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• Gus Lamont updates LIVE: Cops identify ONE suspect in disappearance of little boy, four and rule out... - Daily Mail5 February 2026, 5:15 am
  Gus Lamont updates LIVE: Cops identify ONE suspect in disappearance of little boy, four and rule out...  Daily MailGus Lamont: Disappearance of four-year-old in Australian outback declared a major crime  BBCSuspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia  The GuardianGus disappearance declared major crime, suspect identified  Australian Broadcasting CorporationInvestigators are preparing to reveal fresh developments in the search for four-year-old Gus Lamont, months after he vanished from a remote property in South Australia.  Facebook
  
• Ukraine-Russia talks: how close is a peace deal and what does each side want? - The Guardian5 February 2026, 3:04 am
  Ukraine-Russia talks: how close is a peace deal and what does each side want?  The GuardianUkraine-Russia talks under way in Abu Dhabi in wake of ‘massive’ strikes on Kyiv – as it happened  The GuardianUkraine says first day of peace talks with Russia ‘productive’  Al JazeeraAround 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since start of war, Zelensky says  France 24Is Putin ready for peace? Abu Dhabi talks will tell.  politico.eu
  
• 'We are ready to talk' - US news anchor Savannah Guthrie pleads for return of her abducted mother - BBC5 February 2026, 1:53 am
  'We are ready to talk' - US news anchor Savannah Guthrie pleads for return of her abducted mother  BBCSavannah Guthrie releases video appealing for proof her missing mother is alive  The GuardianAlleged Ransom Note for Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Demands Millions in Bitcoin  TMZTrump spoke to Savannah Guthrie as search for her mother continues  NBC NewsSavannah Guthrie’s sister Annie and brother-in-law keep low profile in first sighting since mom Nancy’s disappearance  Page Six
  
• Arne Slot deserves more time but two players may have changed Liverpool dressing room - Liverpool Echo5 February 2026, 1:00 am
  Arne Slot deserves more time but two players may have changed Liverpool dressing room  Liverpool EchoRio Ferdinand moans about Liverpool pair as Man Utd icon left fearing Reds  Liverpool.comRio Ferdinand unhappy with what he's seen Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike doing at Liverpool  Rousing The KopExclusive: John Barnes ‘very impressed’ by Liverpool duo  OneFootballFormer Premier League rival worried over Liverpool duo  Yahoo Sports Canada
  
• Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening - BBC5 February 2026, 12:48 am
  Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening  BBCA menstrual blood test detects the human papillomavirus (HPV)  Science Media Centre EspañaIs this the end of painful smear tests? New life-saving simple check ‘just as effective’  The SunTesting period blood for cervical cancer ‘could be new screening method’  Radio News HubTesting menstrual blood for HPV could be an alternative to smear test, study finds  The Independent
  
• Robbie Williams: social media would have 'seen me off' in the 90s - BBC5 February 2026, 12:24 am
  Robbie Williams: social media would have 'seen me off' in the 90s  BBCRobbie Williams, the nostalgic pop star  Le Monde.frAlbum Review: Robbie Williams – BRITPOP  beatsperminute.comTom Dunne: He mightn't really be Britpop, but you should still let Robbie Williams entertain you  Irish ExaminerTake That Hail Robbie Williams’ Record; Gary Barlow Hints at Reunion  FilmoGaz
  
• Bank of England expected to hold interest rates - BBC5 February 2026, 12:02 am
  Bank of England expected to hold interest rates  BBCBank of England set to hold rates pending clearer picture on inflation  ReutersBank of England poised to hold UK interest rates  The TimesCautious Bank of England poised to keep rates on hold despite hiring weakness  ING ThinkBank of England set to hold interest rates at 3.75% but cuts loom  Yahoo Finance UK
  
• LaMonte McLemore, Grammy-winning singer with 5th Dimension, dies aged 90 - The Guardian4 February 2026, 11:33 pm
  LaMonte McLemore, Grammy-winning singer with 5th Dimension, dies aged 90  The GuardianLaMonte McLemore, co-founder of The Fifth Dimension, dies at 90  SoulTracksLaMonte McLemore, 5th Dimension Co-Founder And Photography Pioneer, Dies At 90  That Eric AlperLamonte McLemore, Founding Member of The 5th Dimension, Dies at 90  IMDbLaMonte McLemore, founding member of The 5th Dimension, dead at 90  Rural Radio Network
  
• Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says - The Guardian4 February 2026, 11:30 pm
  Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says  The GuardianAutism equally common among girls and boys, study suggests  The TimesNew study challenges an old assumption about autism diagnosis  Scientific AmericanAutism diagnosis rates equalize between males and females  News-MedicalAutism rates could be ‘comparable between men and women’  lbc.co.uk
  
• Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv - BBC4 February 2026, 9:59 pm
  Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv  BBC
  
• Google set to double AI spending to 5bn after strong earnings - Financial Times4 February 2026, 9:19 pm
  Google set to double AI spending to 5bn after strong earnings  Financial TimesAlphabet resets the bar for AI infrastructure spending  CNBCAlphabet Beats Earnings Expectations As Annual Revenue Tops 0 Billion For First Time  ForbesGoogle's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age  Yahoo FinanceGoogle parent earnings beat projections amid plans to invest deeply in AI  The Guardian
  
• Finally we have the proof that Lucy Connolly was stitched up - The Telegraph4 February 2026, 8:18 pm
  Finally we have the proof that Lucy Connolly was stitched up  The Telegraph
  
• US and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White House relents on move to Oman - The Guardian4 February 2026, 7:36 pm
  US and Iran talks brought back from the brink after White House relents on move to Oman  The GuardianLIVE: After barrage of threats, US and Iran set to hold talks on Friday  Al JazeeraIran's president says it is ready to negotiate with the US  BBCU.S.-Iran nuclear talks back on after Arab leaders lobby White House  AxiosIran should prepare for ‘meaningful’ negotiations with US, Rubio says  Financial Times
  
• Trump expected to approve Starmer’s Chagos deal - The Telegraph4 February 2026, 7:10 pm
  Trump expected to approve Starmer’s Chagos deal  The TelegraphStarmer and Trump agree to put differences aside for Chagos Islands military base  The IndependentFrom Greenland to Mauritius, ‘Decolonization’ Is Over  compactmag.comUK, US agree Chagos air base is of strategic importance after Trump criticism of deal  ReutersNo 10 confident Trump won’t block Chagos Islands deal  The Times
  
• Bombshell minutes reveal Ospreys have no professional future as council launch legal action - Wales Online4 February 2026, 6:42 pm
  Bombshell minutes reveal Ospreys have no professional future as council launch legal action  Wales OnlineSwansea Council say they 'were told Ospreys wouldn't exist'  BBCThe Guardian view on Welsh rugby: enduring an existential crisis with cultural roots | Editorial  The GuardianOspreys Statement - 4th February  OspreysWelsh rugby in crisis as council launches legal action against governing body  ITVX