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• Live updates: Watch as Trump gives State of the Union speech - BBC25 February 2026, 3:09 am
  Live updates: Watch as Trump gives State of the Union speech  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests - The Guardian25 February 2026, 2:30 am
  Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests  The GuardianIran’s government stresses ‘red lines’ as students protest in universities  Al JazeeraIranian students protest for third day as US pressure mounts  ReutersFresh protests erupt in Tehran as Witkoff says Trump curious why Iran has not yet ‘capitulated’  CNNAnti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities  BBC
  
• Benjamin Sesko happy to be patient in wait for Manchester United starting spot - The Guardian25 February 2026, 2:30 am
  Benjamin Sesko happy to be patient in wait for Manchester United starting spot  The GuardianEverton 0-1 Manchester United: Benjamin Sesko scores winner in Premier League  BBCMan United's successful summer signings provide hope for the future  ESPNBranthwaite's Confidence & Responsibility Message  Everton FCWas Sesko's sprint our fastest this season?  Official Manchester United Website
  
• Champions League: Premier League clubs to learn last-16 opponents in Friday's draw - Sky Sports25 February 2026, 1:13 am
  Champions League: Premier League clubs to learn last-16 opponents in Friday's draw  Sky SportsChampions League last-16 draw: Dates, schedule & format  BBCChampions League last-16 draw details  Liverpool FCUEFA Champions League: When is the knockout stage draw, who can Chelsea play, how to watch live  ChelseaUEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw: Where is it, when is it, who is involved?  UEFA.com
  
• Quick News: Nightwing, Bleed, Forza, Kiki - Dark Horizons25 February 2026, 12:54 am
  Quick News: Nightwing, Bleed, Forza, Kiki  Dark HorizonsHeated Rivalry Star Hudson Williams Gets Seal Of Approval To Play Nightwing From Comic Book Writer  IMDbDC Writer Urges James Gunn to Consider Heated Rivalry Star for Nightwing Role  Den of GeekNightwing: DCU Should Cast Heated Rivalry Star as Dick Grayson, Says Writer  AOL.comNightwing Comic Writer Weighs In After Heated Rivalry Star Campaigns To Play The Character  Yahoo
  
• Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42 - The Guardian24 February 2026, 11:58 pm
  Katherine Short, daughter of actor Martin Short, dies aged 42  The GuardianMartin Short's Daughter Katherine Died By Suicide  TMZMartin Short's daughter Katherine dies at 42  USA TodayCanadian comedian Martin Short's daughter, Katherine, dead at 42  CBCMartin Short's Daughter Katherine Dies at 42: 'The Short Family Is Devastated by This Loss'  People.com
  
• Green Party pledges to grant illegal migrants amnesty - The Telegraph24 February 2026, 11:58 pm
  Green Party pledges to grant illegal migrants amnesty  The Telegraph
  
• Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds - The Guardian24 February 2026, 11:37 pm
  Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds  The GuardianIs your snoring a sign of something more serious?  The IndependentUntreated sleep apnea may cost the UK and US billions annually  News-MedicalHow common sleep condition is costing UK businesses more than £4 billion a year  Yahoo Finance UKSnoring At Night? It Could Be A Symptom Of A Sleep Disorder  British Vogue
  
• Murder investigation after man dies following alleged assault outside pub - Wales Online24 February 2026, 10:18 pm
  Murder investigation after man dies following alleged assault outside pub  Wales Online£10,000 reward to help trace man wanted in connection with alleged attempted murder  Barry and District NewsPolice appeal after man left with life threatening injuries  Yahoo News UKMan, 37, left fighting for his life after horror attack outside Wetherspoons  The Irish SunAttempted murder arrest in Ebbw Vale assault enquiry  Gwent Police
  
• Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns - The Guardian24 February 2026, 10:08 pm
  Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns  The GuardianWhat do those affected by SEND reform think about the government's new plans?  BBCLabour to end middle-class domination of top schools  The TimesRadical expansion in rights for children with SEND  GOV.UKChildren with current highest level of SEND support set to fall from 2030  ITVX
  
• Saints thrash play-off rivals QPR to send Championship statement - Daily Echo24 February 2026, 9:54 pm
  Saints thrash play-off rivals QPR to send Championship statement  Daily EchoEFL highlights: Middlesbrough stumble; Wrexham, Ipswich win & Southampton thrash QPR  Sky SportsSouthampton FC: Tonda Eckert on 'quality players' in QPR win  BBCSouthampton 5-0 Queens Park Rangers: Saints maintain play-off push  BBCMatch Pack: Saints vs QPR  Southampton FC Official Site
  
• King Harald of Norway rushed to hospital as urgent health update issued - Express.co.uk24 February 2026, 9:08 pm
  King Harald of Norway rushed to hospital as urgent health update issued  Express.co.ukThe King of Norway is in hospital with an infection: latest updates  Royal CentralNorway's King Harald taken to hospital in Spain  ReutersNorway's King Harald V admitted to hospital days after celebrating birthday  GB NewsKing Harald's Health Scare in Tenerife  Devdiscourse
  
• Updates as body discovered outside Birmingham property - Birmingham Live24 February 2026, 8:43 pm
  Updates as body discovered outside Birmingham property  Birmingham LiveInvestigation underway after body found outside Birmingham house  Birmingham LiveBirmingham horror as man found dead outside house with police probe launched  The MirrorAll you need to know as body found in Billesley  Birmingham LiveBlue police tent erected outside Birmingham home after 'unexplained' death  Birmingham Live
  
• Mandelson complains arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he was about to flee the country – UK politics as it happened - The Guardian24 February 2026, 8:40 pm
  Mandelson complains arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he was about to flee the country – UK politics as it happened  The Guardian'US shuns war anniversary' and 'Prince of Darkness'  BBCMandelson's lawyers say he was arrested over 'baseless' claim he was a flight risk  BBC‘Dear Gordon’ email was in Epstein’s inbox 38 minutes after reaching PM  The TelegraphPeter Mandelson says arrest based on ‘complete fiction’ that he was flight risk  The Times
  
• My hunt for the Bigfoot of Gorton and Denton - The Telegraph24 February 2026, 7:28 pm
  My hunt for the Bigfoot of Gorton and Denton  The TelegraphI have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton – but also the way it can do it  The GuardianSir Keir Starmer visits Gorton and Denton ahead of by-election  BBCGorton & Denton Parliamentary by-election: what the constituency polls say  The Week in PollsLabour fights for its soul in Manchester  Financial Times