS Redirects 19 More Tanker Aircraft to Middle East  Мілітарний
  
• Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal - BBC18 February 2026, 7:13 pm
  Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK in fresh attack on Chagos deal  BBCTrump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’  The GuardianUnited States and Mauritius to Hold Bilateral Security Discussions  U.S. Department of State (.gov)US officially backs Britain’s Chagos Islands deal  politico.euDo not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK  BBC
  
• Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace - The Guardian18 February 2026, 7:09 pm
  Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace  The GuardianFrance leads backlash against Commissioner Šuica's Board of Peace trip  Euronews.comNewsletter | Documents reveal Tony Blair lobbied EU to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’  Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalismEurope is divided over Trump's Board of Peace  Le Monde.frEU tiptoes into Trump’s Board of Peace  politico.eu
  
• 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
  
• Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse - BBC18 February 2026, 5:40 pm
  Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse  BBCMikael Silvestre has strong words for Jose Mourinho over Vinicius Junior's racist abuse claim  Sky NewsVinicius Junior: Benfica claim 'defamation campaign' against Gianluca Prestianni after racism allegation  BBCMourinho accused of gaslighting for response to Vinícius’ allegation of racism  The GuardianJose Mourinho sounded like he was victim blaming - but Vinicius Junior needs empathy over alleged racist abuse  Sky News
  
• How a fatal crash happened on a smart motorway - BBC18 February 2026, 3:04 pm
  How a fatal crash happened on a smart motorway  BBCDriver guilty over fatal smart motorway crash  BBCDriver who blamed smart motorway for fatal crash found guilty  The TelegraphVan driver guilty over smart motorway crash that killed London grandmother  London Evening StandardVan driver found guilty over fatal crash on M4 smart motorway in Berkshire  Sky News
  
• Gunshots fired at car in Birmingham road sending driver crashing into van - Birmingham Live18 February 2026, 2:32 pm
  Gunshots fired at car in Birmingham road sending driver crashing into van  Birmingham LiveGunman on loose after shots fired on UK street as police launch 'extra patrols'  Daily StarPanic in Birmingham as 'shots fired at car' before people 'fled the area'  Express.co.ukBirmingham shooting as gunshots unleashed at car before crash – gunman on loose  mirror.co.uk
  
• UCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed settlement - Financial Times18 February 2026, 2:03 pm
  UCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed settlement  Financial TimesTens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies  The GuardianWhy are some students claiming Covid compensation from universities?  BBCUCL paves way for thousands of graduates to get Covid refunds after landmark £21m payout  The TelegraphCovid compensation claims leave universities ‘very exposed’  Times Higher Education
  
• Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off, says Prue Leith - BBC18 February 2026, 1:59 pm
  Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off, says Prue Leith  BBCNigella Lawson: The new Bake Off judge who breaks the mould  BBCNigella Lawson says Bake Off shuns TV "bullying" - as Paul Hollywood delivers verdict on his new judge  Radio TimesPaul Hollywood gives his verdict on Nigella Lawson joining Bake Off  The Hereford Times7 Vegan Nigella Lawson Recipes to Cook Before She Enters ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Tent  VegNews.com
  
• Starmer blames councils for scrapping elections - The Telegraph18 February 2026, 12:58 pm
  Starmer blames councils for scrapping elections  The TelegraphLabour insiders fear ‘annihilation’ in Lancashire local elections after U-turn  The Guardian'Farage forces elections U-turn' and 'Tributes to Godfather Star'  BBCStarmer cancels plans to delay 30 local council elections in England  Financial TimesThe fallout from Labour's local elections U-turn is not over yet  BBC
  
• A war between US and Iran would have disastrous effects on the market and the economy - investingLive18 February 2026, 12:42 pm
  A war between US and Iran would have disastrous effects on the market and the economy  investingLiveIran fears disagreements with US cannot be overcome in talks — report  The Times of IsraelMilitary buildup shadows nuclear discussions with Iran  The National News DeskThis Is What A U.S. War With Iran Might Look Like: FDD Expert  ForbesWhy Iran May Prove a Battlefield for the US Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan  orfonline.org
  
• Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ad banned for trivialising sexual violence - BBC18 February 2026, 11:58 am
  Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ad banned for trivialising sexual violence  BBCCall of Duty: Black Ops 7 Commercial Featuring Nikki Glazer Receives UK Ban for Trivializing Sexual Violence  IGNCall of Duty ad banned in the UK for trivializing sexual violence  Game DeveloperCall of Duty ad banned by UK regulator after investigation determined it "trivialised sexual violence"  EurogamerVideo game advert banned for glorifying sexual violence  The Independent
  
• Winter Olympics 2026: GB medal hopes still alive after double win over US - BBC18 February 2026, 11:20 am
  Winter Olympics 2026: GB medal hopes still alive after double win over US  BBCWhat do Team GB need to qualify for Winter Olympic curling semi-finals? Table, schedule and results in full  The IndependentWinter Olympics 2026: Team GB's men await curling semifinals fate  ESPNWinter Olympics 2026: USA v Sweden men’s ice hockey, speed skating and glory for Shiffrin – live  The GuardianWinter Olympics 2026: GB win three must-win matches to revive medal hopes  BBC