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• Man Charged With Murder of Suhail Choudry, Keighley - West Yorkshire Police21 February 2026, 5:54 am
  Man Charged With Murder of Suhail Choudry, Keighley  West Yorkshire PolicePregnant wife pays tribute to man killed in attack  BBCMan appears in court on Keighley murder charge  BBCMan arrested in Bradford on suspicion of murder of Keighley man  Keighley NewsDetails emerge of fateful night as murder-accused makes first appearance in court  Telegraph and Argus
  
• Blood test for 50 cancers fails key goal in NHS trial - BBC21 February 2026, 4:23 am
  Blood test for 50 cancers fails key goal in NHS trial  BBCA Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study  The New York TimesGrail stock craters as key NHS-Galleri cancer blood test trial fails to hit primary endpoint  Fierce BiotechGrail shares plummet after UK study raises doubts over cancer test's prospects  ReutersGRAL ALERT: Investigation Launched into GRAIL, Inc., RGRD  GlobeNewswire
  
• Keely Hodgkinson: How Olympic champion broke indoor 800m world record - BBC20 February 2026, 11:41 pm
  Keely Hodgkinson: How Olympic champion broke indoor 800m world record  BBCAndrew Coscoran lowers Irish indoor 1500m record in France  RTE.ie‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born  The GuardianKeely Hodgkinson can break 800m world record this year, says Lord Coe  The TimesHodgkinson smashes world short track 800m record in Liévin with 1:54.87  worldathletics.org
  
• Puberty blockers trial paused after MHRA raises safety concerns - BBC20 February 2026, 11:36 pm
  Puberty blockers trial paused after MHRA raises safety concerns  BBCUK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in  The GuardianTrial into puberty blockers for children paused over 'wellbeing concerns'  Sky NewsPATHWAYS clinical trial paused following new MHRA advice  GOV.UKPuberty blocker trial paused over ‘new concerns’ about fertility  The Times
  
• ‘I won the league with Liverpool’: Arne Slot responds to Wayne Rooney jibe - The Guardian20 February 2026, 11:03 pm
  ‘I won the league with Liverpool’: Arne Slot responds to Wayne Rooney jibe  The GuardianLiverpool: Romano reveals 'quite clear' Arne Slot sack ultimatum; reveals Xabi Alonso 'waiting'  Football365How the aura of Klopp has left Slot trapped in a new Liverpool reality  The IndependentFormer Liverpool striker makes fresh claim over Arne Slot future - 'Now is the time'  Liverpool Echo'Liverpool could be about to copy PSG example - and Arne Slot's job might depend on it'  Liverpool.com
  
• Man jailed after starving dogs to death at 'rehoming' centre in Essex - Sky News20 February 2026, 11:00 pm
  Man jailed after starving dogs to death at 'rehoming' centre in Essex  Sky NewsBillericay animal rescue centre owner jailed over dog deaths  BBCMan jailed for deaths of 41 dogs under his care at 'rehoming centre' | ITV News  ITVXBodies of 41 dogs found at fake rehoming centre in horrific cruelty case  Birmingham LiveCampaigners slam 'disgusting' Essex dog abuse sentence and call for law change  Southend Echo
  
• Are MSPs undermining the rule of law in Scotland? - BBC20 February 2026, 11:00 pm
  Are MSPs undermining the rule of law in Scotland?  BBCThese are the most vicious attacks I have ever seen on a law officer  The TelegraphDelay to Peter Murrell case was at request of ex-SNP chief’s defence  The TimesTories would end dual role of Lord Advocate, says Badenoch amid Murrell memo row  Hexham CourantLord Advocate's note to John Swinney about Murrell case speaks volumes about how SNP runs Scotland  The Scotsman
  
• Olympic speed skater Sellier in hospital after taking blade to the face - The Guardian20 February 2026, 9:33 pm
  Olympic speed skater Sellier in hospital after taking blade to the face  The GuardianKamila Sellier: Polish speed skater suffers gruesome cut from rival’s blade  The TimesWinter Olympics 2026: Polish speedskater Kamila Sellier hospitalized after suffering blade cut to her face  Yahoo SportsHorror moment Winter Olympics skater left covered in blood after being sliced by opponent's blade during race  The SunOlympics 2026: Milano Cortina: Short Track Speed Skating Women's  Reuters Connect
  
• U20 Six Nations: Wales 31-21 Scotland - Welsh youngsters win in Cardiff - BBC20 February 2026, 9:22 pm
  U20 Six Nations: Wales 31-21 Scotland - Welsh youngsters win in Cardiff  BBCWatch U20 Six Nations: Wales v Scotland  BBCU20s 6N: Christian Lindsay says Scotland will impose themselves on Wales  theoffsideline.comOne change for Scotland U20 clash with Wales  Scottish RugbyWales youngsters secure commanding Six Nations win over Scotland  Wales Online
  
• Sheffield Wednesday: Championship side on the brink of historic relegation - BBC20 February 2026, 7:12 pm
  Sheffield Wednesday: Championship side on the brink of historic relegation  BBCSteel City derby symbolic scene for Sheffield Wednesday’s fall from grace  The GuardianJaïro back confirms boss  Sheffield United FCSWFC News: How Cooper, Nakamba and other players are fixed for Owls' derby mission  thestar.co.ukHow Sheffield United can relegate Sheffield Wednesday in derby this weekend  ESPN
  
• Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back Send reforms - The Guardian20 February 2026, 7:10 pm
  Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back Send reforms  The GuardianThe SEND reforms parents, students and teachers want to see most  BBCParents to lose free choice of schools under special needs education reforms  Financial TimesPupils with SEND to have support reviewed when they join secondary school  Sky NewsChildren with ADHD could lose extra special needs support in secondary school  The Telegraph
  
• At least three killed after avalanches hit across Austrian Alps - Metro.co.uk20 February 2026, 6:53 pm
  At least three killed after avalanches hit across Austrian Alps  Metro.co.uk3 People Are Killed in Series of Avalanches in Austrian Alps  The New York TimesA deadly avalanche broke loose near St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria, on Friday, according to the police. It was one of several avalanches that left three people dead. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4aHbemh  facebook.comYet More Avalanche Deaths in the Alps  PlanetSKIFresh Avalanches Kill Four Skiers In Austria  bernama
  
• ‘The costs could rise’: Austria manslaughter ruling could alter climbing in Europe - The Guardian20 February 2026, 6:12 pm
  ‘The costs could rise’: Austria manslaughter ruling could alter climbing in Europe  The GuardianAustrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain  BBCAustrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death on Mountain Hike  The New York TimesClimber who left his girlfriend to die on mountain ‘had done it before’  The TelegraphClimber guilty of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend to die  The Times
  
• Met asks Andrew's protection officers what they saw or heard in Epstein inquiry - BBC20 February 2026, 6:11 pm
  Met asks Andrew's protection officers what they saw or heard in Epstein inquiry  BBCPolice to question Andrew’s former protection officers over his Epstein links  The GuardianUK police seek information from ex-protection officers of king's brother Andrew  ReutersAndrew’s former protection officer ‘silenced’ by Met police  The TimesGordon Brown hands new sex trafficking dossier to police  The Telegraph
  
• Wood Mackenzie Says Big Oil's Strategy Has Snapped Back to Upstream - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com20 February 2026, 5:30 pm
  Wood Mackenzie Says Big Oil's Strategy Has Snapped Back to Upstream  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.comBig Oil executives under pressure to spell out growth plans  Financial TimesMinnow oil companies are back on the menu for Big Oil  Energy VoiceBig Oil is on the global boil again  Daily PioneerAusterity returns to the oil patch  WorkBoat