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• TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights - The Guardian26 February 2026, 4:52 pm
  TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights  The GuardianAdvice to parents amid 'school war' Tiktok and Snapchat trend  BBCPolice on alert after ‘school wars’ incite pupils to carry knives  The TimesEverything we know about the viral London ‘Red vs Blue school wars’ posts  London NowPolice braced for TikTok ‘school wars’ spreading across London  London Evening Standard
  
• Polls open in Gorton and Denton byelection amid three-way battle between Greens, Labour and Reform - The Guardian26 February 2026, 4:35 pm
  Polls open in Gorton and Denton byelection amid three-way battle between Greens, Labour and Reform  The GuardianGorton and Denton by-election polls open in Greater Manchester  BBCNobody wants to defend Britain’s voting system any more – but here’s why I will  The GuardianIt’s a three-horse race! First Past the Post isn’t fit for purpose in Gorton and Denton  Electoral Reform SocietyStarmer braced for high-stakes battle for Manchester seat  Financial Times
  
• Scream 7 review: Slasher sequel has a handful of ace scenes - empireonline.com26 February 2026, 4:18 pm
  Scream 7 review: Slasher sequel has a handful of ace scenes  empireonline.comScream 7 review – nostalgic slasher sequel settles for solid over seminal  The GuardianScream 7 review — Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox have another stab  The TimesScream 7 film review — scream turns to yawn as franchise repeats itself  Financial TimesThe Fall and Rise of ‘Scream 7’: A Fired Star, a 0K Script Rewrite and Neve Campbell’s Million Salary  Variety
  
• NATO scrambled as Russian drone heads for Europe's biggest aircraft carrier - The Sun26 February 2026, 3:55 pm
  NATO scrambled as Russian drone heads for Europe's biggest aircraft carrier  The SunNato intercepts Russian drone heading for French aircraft carrier  The TelegraphSwedish military jams unknown drone near France's top aircraft carrier  Le Monde.frRussian Drone Launched at French Aircraft Carrier Intercepted in Swedish Port  UNITED24 MediaSwedish forces disrupt Russian drone near French aircraft carrier in Malmo  Anadolu Ajansı
  
• Nottingham Inquiry: Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer - BBC26 February 2026, 3:10 pm
  Nottingham Inquiry: Woman broke spine after falling from window trying to flee triple killer  BBCNottingham killer wasn’t jailed after attacking neighbour ‘because of his mental problems’  The TelegraphNottingham killer allowed to stay in student flat after hostage attack  The TimesUniversity says it was left 'in the dark' over Nottingham attacks killer's risk  BBCPolice failed to arrest Nottingham triple killer on warrant months before attacks, inquiry hears  Sky News
  
• Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be 'tidy, clean and boring' if she made it today - BBC26 February 2026, 3:07 pm
  Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be 'tidy, clean and boring' if she made it today  BBC
  
• Fury v Makhmudov: Conor Benn to fight Regis Prograis on undercard in April - BBC26 February 2026, 1:43 pm
  Fury v Makhmudov: Conor Benn to fight Regis Prograis on undercard in April  BBCConor Benn decision to join Dana White and Zuffa Boxing will 'really hurt' Eddie Hearn, says Jonny Nelson  Sky SportsMIchael Conlan: Benn didn't go about Hearn split 'the right way'  BBCUFC Star Sean O’Malley Stunned by Zuffa Boxing Pay After Conor Benn’s M Deal  Sports IllustratedConor Benn leaks text message he sent Eddie Hearn after stunning split  talkSPORT
  
• Hillary Clinton appears before US House panel investigating Epstein - BBC26 February 2026, 1:32 pm
  Hillary Clinton appears before US House panel investigating Epstein  BBCBill and Hillary Clinton set for Epstein deposition: What to know  Al JazeeraAnalysis | Trump stirred rumors for years. Now, it’s the Clintons’ turn to speak about Epstein.  The Washington PostLive updates: US-Iran talks in Geneva, latest Trump administration news  CNNHillary Clinton testifies that she has no information on Epstein’s criminal activities in House oversight hearing – live  The Guardian
  
• Dragons’ Den star & Scottish Sun columnist Shaf Rasul dies aged 55 - The Scottish Sun26 February 2026, 1:12 pm
  Dragons’ Den star & Scottish Sun columnist Shaf Rasul dies aged 55  The Scottish SunShaf Rasul, entrepreneur and columnist, dies at 55  Daily BusinessDragons' Den star dies aged 55 as tributes pour in for the 'devoted father'  Daily StarScots Dragons' Den star Shaf Rasul dies aged 55 as tributes paid to 'devoted dad'  Daily Record
  
• Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans approved - BBC26 February 2026, 1:02 pm
  Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans approved  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Truth behind terrifying rise of bowel cancer in people under 50 - Daily Mail26 February 2026, 12:42 pm
  Truth behind terrifying rise of bowel cancer in people under 50  Daily MailAlarming surge in colon and rectal cancers among 30–50 age group in Sri Lanka: Health authorities  Ada DeranaThink You’re Too Young for Colon Cancer? Think Again.  Men's Health3 Pillars of CRC Prevention Can Curb Rising Mortality: Jordan Karlitz, MD  AJMCA look at the latest progress in colorectal cancer prevention and research  UCLA Health
  
• US justice department accused of withholding Trump-related Epstein files - BBC26 February 2026, 12:28 pm
  US justice department accused of withholding Trump-related Epstein files  BBCDemocrats probe missing files alleging Donald Trump link to Jeffrey Epstein  Financial TimesJustice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump  NPRTrump abuse allegations withheld from Epstein files  The TelegraphEpstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump - The New York Times  The New York Times
  
• Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal - BBC26 February 2026, 11:30 am
  Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal  BBCDraft Treaty published to secure Gibraltar’s economic future and protect British sovereignty  GOV.UKGroup backing Zarah Sultana calls for ‘no more witch-hunts’ in Your Party – UK politics live  The GuardianSpanish border force to patrol Gibraltar under Brexit deal  The TelegraphSchengen rules will apply at Gibraltar border under post-Brexit deal  Sky News
  
• Roy Keane refuses to get carried away with West Ham United in surprise Tottenham verdict - Hammers News26 February 2026, 11:19 am
  Roy Keane refuses to get carried away with West Ham United in surprise Tottenham verdict  Hammers News'It would be catastrophic' - are Spurs too big to go down?  BBCTottenham face ‘catastrophic’ cost of relegation and no European football  The TelegraphTottenham: Which injured or suspended player are Spurs missing the most? Get involved  BBCTottenham are haunted by risk of historic humiliation but one game could save them  The Independent
  
• Xbox Game Pass adds full version of unique RPG-brawler hybrid - TrueAchievements26 February 2026, 11:03 am
  Xbox Game Pass adds full version of unique RPG-brawler hybrid  TrueAchievementsTowerborne’s Full Game Update is Available Today  Xbox WireThe First Xbox Studios Release Of 2026 Is Here, And It's Been Vastly Reworked For Launch  Pure XboxTowerborne Review  RPG SiteIt Started In Game Preview – Now Towerborne Might Dominate Game Pass  TheXboxHub