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• Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC has found - BBC6 February 2026, 12:05 am
  Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC has found  BBC
  
• US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe - Financial Times5 February 2026, 11:37 pm
  US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe  Financial Times
  
• Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds - The Guardian5 February 2026, 11:30 pm
  Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds  The GuardianExperts clear up ‘ongoing confusion’ over side effects of drug used by millions  The IndependentScientists finally explain statin muscle pain  ScienceDailyPainful Side Effect of Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery  ScienceAlertStatins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels  New Scientist
  
• Canada unveils auto industry plan in latest pivot away from US - BBC5 February 2026, 11:07 pm
  Canada unveils auto industry plan in latest pivot away from US  BBCCarney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry  The New York TimesIn another climate retreat, Canada scraps EV sales mandate  ReutersCarney announces return of EV rebates. Here are the details  CBCOpinion: Good EV plan, Canada. The risk now lies in execution  The Globe and Mail
  
• Arne Slot admits Liverpool missed out on new signing on transfer deadline day - Liverpool Echo5 February 2026, 10:37 pm
  Arne Slot admits Liverpool missed out on new signing on transfer deadline day  Liverpool EchoArne Slot names player Liverpool tried to sign before January transfer window closed  The MirrorLutsharel Geertruida loan move to Liverpool now unlikely  BBCLiverpool to not proceed with Lutsharel Geertruida move - The Athletic  The New York TimesWhy Liverpool target Lutsharel Geertruida could play key role for Sunderland against Arsenal  Sunderland Echo
  
• Rayner’s tilt at No 10 hit by tax inquiry - The Telegraph5 February 2026, 10:12 pm
  Rayner’s tilt at No 10 hit by tax inquiry  The TelegraphAngela Rayner wields the knife that could finish Keir Starmer – but will she take the crown?  The IndependentWho Will Be Next British Prime Minister? Here are the 10 leading candidates to succeed Keir Starmer  The ScotsmanAngela Rayner allies fear slow tax investigation could delay her comeback  The TimesAngela Rayner's next move is clear: Labour's first woman PM  The i Paper
  
• France 36-14 Ireland: Les Bleus open Six Nations defence with thumping win in Paris - BBC5 February 2026, 10:00 pm
  France 36-14 Ireland: Les Bleus open Six Nations defence with thumping win in Paris  BBCSix Nations: Farrell's Ireland must 'stop rot' after Paris humbling  BBCFrance 36 Ireland 14: Irish player ratings on night to forget for Andy Farrell’s men  The Irish TimesSecond-half Irish fightback falls well short after early France power play blows Andy Farrell’s men away in Paris  The Irish IndependentFrance 36-14 Ireland: Six Nations 2026 opener – as it happened  The Guardian
  
• Westwood Boulevard car crash: LA horror as car smashes into grocery store - 3 dead - Daily Express5 February 2026, 10:00 pm
  Westwood Boulevard car crash: LA horror as car smashes into grocery store - 3 dead  Daily ExpressThree dead and six hurt after driver hits cyclist and crashes car into LA grocery store  The GuardianMultiple dead, several injured after vehicle crashes into Los Angeles grocery store  foxnews.com3 dead, several hurt after vehicle crashes into Los Angeles grocery store, authorities say  The IndependentChaos as 3 killed and 7 injured after car crashes into busy Los Angeles grocery store  dailymail.co.uk
  
• LIVE: Bury New Road taped off by police as woman killed in tragic crash - updates - Manchester Evening News5 February 2026, 9:52 pm
  LIVE: Bury New Road taped off by police as woman killed in tragic crash - updates  Manchester Evening NewsWoman dead after being hit by car with police forensic tent at scene  Manchester Evening NewsA major police response is currently at the scene of a reported serious incident on Bury New Road  FacebookWoman dies after collision on Bury New Road in Prestwich  Roch Valley RadioWoman dies after tragic crash in Bury as police cordon off street  The Mirror
  
• Trump's nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China - BBC5 February 2026, 9:49 pm
  Trump's nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China  BBCTrump rejects call from Russia’s Putin to extend cap on nuclear deployments  Al JazeeraTrump says he won’t extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia  PoliticoRussia's Medvedev says world should be alarmed if nuclear arms control treaty expires  Reuters‘Grave moment’: end of US-Russia nuclear pact comes at worst possible time, UN chief warns  The Guardian
  
• Jacob Elordi: I practised my Northern accent in the bath - BBC5 February 2026, 9:23 pm
  Jacob Elordi: I practised my Northern accent in the bath  BBC
  
• Amazon shares sink as it prepares 0bn AI spending blitz - Financial Times5 February 2026, 9:09 pm
  Amazon shares sink as it prepares 0bn AI spending blitz  Financial TimesCNBC Daily Open: Amazon's projected capex dwarfs that of its peers — which have already spooked markets  CNBCAmazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Results  Business WireAmazon tops Q4 earnings, but 0B projected capex spending sends stock sinking  Yahoo FinanceAmazon reveals plans to spend 0bn in one year the day after Bezos guts Washington Post  The Guardian
  
• Police found blood on porch belonging to news anchor's missing mother - BBC5 February 2026, 8:55 pm
  Police found blood on porch belonging to news anchor's missing mother  BBCWatch: What's happened since Savannah Guthrie's mother disappeared?  BBCArizona officials confirm blood found at Nancy Guthrie’s home was hers  The GuardianAlleged Ransom Note for Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Demands Millions in Bitcoin  TMZ'Kidnapped' mum of TV host 'still out there', authorities believe  news.sky.com
  
• ‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find - The Guardian5 February 2026, 8:52 pm
  ‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find  The GuardianScientists Played Bach to Sleeping Newborns and Discovered They Can Track Rhythm Just 48 Hours After Birth  ZME ScienceTwo-day-old babies show brain signs of rhythm prediction, study finds  Phys.orgSTUDY SUGGESTS BABIES WHO NOTICE MUSICAL RHYTHM MAY HAVE A HEAD START ON LANGUAGE  BCK OnlineNew Research Finds Babies Are Born With a Remarkable Ability  Newsweek
  
• Molly-Mae Hague announces second pregnancy - BBC5 February 2026, 8:48 pm
  Molly-Mae Hague announces second pregnancy  BBCMolly Mae reveals she is pregnant in home movie-style post with Tommy and Bambi  The IndependentLove Island’s Molly-Mae Hague expecting her second child with Tommy Fury  Digital SpyMolly-Mae Hague announces she and Tommy Fury expecting second child  AOL.co.ukTea-drinking, pillow scare and clothes clues Molly-Mae Hague was pregnant as fans turn detective  The Mirror