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• Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds - The Guardian18 February 2026, 5:00 am
  Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds  The Guardian
  
• UK shoppers warned over spread of harmful and illegal skin lightening kits - The Guardian18 February 2026, 2:31 am
  UK shoppers warned over spread of harmful and illegal skin lightening kits  The GuardianIllegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns  BBCWarning over skin products sold in local shops after £30,000 fine  MyLondonWarning as illegal skin lightening products found in shops across UK  This Is Wiltshire
  
• Farm And Garden Machinery Ltd Heavy Horsepower Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Ludlow Racecards - Sporting Life18 February 2026, 2:23 am
  Farm And Garden Machinery Ltd Heavy Horsepower Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) - Ludlow Racecards  Sporting Life
  
• Snow and rain warnings as cold snap continues - BBC18 February 2026, 1:34 am
  Snow and rain warnings as cold snap continues  BBCMore flood warnings as UK’s wet weather set to continue | UK weather  The GuardianSnow, sleet and heavy rain set to cause flooding and disrupt travel, says Met Office  The IndependentMet Office issues yellow weather warning for heavy rain including the Burnham area  Burnham-On-Sea.comRain and snow to cause midweek pain but warmer weather to come  ITVX
  
• Liverpool have five games to make Premier League statement as two players near return - Liverpool Echo18 February 2026, 1:00 am
  Liverpool have five games to make Premier League statement as two players near return  Liverpool EchoRodgers backs improving Reds  Belfast Telegraph
  
• Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain - BBC18 February 2026, 12:41 am
  Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain  BBCTrial of climber who left 'girlfriend to die' on mountain set to begin  MSNGuilty or not? Austrian man on trial for leaving as girlfriend freezes to death on mountain  Times of India
  
• I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape - BBC18 February 2026, 12:20 am
  I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape  BBC
  
• Four in hospital after crash as police close road - Liverpool Echo17 February 2026, 11:50 pm
  Four in hospital after crash as police close road  Liverpool Echo
  
• How a rare chronic illness left me unable to play my bagpipes - BBC17 February 2026, 11:15 pm
  How a rare chronic illness left me unable to play my bagpipes  BBC
  
• I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all - BBC17 February 2026, 10:55 pm
  I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all  BBCBrewDog sale plan leaves some ‘equity punk’ investors steaming  The GuardianBrewDog owners call time on craft beer pioneer  Sky NewsBrewDog crowdfunders could be nursing losses after sale  The TimesBrewDog is the author of its own demise  The Telegraph
  
• Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp - BBC17 February 2026, 10:21 pm
  Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp  BBCThe Palace of Westminster is hideous. Pull it down  The TimesBadenoch: Parliament is being turned into ‘net zero Dubai hotel’  The TelegraphSave the Palace of Westminster!  The CriticThe House Article | Parliament is about to make a grave mistake over its own restoration  Politicshome.com
  
• 'Can You Use Labo VR Goggles For Virtual Boy Games On Switch?' & Other Nintendo Classics VB Questions Answered - Nintendo Life17 February 2026, 10:00 pm
  'Can You Use Labo VR Goggles For Virtual Boy Games On Switch?' & Other Nintendo Classics VB Questions Answered  Nintendo LifeConfirmed: Switch’s Virtual Boy headset can play VR-supported Switch games including Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey  Video Games ChronicleYou can play Breath of the Wild on Virtual Boy, but not very well  PolygonNintendo's Virtual Boy app is now available to download  EngadgetExcited About the Virtual Boy's Re-Appearance? Why Not Check Out This New Footage Of Its Winter CES Unveiling  Time Extension
  
• 'Cool-headed', 'selfless showing' - Doncaster Rovers ratings from Huddersfield Town victory - Doncaster Free Press17 February 2026, 9:48 pm
  'Cool-headed', 'selfless showing' - Doncaster Rovers ratings from Huddersfield Town victory  Doncaster Free PressDoncaster 1-0 Huddersfield  Sky SportsPre-match: Adelakun on finding his feet after Rovers return  Doncaster Rovers FCHuddersfield Town player ratings as Terriers fall to defeat again at Doncaster  We Are TerriersPreview: Doncaster Rovers vs Huddersfield Town - prediction, team news, lineups  Sports Mole
  
• Family feel 'hospital let caring daughter down' - BBC17 February 2026, 9:36 pm
  Family feel 'hospital let caring daughter down'  BBC
  
• Aberfeldy murder suspect admits he 'didn't like' man he is accused of shooting dead, court hears - Sky News17 February 2026, 7:08 pm
  Aberfeldy murder suspect admits he 'didn't like' man he is accused of shooting dead, court hears  Sky NewsFormer gamekeeper tells court he 'did not get on' with alleged murder victim  STV NewsWife blows kiss to murder accused before giving evidence  BBCPolice 'didn't treat man's death as suspicious in Scots village until doc spotted gunshot wounds during autopsy'  The Scottish SunAberfeldy murder trial: Pathologist describes how 'non-suspicious' death exam turned into murder probe  The Courier